FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1984
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NEW NURSES TRAINING SCHOOL TO BE BUILT
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WORK ON BUILDING A GENERAL NURSES TRAINING SCHOOL IN LAI KING HILL ROAD WILL START LATER THIS MONTH.
THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT HAS AWARDED A $49.5 MILLION CONTRACT TO CHEUNG HING CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED FOR THE PROJECT.
THE NEW SCHOOL, WHICH IS FOR 400 STUDENT NURSES, WILL OCCUPY TWO LOWER STOREYS OF A 16-STOREY BUILDING.
THE REMAINING FLOORS WILL BE USED AS QUARTERS FOR 750 GENERAL AND STUDENT NURSES TO RELIEVE THE DEMAND FOR QUARTERS IN PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL.
THE TOTAL FLOOR AREA OF THE BUILDING WILL BE 22 800 SQUARE METRES.
THERE WILL BE DINING, COMMUNAL AND CAR PARKING FACILITIES.
THE PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETED TOWARDS THE END OF NEXT YEAR.
YOUNG PEOPLE TO EXCHANGE VIEWS
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FROM TOMORROW (SATURDAY) 40 YOUNG MONG KOK MEN AND WOMEN WILL BE EXCHANGING VIEWS ON COMMUNITY MATTERS IN A SIX-MONTH PROJECT SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD AND DISTRICT OFFICE.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR CLEMENT TAO, SAID THE AIM OF THE COMMUNITY IN PERSPECTIVE+ PROJECT IS TO ENCOURAGE YOUNG PEOPLE TO ENGAGE MORE ACTIVELY IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS.
+ IT WILL ALSO ENABLE THE DISTRICT BOARD TO KNOW THE VIEWS OF THE LOCAL PEOPLE SO THAT THE BOARD CAN PLAY ITS ROLE MORE EFFECTIVELY AND BE TRUELY REPRESENTATIVE OF PUBLIC OPINIONS,+ HE ADDED.
TOMORROW, A TWO-DAY ORIENTATION CAMP WILL BE HELD AT THE SILVERMINE BEACH HOTEL FOR THE 42 PARTICIPANTS TO HOLD GROUP ACTIVITIES, TALKS AND DEBATES.
FROM APRIL 10, 10 SEMINARS WILL BE HELD IN THE MONG KOK DISTRICT OFFICE ONCE A WEEK UNTIL JUNE 10.
GUEST SPEAKERS AT THE SEMINARS WILL INCLUDE LECTURERS FROM THE TWO UNIVERSITIES, AN ACCOUNTANT, A BARRISTER AND A CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST.
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