MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1984
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+TRAINING CENTRES WILL NOT ONLY PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN ENSURING HONG KONG INDUSTRIES HAVE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF SKILLED MANPOWER TO SUSTAIN ITS DEVELOPMENT, BUT WILL ALSO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO ACQUIRE A REWARDING CAREER IN INDUSTRY, MR MORGAN SAID.
WHEN FULLY OPERATIONAL, THE FIVE TRAINING CENTRES OF THE KOWLOON BAY COMPLEX WILL PROVIDE 20 FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME TRAINING COURSES AT TECHNOLOGIST, TECHNICIAN, CRAFT AND OPERATIVE LEVELS FOR SOME 4 200 TRAINEES ANNUALLY.
FESTIVAL CLINIC SERVICES
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EIGHT GOVERNMENT OUT-PATIENT CLINICS WILL BE OPEN FROM 9 AM TO 1 PM ON WEDNESDAY (OCTOBER 3), DURING THE CHUNG YEUNG FESTIVAL.
THE EIGHT CLINICS ARE VIOLET PEEL POLYCLINIC AND SHAU KEI WAN JOCKEY CLUB CLINIC ON HONG KONG ISLAND KWUN TONG JOCKEY CLUB HEALTH CENTRE, ROBERT BLACK HEALTH CENTRE AND YAU MA TEI JOCKEY CLUB POLYCLINIC IN KOWLOON: LADY TRENCH POLYCLINIC, YUEN LONG JOCKEY CLUB HEALTH CENTRE AND SHEK WU HUI JOCKEY CLUB CLINIC IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
ALL OTHER OUT-PATIENT AND EVENING CLINICS WILL BE CLOSED THAT DAY.
DISTRICT BOARD TO DISCUSS PLAYGROUND
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WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WILL DISCUSS THE TEMPORARY USE OF THE MA CHAI HANG PLAYGROUND SITE, WHICH HAS BEEN EARMARKED FOR A HUGE DISTRICT PARK PROJECT, AT THEIR MEETING TOMORROW (TUESDAY).
THE URBAN COUNCIL WILL DEVELOP A DISTRICT PARK, SERVING RESIDENTS IN THE MA CHAI HANG AND CHUK YUEN AREAS.
SUGGESTIONS FOR THE TEMPORARY USE OF THE SITE INCLUDE PROVIDING A CAR PARK, A PARKING COMPOUND FOR LORRIES, BUILDING A SITTING OUT AREA AND OTHER MINOR PUBLIC PROJECTS.
MEMBERS WILL ALSO BE INFORMED OF THE PROGRESS OF THE CONSTRUCTION WORK ON THE URBAN COUNCIL NGAU CHI WAN COMPLEX AND THE FACILITIES PROVIDED.
THEY WILL ALSO HEAR REPORTS ON THE STREET LIGHTING PROGRAMME IN SQUATTER AREAS AND VARIOUS CLEARANCE OPERATIONS TO BE CARRIED OUT IN THREE AREAS.
OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE THE HOUSING AUTHOR ITY'S RENT POLICY, FIRE PREVENTION MEASURES IN FACTORY BUILDINGS AND A SURVEY ON LIBRARY FACILITIES IN WONG TAI SIN.
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