THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1984
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FIRST PURPOSE-BUILT LIBRARY OPENS TOMORROW
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THE FIRST PHASE OF THE KOWLOON CENTRAL LIBRARY, THE URBAN COUNCIL'S FIRST PURPOSE-BUILT LIBRARY, WILL COME INTO SERVICE TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
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SITUATED AT 5 PU! CHING ROAD HO MAN TIN, THE 12-STOREY LIBRARY HAS A TOTAL AREA OF MORE THAN 4 000 SQUARE METRES. INCLUDES AN ADULT LENDING LIBRARY A JUNIOR LENDING LIBRARY, A QUICK REFERENCE COLLECTION, A NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS SECTION, A STUDENTS' STUDY ROOM AND AN EXTENSION ACTIVITIES ROOM.
THE FIRST PHASE OF THE LIBRARY WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING WATERLOO ROAD LIBRARY.
UPON FULL COMPLETION IN MID-1985, THE LIBRARY WILL HAVE A BASIC STOCK OF 200 000 BOOKS, 400 CURRENT LOCAL AND FOREIGN NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS, A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES FOR READERS OF VARIOUS INTERESTS AND AGE GROUPS. IN ADDITION, THE AUDIO- VISUAL LIBRARY WILL PROVIDE ABOUT 5 000 ITEMS OF AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIAL.
THE KOWLOON CENTRAL LIBRARY WILL ALSO HAVE STACK ACCOMMODATION FOR THE POOL STOCK FOR SMALL STATIC LIBRARIES AND THE RESERVE COLLECTION FOR DISTRICT LIBRARIES IN KOWLOON.
OPENING HOURS OF THE ADULT LENDING LIBRARY ARE FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM AND THOSE OF THE JUNIOR LENDING LIBRARY ARE FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM ON WEEKDAYS. BOTH LIBRARIES ARE OPEN FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM ON SATURDAYS AND FROM 9 AM TO 1 PM ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS. THEY WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAYS.
FESTIVAL TREAT FOR ELDERLY
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A VARIETY SHOW WILL BE HELD IN THE COMMUNITY HALL OF THE CARITAS CENTRE IN CENTRAL TOMORROW (FRIDAY) EVENING, TO MARK THE OPENING OF 6TH CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT FESTIVAL FOR THE ELDERLY.
MORE THAN 500 ELDERLY PEOPLE, ALL OVER 60, WILL BE TREATED TO A TWO-HOUR ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME, STARTING AT 7.30 PM.
THE THEME OF THE SHOW IS HARMONIOUS GATHERING OF THE ELDERLY AND THE YOUTH+ WHICH EMPHASISES THE IMPORTANCE OF THE INTEGRATION AND HARMONY OF A FAMILY.
/THE ENTERTAINMENT