FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1985
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MONG KOK DB MEMBERS TOUR YOUTH CENTRE
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MONG KOK DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS TODAY (FRIDAY) VISITED THE TAI KOK TSUI YOUTH CENTRE TO GAIN FIRST-HAND KNOWLEDGE OF YOUTH SERVICES IN THE DISTRICT.
MEMBERS INSPECTED VARIOUS FACILITIES PROVIDED IN THE CENTRE INCLUDING AN ASSEMBLY HALL, GAMES ROOMS, A STUDY ROOM AND A LIBRARY.
THEY ALSO SAW YOUNG PEOPLE TAKING PART IN VOLUNTARY WORKING GROUPS AND INTEREST CLASSES SUCH AS COOKERY, KARATE, AND AEROBIC DANCING.
MEMBERS WERE TOLD BY THE CENTRE'S STAFF THAT THE YOUTH COUNSELLING SERVICES. FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION PROGRAMMES AND RESEARCH PROJECTS WERE AMONG THE MORE POPULAR SERVICES PROVIDED IN THE CENTRE.
THEY ALSO LEARNED THAT SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE CENTRE WERE ALWAYS IN HIGH DEMAND BECAUSE OF THE SHORTAGE OF SUCH FACILITIES IN THE DISTRICT.
THE VISITORS PRAISED THE CENTRE FOR ITS CO-OPERATION WITH THE MONG KOK DISTRICT BOARD IN PROMOTING CIVIC EDUCATION AND YOUTH PARTICIPATION IN DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION.
THE CENTRE CURRENTLY HAS A TOTAL OF 600 MEMBERS TAKING PART IN VARIOUS ACTIVITIES PROVIDED BY THE CENTRE.
NUMBER OF LICENSED FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS EXPANDS
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THE NUMBER OF LICENSED FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS OPERATING IN THE URBAN AREAS SHOWED A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE THIS YEAR.
AS AT THE END OF LAST MONTH, THE URBAN COUNCIL HAD ISSUED A TOTAL OF 3 094 GENERAL RESTAURANT LICENCES -- AN INCREASE OF 138 OVER THE FIGURES FOR THE SAME MONTH LAST YEAR.
LIGHT REFRESHMENT RESTAURANT LICENCES ALSO WENT UP FROM 810 LAST YEAR TO 853 THIS YEAR.
OTHER FOOD BUSINESSES REGISTERED AN INCREASE IN NUMBER THIS YEAR, WITH LAST YEAR'S FIGURES IN BRACKETS, INCLUDE: FRESH PROVISION SHOP - 1 662 (1 563), FOOD FACTORIES - 763 (719), FACTORY CANTEENS 177 (164), BAKERIES 564 (532), AND FROZEN CONFECTION FACTORIES 109 (76).
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