THURSDAY, AUGUST 6. 1987
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BOOKLET FOR NEW IMMIGRANTS PUBLISHED
THE COMMITTEE ON THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION PUBLISHED A "BOOKLET FOR NEW IMMIGRANTS" AS AN INTEGRAL PART YEAR'S CIVIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN.
BRANCH
OF
OF
THE BOOKLET WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO RECENT ARRIVALS THROUGH
AT THE PERSONS OFFICE REGISTRATION OF
QUEENSWAY IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT, STARTING TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
HAS
THIS
THE
THE
CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE, MRS RITA FAN, TODAY (THURSDAY) SAID:
TO PROVIDE BASIC "THE BOOKLET SERVES
INFORMATION ON THE VARIOUS COMMUNITY WHICH IS ASPECTS OF THE
CONDUCIVE TO HELPING RECENT ARRIVALS ADAPT TO THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT."
AMONG
THE WIDE-RANGING
17-PAGE SUCH AS
TOPICS CONTAINED IN THE IN HONG KONG PUBLICATION ARE THE VARIOUS FACETS OF LIFE HOUSING, SOCIAL WELFARE, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND MEDICAL SERVICES.
A TELEPHONE
MEMORANDUM IS
ALSO
ΤΟ INCORPORATED
FACILITATE
FURTHER ENQUIRIES.
COMPRISING GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND COMMUNITY
REPRESENTATIVES, INCULCATING AMONG THE
THE 22-MEMBER COMMITTEE WAS TASKED WITH THE OBJECTIVES OF A SENSE OF CIVIC
ARDENT PARTICIPATION
GENERAL PUBLIC.
MINDEDNESS
AND
MORTUARY BEING BUILT AT SHA TIN
A PUBLIC MORTUARY IS BEING BUILT AT FU SHAN, SHA FOLLOWING THE RECENT AWARD OF A $7.6 MILLION CONTRACT BY ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
TIN, THE
THE PROJECT CALLS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A FOUR-STOREY BUILDING OF ABOUT 2,500 SQUARE METRES NEAR LOWER SHING MUN ROAD.
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BESIDES THE MORTUARY, THE DEVELOPMENT WILL INCLUDE A PUBLIC RECEPTION AREA, LABORATORIES AND OFFICES ON THE LOWER FLOORS AND
STAFF QUARTERS ON THE UPPER FLOORS.
AND
THE DEPARTMENT HAS ALSO AWARDED TWO CONTRACTS ОР MORE THAN $2.69 MILLION FOR THE ELECTRICAL, AIR-CONDITIONING, VENTILATION OTHER INSTALLATIONS FOR THE BUILDING.
THE WORK WILL BE COMPLETED IN 13 MONTHS.
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