SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1987
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COOKED FOOD CENTRES FOR MONG KOK, CENTRAL
WORK WILL SOON START ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TEMPORARY COOKED FOOD CENTRE ÎN MONG KOK.
IT WILL OCCUPY A
200-SQUARE-METRE SITE AT THE JUNCTION OF SHANGHAI STREET AND NELSON STREET AND WILL ACCOMMODATE 20 ON-STREET COOKED FOOD STALLS.
HAS AWARDED A $1.68
THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE WORK WHICH WILL TAKE ABOUT SIX MONTHS то COMPLETE.
CENTRAL.
IN ADDITION, ANOTHER COOKED FOOD CENTRE WILL BE BUILT IN
THE GOVERNMENT IS RESUMING A PRIVATE LOT WITH AN AREA OF ABOUT 43.3 SQUARE METRES AT NO. 11, HING LUNG STREET, FOR THIS PURPOSE.
A NOTICE ON THE RESUMPTION HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE LATEST GOVERNMENT GAZETTE AND ALSO POSTED ON THE PROPERTY CONCERNED, WHICH WILL REVERT TO THE GOVERNMENT ON JANUARY 30, 1988.
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VISITS TO CENTRES FOR ELDERLY IN SAI KUNG
ABOUT 400 ELDERLY PEOPLE FROM VILLAGES, MUTUAL AID
COMMITTEES
AND CENTRES FOR THE ELDERLY IN SA1 KUNG DISTRICT WILL VISIT FOUR SUCH CENTRES BETWEEN NOVEMBER 10 AND 25.
THE FOUR CENTRES ARE THE SIK SIK YUEN Но KING CARE AND ATTENTION HOME, CHAM SHAN MONASTERY TZU TE HOME FOR THE AGED, YANG CHEN HOUSE AND TUNG SIN TAN HOME FOR THE AGED.
DURING THE VISITS, THE SENIOR RESIDENTS WILL BE BRIEFED ON THE HISTORY, FACILITIES AND ENTRY REQUIREMENTS OF THE CENTRES.
THE VISITS HAVE BEEN ORGANISED AS PART OF THIS YEAR'S SAI KUNG DISTRICT FESTIVAL FOR THE ELDERLY.
ELDERLY PEOPLE
TO
PARTICIPATE
THE FESTIVAL ALSO ENCOURAGES ACTIVELY IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS AND TO DEVELOP A SENSE OF BELONGING TO THE COMMUNITY.
VISITS BY VOLUNTEERS TO ABOUT 150 LONELY OLD PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING IN THE VILLAGES HAVE ALSO BEEN ARRANGED.
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