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THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1990

'FLEXI DESIGN' PRIMARY SCHOOL FOR MA ON SHAN

CONSTRUCTION WORK ON A 'FLEXI MA ON

DESIGN' PRIMARY SHAN HAS BEGUN FOLLOWING THE AWARD OF CONTRACT BY THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

SCHOOL IN A $28.67 MILLION

BUILDING

SITE OF THE

LOCATED IN AREA 100, MA ON SHAN, THE SCHOOL COVERS AN AREA OF ABOUT 5,502 SQUARE METRES.

ΤΟ ACCOMMODATE AN ASSEMBLY INCLUDING STAFF

THE SCHOOL WILL COMPRISE A MAIN TEACHING BLOCK 30 CLASSROOMS AND SPECIAL ROOMS, A COVERED PLAYGROUND, HALL, A BASKETBALL COURT AND ANCILLARY BUILDINGS QUARTERS.

WORK IS EXPECTED 10 BE COMPLETED IN AUGUST NEXT YEAR.

AIDS EXHIBITION IN SHEK KIP MEI

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WILL LEARN MORE ABOUT AIDS WHEN THEY VISIT AN AIDS EXHIBITION IN SHEK KIP MEI WHICH WILL BEGIN ON SATURDAY (MAY 5).

THE THREE-DAY EXHIBITION, THE 10TH IN A SERIES OF MOBILE EXHIBITIONS ORGANISED BY THE STEERING COMMITTEE ON AIDS EDUCATION ACTIVITIES, WILL BE HELD AT THE SHEK KIP MEI COMMUNITY HALL IN SHAM SHUI PO FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM DAILY.

"THE EXHIBITION AIMS AT INCREASING COMMUNITY AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT AIDS, AND FOSTERING A POSITIVE, SYMPATHETIC AND SUPPORTIVE ATTITUDE IN THE COMMUNITY TOWARDS AIDS PATIENTS AND CARRIERS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE STEERING COMMITTEE SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

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"THE FOCUS IS ON YOUNG PEOPLE WHO MAY BE MORE LIKELY THAN OTHERS TO ENGAGE IN RISK BEHAVIOUR, YET ARE OFTEN LESS LIKELY ΤΟ BE AWARE OF THE RISKS OF INFECTION WITH AIDS, HE ADDED.

THE EXHIBITION, BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE AIDS COUNSELLING AND HEALTH EDUCATION SERVICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, COVERS VARIOUS ASPECTS OF AIDS.

APART FROM SHOWING THE WORLDWIDE SPREAD OF THE DISEASE, IT ALSO ILLUSTRATES HOW AIDS THREATENS THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND THE WAYS IN WHICH THIS CAN BE COUNTERED.

EDUCATION AND INFORMATION LEAFLETS ON AIDS WILL BE TO VISITORS WHO WILL ALSO HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN HANDSOME ANSWERING A QUIZ DESIGNED TO TEST THEIR KNOWLEDGE ON AIDS.

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THE EXHIBITION WILL RUN UNTIL MONDAY (MAY 7), AND WILL MOVE LUNG HANG COMMUNITY CENTRE IN SHA TIN ON MAY 18.

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