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Tuesday, October 24, 1972
PRINCESS TO OPEN POLYCLINIC IN KWAI CHUNG TOMORROW
Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra will open a new polyclinic
in South Kwai Chung when she spends the whole afternoon tomorrow (Wednesday)
in the fast-developing Teuen Wan/Kwai Chung industrial township.
her name.
She will visit a garment factory and the Community Centre which bears
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The South Kwai Chung Jockey Club Polyclinic, which the Princess will
open, is the fourth Government clinic in the Teuen Wan/Kwai Chung area.
Built with a $2.7 million donation from the Royal Hong Kong Jockey
Club, the Polyclinic will provide essential medical and health services to
the 300,000 residents living in the area.
Her Royal Highness will unveil a plaque to mark the opening of the
polyclinic in a ceremony to be attended by people closely connected with the
project.
Her next stop will be the Manhattan Garments Factory in Kwai Cheong
Street, Tsuen Wan, where she will see for herself some aspects of one of Hong
Kong's most important manufacturing industries.
From there, she will go on to the Princess Alexandra Community Centre,
which was named after her during her 1961 official visit to Hong Kong.
The Centre is one of the six community or social centres run by the
Social Welfare Department. It provides facilities for a number of welfare
services and serves as a focal point for social, cultural, recreational and
community activities.
The Princess
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