FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1975
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BOOKS FOR VILLAGE YOUTH *****
A COLLECTION OF 400 CHILDREN'S BOOKS WILL BE PRESENTED TO YUEN KWONG VILLAGE IN KAM TIN, NEW TERRITORIES ON SUNDAY (APRIL 20).
THE BOOKS WERE PURCHASED OUT OF A $16,050 DONATION EARLIER THIS YEAR BY THE CASTLE PEAK LIONS CLUB TO THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S LIBRARY AND RURAL MOBILE SERVICES UNIT FOR IMPROVING RECREATIONAL AND OTHER FACILITIES FOR NEW TERRITORIES VILLAGE CHILDREN.
THE BOOKS WILL BE HANDED OVER BY MR. FAN PA-FAN, PRESIDENT OF THE CLUB TO MR. LAM TIN, YUEN KWONG'S VILLAGE ELDER, AT NOON FOLLOWING THE PARTY FOR 50 OF THE VILLAGE'S CHILDREN ORGANISED. BY THE UNIT.
YUEN KWONG IS ONE OF FIVE VILLAGES WHICH WILL BE RECEIVING BOOKS. THE OTHERS ARE TAI HANG AND LAM TSUEN IN TAI PO, PAI MIN KOK IN SAM TSENG AND CHUNG UK TSUEN IN YUEN LONG.
STAFF OF THE LIBRARY AND RURAL MOBILE SERVICES UNIT WILL TEACH VOLUNTEERS IN THE VILLAGES HOW TO ORGANISE AND OPERATE A LENDING LIBRARY WITH THE BOOKS THEY RECEIVE.
IN ALL, A SUM OF $5,000 OUT OF THE DONATION HAS BEEN SPENT ON BOOKS AND OTHER READING MATERIAL FOR THESE VILLAGES.
THE REMAINDER OF THE MONEY WILL BE SPENT ON EQUIPMENT FOR RECREATIONAL AND OTHER USE AS WELL AS THE PURCHASE OF BOOKS FOR THE UNIT'S BLOCK LOAN SERVICE.
THE BLOCK LOAN SERVICE IS ONE IN WHICH A COLLECTION OF BOOKS AND PERIODICALS ARE LOANED FOR FIXED PERIODS TO SCHOOLS AND AGENCIES WHICH HAVE NO READING FACILITIES AND ARE NOT ON THE REGULAR ROUTE OF THE UNIT'S THREE MOBILE LIBRARIES. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 28 SCHOOLS AND ORGANISATIONS MAKING USE OF THIS BLOCK LOAN SERVICE.
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