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TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1975

GOVERNOR TO OPEN MARY WONG MEMORIAL BUILDING

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NOTE TO EDITORS #

THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, WILL OFFICIALLY OPEN THE CHAI WAN COMMUNITY CENTRE MARY WONG MEMORIAL BUILDING TOMORROW (VEDNESDAY) AT 3 P.M.

THE CENTRE WAS BUILT WITH DONATIONS RAISED BY THE H.K. COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE AND NAMED AFTER ITS LATE CHAIRMAN, MRS. MARY WONG. IT IS OPERATED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT.

THE CENTRE WAS COMPLETED IN OCTOBER LAST YEAR. THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE FIVE-STOREY BUILDING HAS A COFFEE BAR, A BASKETBALL COURT AND A MULTI-PURPOSE HALL, THE FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD FLOORS ARE USED BY VARIOUS WELFARE AGENCIES TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY WORK. CHILDREN, YOUTH AND ADULT ACTIVITIES AND CASEWORK SERVICES, THE FOURTH FLOOR IS OCCUPIED BY A LIBRARY RUN BY THE SWD AND THE TOP FLOOR IS A NURSERY OPERATED BY THE SALVATION ARMY.

AT THE OPENING CEREMONY TOMORROW, MR. HO SAI-CHU, CHAIRMAN OF THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE, WILL FORMALLY HAND OVER THE KEY OF THE BUILDING TO MR. THOMAS LEE, DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE.

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE EVENT. TRANSPORT WILL BE PROVIDED AND THOSE WISHING TO MAKE USE OF THIS FACILITY SHOULD MEET AT THE SWD PUBLIC RELATIONS UNIT, ROOM 528A, 5TH FLOOR, LEE GARDENS, AT 2 P.M. TOMORROW.

WATER CUTS

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WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN SHAM SHUI PO WILL BE INTERRUPTED FOR SEVERAL HOURS ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY MORNING TO ENABLE TESTS FOR LEAKAGE TO BE CARRIED OUT.

ON BOTH DAYS THE TEMPORARY STOPPAGE WILL BE BETWEEN 1 AM AND 6 A.M.

ON THURSDAY (AUGUST 21) THE STOPPAGE WILL AFFECT THE AREA BOUNDED BY CHEUNG SHA WAN ROAD, KWEILIN STREET, TAI PO ROAD AND NAM CHEONG STREET.

AFFECTED ON FRIDAY (AUGUST 22) WILL BE PREMISES BOUNDED BY NAM CHEONG STREET, TUNG CHAU STREET, KWEILIN STREET AND LAI CHI KOK ROAD.

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