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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1976

CO-OPERATION BETWEEN GOV'T AND PEOPLE BEARS FRUIT

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CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY IN CHEUNG CHAU HAS RESULTED IN THE ISLAND HAVING A VERY COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF FACILITIES, THE SECRETARY FOR SOCIAL SERVICES, MR. F.K. LI, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).

MR. LI WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE CHEUNG CHAU COMMUNITY CENTRE.

HE NOTED THAT SUCH FACILITIES INCLUDED A POLICE STATION, A HOSPITAL, EIGHT PRIMARY SCHOOLS AND TWO SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

MR. LI SAID THE ROLE OF THE GOVERNMENT IN THE PROVISION OF THESE FACILITIES IS, OF COURSE, INDISPENSABLE, BUT EFFORTS FROM THIS QUARTER ALONE COULD NOT HAVE PRODUCED THE CHEUNG CHAU WE KNOW TODAY WITHOUT THE UNFAILING SUPPORT OF THE LOCAL RESIDENTS.+

THE NEW CENTRE, LOCATED AT TUNG WAN ON A SITE OF 18,000 SQUARE FEET, IS A TWO-STOREY BUILDING WITH A MULTI-PURPOSE ASSEMBLY HALL ON THE GROUND FLOOR AND A NUMBER OF FUNCTIONAL ROOMS ON THE UPPER FLOOR.

THE GOVERNMENT PROVIDED THE LAND AND THE LOTTERIES FUND CONTRIBUTED $250,000 TOWARDS THE CAPITAL COST. THE BALANCE OF $180,000 WAS MET BY DONATIONS FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.

THE CENTRE'S OPERATING COSTS WILL BE MET BY THE RURAL COMMITTEE WHICH WILL MANAGE THE CENTRE THROUGH ITS YOUTH ORGANISERS.

WATER CUT ***

WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN SHAM SHUT PO WILL BE INTERRUPTED FROM 1 A.M. TO 6 A.M. ON THURSDAY (FEBRUARY 26) WHEN THE WATERWORKS OFFICE WILL CARRY OUT LEAKAGE TESTS.

THE PREMISES TO BE AFFECTED ARE BOUNDED BY NAM CHEONG STREET, WOR CHAI STREET, PAK TIN STREET, TAI PO ROAD AND SHEK KIP MEI STREET.

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