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MONDAY, APRIL 24, 1978

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TEMPORARY SHELTERS AVAILABLE IN CASE OF STORM

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THE HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT HAS ARRANGED 131 TYPHOON SHELTERS TO BE OPEN TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SEEKING SAFER ACCOMMODATION DURING THE PASSAGE OF TROPICAL STORMS..

THESE SHELTERS IN THE URBAN AREAS HAVE A TOTAL CAPACITY OF 19,946 AND WILL BE OPENED WHEN TYPHOON SIGNAL NO. 8 IS HOISTED.

THE PUBLIC CAN CONTACT THEIR NEAREST CITY DISTRICT OFFICE IF SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS ARE REQUIRED.

MEANWHILE, THE PUBLIC ENQUIRY COUNTER AT THE HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS WILL BE MANNED ROUND THE CLOCK AS TYPHOON SIGNAL NO. 1 IS HOISTED. FOR QUERIES ON THE TYPHOON SITUATION AND CONDITION OF BOTH LAND AND SEA TRANSPORT, THE PUBLIC MAY CALL TELEPHONE NUMBER 5-456381.

THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE TYPHOON SHELTERS IS AS FOLLOWS :-

NO. OF SHELTERS

DISTRICT

CAPACITY

EASTERN

14

1,760

WAN CHAI

13

2,530

CENTRAL AND

13

1,510

WESTERN

SOUTHERN

18

3,880

KWUN TONG

23

1,720

WONG TAI SIN

19

2,160

KOWLOON CITY 10

1,316

TELEPHONE NUMBERS

MAIN OFFICE : 5-712658

SHAU KI WAN SUB-OFFICE: 5-690121 CHAI WAN SUB-OFFICE : 5-573265

5-752477 OR 5-742281

MAIN OFFICE : 5-480127

C.G.O. ENQUIRY COUNTER : 5-220031

5-540271

MAIN OFFICE : 3-423431

NGAU TAU KOK SUB-OFFICE: 3-420843 YAU TONG SUB-OFFICE : 3-351135 SAU MAU PING SUB-OFFICE: 3-461247

MAIN OFFICE: 3-222261 OR 3-229701 TSZ WAN SHAN SUB-OFFICE: 3-241872

MAIN OFFICE : 3-010171

HUNG HOM SUB-OFFICE : 3-632215 OR 3-639449

HOMANTIN SUB-OFFICE : 3-029181 OR 3-028812

SHAM SHUI PO 7

2,240

MAIN OFFICE : 3-704251

MONG KOK

6

1,080

YAU MA TE1

8

1,750

CHEUNG SHA WAN SUB-OFFICE: 3-704033

MAIN OFFICE: 3-602251 OR 3-809731 TAI KOK TSUI SUP-OFFICE: 3-932288

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