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THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1978

SAI

FIELD STUDIES CENTRE TO BE BUILT AT SAI KUNG

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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HAS AWARDED A CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FIELD STUDIES CENTRE AT THE SAI KUNG OUTDOOR RECREATION CENTRE TO CHIU KAN KEE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY.

THE CONTRACT, WORTH JUST OVER $700,000, WAS RECENTLY SIGNED BY MR. S.S. MAK, P.W.D.'S CHIEF ARCHITECT, AND MR. CHTO KAN, OF THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY.

MR. K. KRUMINS, PROJECT ARCHITECT, SAID THAT THE SITE FOR THE FIELD CENTRE WAS SITUATED AT THE EAST END OF THE SAI KUNG OUTDOOR RECREATION CENTRE NEAR THE SAI KUNG MARKET.

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HE SAID THAT THE STUDIES CENTRE WOULD BE HOUSED IN A TWO-STOREY BLOCK WITH AN AREA OF ABOUT 470 SQUARE METRES.

THE CENTRE WILL HAVE A LECTURE ROOM, LABORATORY PREPARATION ROOM, LIBRARY, EXHIBITION AREA, OFFICE AND COMMON ROOM.

WORK WILL BEGIN NEXT WEEK AND WILL TAKE ABOUT SIX MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

WAN CHAI DISTRICT SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME STARTS ON SATURDAY

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A VARIETY SHOW FOR 3,000 LOCAL RESIDENTS AND CHILDREN WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY (JULY 15) EVENING AT SOUTHERN PLAYGROUND, WAN CHAI, TO HERALD THE START OF THIS YEAR'S SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME FOR WAN CHAI DISTRICT.

THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (SOCIAL WORK), MRS. EVELYN DOE, WILL ADDRESS THE GATHERING AFTER PERFORMING A RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.

THE OPENING CEREMONY AND VARIETY SHOW ARE BEING ORGANISED

BY THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT YOUTH RECREATION CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE.

THESE PROGRAMMES WILL FEATURE LION DANCE, FOLK DANCE, SINGING, KARATE DEMONSTRATION AND CHINESE MARTIAL ARTS DISPLAY.

THIS YEAR'S WAN CHAI DISTRICT SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME COMPRISES MORE THAN 200 EVENTS PLANNED AND SPONSORED BY 80 LOCAL COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS.

THE EVENTS WILL INCLUDE A WIDE RANGE OF SPORTS, RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, YOUTH LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES DESIGNED TO ENABLE LOCAL YOUNG PEOPLE TO SPEND THE IR SUMMER MONTHS IN A MORE CONSTRUCTIVE WAY.

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