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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1978

S.W.D.'S FOURTH COMMUNITY HALL FOR KWAI CHUNG DISTRICT

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THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S FOURTH COMMUNITY HALL IN KWAI CHUNG WILL BE OFFICIALLY OPENED TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AS ANOTHER FOCAL POINT OF GROUP AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES FOR RESIDENTS OF THE DISTRICT.

THE KWAI FONG COMMUNITY HALL IS THE SEVENTH OF A SERIES PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN VARIOUS PARTS OF HONG KONG IN ITS CONTINUOUS EFFORTS TO MEET A GROWING DEMAND FOR SUCH FACILITIES.

TWO OTHER NEW COMMUNITY HALLS ALREADY OPERATING WILL BE OFFICIALLY OPENED SOMETIME NEXT YEAR. ONE IS AT SHEK YAM ESTATE, ALSO IN KWAI CHUNG, AND THE OTHER AT TAI HING ESTATE IN TUEN MUN.

ACCOMPANIED BY THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR. THOMAS LEE, A TSUEN WAN COMMUNITY LEADER, MR. CHAN PO-FONG WILL CUT THE RIBBON AT A CEREMONY TOMORROW TO MARK THE OPENING OF KWAI FONG COMMUNITY HALL.

STAFF AT THE COMMUNITY HALL ORGANISES REGULARLY VARIOUS CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES SUCH AS INTEREST GROUPS AND VOLUNTEER SERVICE PROGRAMMES AS WELL AS YOUTH LEADERSHIP TRAINING COURSES TO HELP RESIDENTS BECOME MORE CIVIC-MINDED AND ENABLE THEM TO BUILD UP A MORE INTEGRATED COMMUNITY.

THE COMMUNITY HALL IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR LOAN TO LOCAL GROUPS, SCHOOLS AND ORGANISATIONS FOR HOLDING MEETINGS AND ACTIVITIES.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE KWAI FONG COMMUNITY HALL, WHICH WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (DECEMBER 15) AT 4 P.M. AT SHING FONG STREET OPPOSITE KWAI FONG ESTATE, TSUEN WAN.

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