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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1979

SNT LAYS FOUNDATION STONE OF

YUEN YUEN INSTITUTE SECONDARY SCHOOL

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THE PROVISION OF ADEQUATE EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES IS VITAL FOR THE HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW TOWN COMMUNITY, THE TSUEN WAN TOWN MANAGER, MR. JAMES HAYES, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE FOUNDATION STONE LAYING CEREMONY OF THE HONG KONG TAOIST ASSOCIATION YUEN YUEN INSTITUTE NO. 1 SECONDARY SCHOOL AT WO YIP HO ROAD, KWAI CHUNG, MR. HAYES SAID: +IN PURSUIT OF THIS AIM, FIVE NEW SECONDARY SCHOOLS WERE COMPLETED IN TSUEN WAN LAST YEAR AND ANOTHER FIVE ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

+TEN OTHERS ARE INCLUDED IN THE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, WITH SITE RESERVED, WITH MORE SECONDARY SCHOOLS PROJECTED FOR AREAS SCHEDULED FOR DEVELOPMENT OR RE-DEVELOPMENT.+

MR. HAYES PRAISED THE INSTITUTE AND THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE PROVISION OF A WIDE RANGE OF SOCIAL SERVICES, INCLUDING A HOME AT LO WAI FOR THE ELDERLY AND TWO PRIMARY SCHOOLS, ONE OF WHICH IS LOCATED AT THE KWAI SHING ESTATE OF THE TSUEN WAN NEW TOWN.

TODAY'S FOUNDATION STONE LAYING CEREMONY WAS PERFORMED BY THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR. DAVID AKERS-JONES.

THE NEW SCHOOL, AT A COST OF $8 MILLION, WILL BE HANDED OVER TO THE ASSOCIATION FOR MANAGEMENT ON COMPLETION IN SEPTEMBER NEXT YEAR.

IT WILL CONSIST OF A SCHOOL HALL, 24 CLASSROOMS AND 12 SPECIAL LECTURE ROOMS FOR 1,250 STUDENTS.

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