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NOTE TO EDITORS:

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1979

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PRESS CONFERENCE TO ANNOUNCE SALE OF FIRST

TUEN MUN TOWN CENTRE SITE ****

A PUBLIC AUCTION FOR A 1.068 HECTARE SITE, THE FIRST TO BE OFFERED FOR SALE IN THE TUEN MUN TOWN CENTRE, WILL BE HELD ON JANUARY 22 NEXT YEAR.

A PRESS CONFERENCE TO ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF THE AUCTION AND DEVELOPMENTS IN TUEN MUN WHICH WILL BECOME A MAJOR CITY OF 580 000 PEOPLE BY THE MID-1980'S WILL BE HELD AT THE CHIEF RESIDENT ENGINEER'S OFFICE, TUEN MUN AT 3 PM TOMORROW (FRIDAY).

PRESENT AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE WILL BE THE PROJECT MANAGER, TUEN MUN, MR. STAN BARDEN, AND THE SENIOR ESTATE SURVEYOR OF TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE, MR. L.Y. LEUNG TO OUTLINE THE DEVELOPMENTS AND ANSWER PRESS QUESTIONS.

RADIO AND TELEVISION INTERVIEWS IN CHINESE AND ENGLISH WILL BE ARRANGED.

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE CONFERENCE. PRESS TRANSPORT WILL BE PROVIDED, TWO GOVERNMENT VANS (AM 2088 AND AM 3214), WILL LEAVE KOWLOON PUBLIC PIER FOR TUEN MUN AT 1.45 PM AND RETURN MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES BACK TO KOWLOON AFTER THE CONFERENCE.

THOSE WISHING TO MAKE THEIR OWN WAY SHOULD USE THE TUEN MUN HIGHWAY. AND TURN RIGHT AT THE TUEN MUN ROUNDABOUT ONTO CASTLE PEAK ROAD. THE CHIEF RESIDENT ENGINEER'S OFFICE IS SITUATED ON THE LEFT OF THE CHI LOK FA YUEN DEVELOPMENT SITE.

DSW VISITS NON-PROFIT MAKING NURSERY

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THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR. THOMAS LEE, TODAY (THURSDAY) VISITED THE CHIU YANG DAY NURSERY IN SHEUNG WAN, WHICH IS A NON-PROFIT MAKING AND SELF-SUPPORTING CHILD-CARE CENTRE.

THE VISIT WAS PART OF A SERIES BY MR. LEE TO INSTITUTIONS AND CENTRES RUN BY VOLUNTARY WELFARE AGENCIES TO KEEP HIMSELF INFORMED OF THEIR DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT.

HE CALLED ON THE NURSERY THIS AFTERNOON AND WAS GREETED BY OFFICIALS OF THE CHIU YANG RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG.

THE SETTING UP OF NON-PROFIT MAKING AND SELF-SUPPORTING NURSERIES HAS BEEN ENCOURAGED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO CATER FOR MIDDLE-INCOME FAMILIES WHO CAN NEITHER AFFORD HIGH CHARGES BY PRIVATE NURSERIES NOR BECOME ELIGIBLE FOR SUBSIDISED CHILD-CARE PLACES.

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