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MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1979

FOUNDATION STONE LAID FOR LEI MUK SHUE HEALTH CENTRE

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THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, DR. K.L. THONG TODAY (MONDAY) SAID THAT THE BUILDING OF THE NEW MRS. WU YORK YU HEALTH CENTRE MARKED ANOTHER ACHIEVEMENT IN CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN PROVIDING MUCH NEEDED SERVICES FOR THE COMMUNITY.

HE WAS SPEAKING AT THE FOUNDATION STONE LAYING CEREMONY OF THE HEALTH CENTRE AT LEI MUK SHUE, THE NEW TERRITORIES.

TWO PROMINENT LOCAL BANKERS, MR. WU YEE-SUN AND HIS BROTHER, MR. WU JIEH-YEE HAVE DONATED $2 MILLION TOWARDS THE CONSTRUCTION COST OF THE PROJECT IN MEMORY OF THEIR LATE MOTHER.

+ IT IS HARDLY NECESSARY FOR ME TO SAY THAT THE WU BROTHERS ARE WELL KNOWN FOR THE IR PHILANTHROPY AND HAVE CONTRIBUTED GENEROUSLY TO NUMEROUS CHARITABLE PROJECTS,+ DR. THONG SAID.

IN FACT, A SIMILAR PROJECT, NAMED AFTER THEIR LATE FATHER, AT TSZ WAN SHAN WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1974 ALSO WITH THEIR DONATIONS.

THE MRS. WU YORK YU HEALTH CENTRE WILL BE HOUSED IN A THREE-STOREY BUILDING WITH A LARGE GENERAL OUT-PATIENT DEPARTMENT AND FAMILY HEALTH AND MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES.

DR. THONG SAID THAT THE CENTRE, WHEN COMPLETED NEXT YEAR WOULD PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED CLINIC FACILITIES FOR THE RESIDENTS IN KWAI CHUNG WHICH OVER THE YEARS HAS EXPERIENCED RAPID INCREASES IN POPULATION AS A RESULT OF EXTENSIVE PUBLIC HOUSING PROGRAMMES.

HE FURTHER POINTED OUT THAT IN KEEPING WITH THE DEPARTMENT'S REGIONAL ISATION SCHEME FOR THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL FACILITIES, THE NEED FOR MORE HOSPITALS AND CLINICS IN THE NEW TOWNS IN PARTICULAR HAS BEEN RECOGNISED.

THE FOUNDATION STONE LAYING CEREMONY WAS PERFORMED BY MR. WU YEE-SUN AT THE CONSTRUCTION SITE OF THE NEW HEALTH CENTRE IN WO YI HOP ROAD, OPPOSITE THE LEI MUK SHUE ESTATE.

ASIAN YOUTH MUSIC CAMP OPENS TOMORROW *****

YOUNG MUSICIANS FROM 11 ASIAN COUNTRIES WILL SHARE EXPERIENCE WITH THEIR HONG KONG AND MACAU COUNTERPARTS IN THE ASIAN YOUTH MUSIC CAMP TO BE OFFICIALLY OPENED BY THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR JACK CATER TOMORROW (TUESDAY) AT THE WU KAI SHA YOUTH VILLAGE AT 3 PM.

THE CAMP, THE THIRD OF ITS KIND IN ASIA, IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE, THE ASIAN YOUTH MUSIC CAMP ASSOCIATION AND THE URBAN COUNCIL.

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