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SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 1980

MR SHEARMAN FELT, HOWEVER, THAT AS THINGS WERE NOW, THE UK REMAINED OUR BEST, IF NOT HONG KONG'S ONLY, PRACTICAL SOURCE OF SUPPLY IN TERMS OF QUANTITY OF PRODUCTION, GOOD DELIVERY DATES, BUSES SPECIALLY BUILT TO HONG KONG'S REQUIREMENTS AND PRICE COMPETITIVENESS.

+PROVIDING WE PLACE OUR ORDERS FOR BUSES IN GOOD TIME, GIVING MANUFACTURERS FORWARD PROJECTIONS OF OUR NEEDS, THEN HONG KONG CAN LOOK FORWARD TO A MOST SATISFACTORY SUPPLY OF GOOD QUALITY DOUBLE-DECKERS, HE SAID.

APPLICATIONS INVITED FOR WELFARE PREMISES IN HOUSING ESTATES

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THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT IS INVITING APPLICATIONS FROM VOLUNTARY WELFARE AGENCIES FOR PREMISES EARMARKED FOR WELFARE SERVICES IN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (SUNDAY) PREMISES IN A NUMBER OF ESTATES HAD BEEN RESERVED FOR RUNNING NURSERIES, HOSTELS AND CENTRES FOR THE ELDERLY, CHILDREN'S AND YOUTH CENTRES, AND CLUBS FOR THE DISABLED.

HE SAID THE DEPARTMENT HAD WRITTEN TO VOLUNTARY AGENCIES AND PROVIDED THEM WITH THE LATEST INFORMATION ON WELFARE PREMISES WHICH WERE EXPECTED TO BE AVAILABLE BEFORE 1985-86 IN ESTATES NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION OR TO BE BUILT SHORTLY.

THE DEPARTMENT, HE SAID, CONSTANTLY LIAISED WITH THE HOUSING AUTHORITY ON THE ALLOCATION OF WELFARE PREMISES TO ENSURE A BALANCED PROVISION OF WELFARE SERVICES IN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID WELFARE PREMISES WITH A TOTAL FLOOR AREA OF AT LEAST 4 386 SQUARE METRES HAD BEEN RESERVED IN 11 HOUSING AUTHORITY ESTATES WHICH WERE EITHER BEING BUILT OR TO BE BUILT IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

THESE ARE ESTATES IN AP LEI CHAU AND CHAI WAN ON HONG KONG ISLAND- NGAU TAU KOK AND CLEARWATER BAY ROAD IN KOWLOON AND IN SHA TIN, TUEN MUN, AND ON TSING YI ISLAND IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

SITES HAVE ALSO BEEN EARMARKED IN FIVE OF THESE ESTATES FOR THE BUILDING OF AN ESTATE COMMUNITY CENTRE WHICH WILL PROVIDE SPACE FOR VARIOUS WELFARE SERVICES.

APPLICATIONS SHOULD REACH THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, WORLD TRADE CENTRE, 19TH FLOOR, 280 GLOUCESTER ROAD, HONG KONG, ON

IN OR BEFORE APRIL 15, 1980.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID IN APPLYING FOR A WELFARE PREMISES FOR A PARTICULAR PROJECT, APPLICANTS WOULD BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE DETAILS OF THE PROJECT AND A COPY OF THE IR CONSTITUTION AND MEMBERSHIP.

FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE WELFARE PREMISES AND THE PROCEDURES FOR APPLICATION CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SECTION OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT (TEL: 5-774659).