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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1980

SHA TIN'S MINI LIBRARY POPULAR WITH SCHOOL CHILDREN ******

THE MINI LIBRARY AT LEK YUEN ESTATE IN SHA TIN HAS BECOME A POPULAR RETREAT FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN LIVING IN THE AREA SINCE IT OPENED IN MARCH THIS YEAR.

OCCUPYING SOME 56 SQUARE METRES ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE SHA TIN DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD OFFICE IN SAU CHUEN HOUSE, THE LENDING LIBRARY IS ALSO USED AS A STUDY ROOM.

NOT ONLY CHILDREN LIVING IN THE VICINITY BUT ALSO THOSE LIVING FURTHER AWAY FIND IT CONVENIENT BECAUSE OF ITS COMPARATIVELY LONG OPENING HOURS, FROM 5.30 PM TO 9.30 PM ON WEEKDAYS AND FROM 9 AM TO 1 PM ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS,

A SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID EXPANSION OF LIBRARY SERVICE AT SHA TIN WAS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO COPE WITH THE INCREASING POPULATION OF THE NEW TOWN.

THE MINI LIBRARY IS THE SIXTH IN THE TOWN AND HAS A STOCK OF MORE THAN 1 000 BOOKS AND PERIODICALS.

THERE IS AT PRESENT A PUBLIC LIBRARY IN SHA TIN OPERATED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT IN ADDITION TO FOUR SMALLER LIBRARIES RUN BY VOLUNTARY AGENCIES AND A MOBILE LIBRARY OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT.

TRIBUTE TO CUSTOMS SERVICE

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NOTE TO EDITORS:

THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE SERVICE WELFARE FUND WILL RECEIVE A DONATION OF $15 000 AND GIFTS OF TWO TELEVISION SETS AND TWO VIDEO-TAPE RECORDERS FROM AN ELECTRONICS COMPANY, IN RECOGNITION OF THE OUTSTANDING EFFORTS AND SUCCESS OF THE SERVICE'S COPYRIGHT PROTECTION UNIT IN STAMPING OUT VIDEO PIRACY.

AT A CEREMONY TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY (DECEMBER 30) AT 11 AM IN THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE SERVICE SENIOR OFFICERS MESS, 9TH FLOOR, RUMSEY STREET MULTI-STOREY CAR PARK BUILDING, THE COMMISSIONER, MR DOUGLAS JORDAN WILL RECEIVE THE DONATION AND GIFTS FROM THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF ESQUIRE (ELECTRONICS) LTD, MR S.C. GURDAS.

GUESTS ATTENDING THE CEREMONY WILL INCLUDE LAWYERS ASSOCIATED WITH COPYRIGHT MATTERS AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE VIDEO-TAPE RECORDING INDUSTRY. MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE WELCOME TO COVER THE EVENT.

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