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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1981

LATER IN THE EVENING, THEY ATTENDED A CONCERT AT THE TOWN HALL BY THE HONG KONG PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA.

EARLIER DURING THE VISIT, THE DAB MEMBERS WENT TO SAM TUNG UK TO LEARN SOMETHING OF THE HISTORIC PAST OF TSUEN WAN AND THE PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED IN RESETTLING OLD VILLAGE COMMUNITIES. THE VILLAGE SITE WAS RECENTLY DECLARED A MONUMENT AND IT IS HOPED THAT IT WILL BE RESTORED FOR MUSEUM USE EVENTUALLY.

LOCATED ON A 1.5-HECTARE SITE IN THE TOWN CENTRE, SHA TIN'S CULTURAL COMPLEX WILL COMPRISE A MULTI-PURPOSE AUDITORIUM, A LIBRARY, AN EXHIBITION AREA, LECTURE ROOMS AND OTHER FACILITIES. CONSTRUCTION WORK WILL BEGIN IN THE SUMMER AND BE COMPLETED BY MID-1984.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

VOLUNTEER WORK APPRECIATED

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TWENTY-EIGHT PUBLIC SPIRITED CITIZENS ARE TO BE OFFICIALLY THANKED FOR THEIR VOLUNTARY EFFORTS IN ASSISTING THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S PROBATION STAFF REFORMING YOUNG OFFENDERS.

THE VOLUNTEERS, INCLUDING MANAGERS, WORK SUPERVISORS, SECRETARIES, TEACHERS AND GOVERNMENT SERVANTS, WILL RECEIVE CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION FROM THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MRS EVELYN DOE, ON SUNDAY (MARCH 1) AT 2.45 PM AT THE MING ROOM, 4TH FLOOR, SHERATON HOTEL, TSIM SHA TSUI.

THE RECIPIENTS RECENTLY FINISHED A SIX-MONTH ASSIGNMENT TO HELP BOYS AND GIRLS ON PROBATION UNDER THE DEPARTMENT'S VOLUNTEER SCHEME FOR PROBATIONERS.

THE PRESENTATION WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A SEMINAR FOR PROBATION OFFICERS AND VOLUNTEERS. THE SEMINAR WILL START WITH A TALK BY UNOFFICIAL LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR, DR HO KAM-FAL.

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY AND THE SEMINAR.

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