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MONDAY, MARCH 30, 1981

PRESS CONFERENCE ON JUVENILE CRIME REPORT

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THE WORKING GROUP FORMED LAST YEAR BY THE FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE TO LOOK INTO THE CAUSES OF THE RISE IN JUVENILE CRIME HAS COMPLETED ITS REPORT.

DETAILS OF THE GROUP'S CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT A PRESS CONFERENCE ON THURSDAY (APRIL 2) BY MR NIGEL FRENCH, CONVENOR OF THE WORKING GROUP, AND DR THE HON HO KAM-FAI, A MEMBER OF THE FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE.

THE PRESS CONFERENCE WILL BEGIN AT 4.30 PM IN THE GIS THEATRE, 5TH FLOOR, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

COPIES OF THE FULL REPORT IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE, WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THREE OR FOUR WEEKS. HOWEVER, ADVANCE COPIES OF THE ENGLISH EDITION AND COPIES IN CHINESE OF THE REPORT'S CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES BEFORE THE START OF THE CONFERENCE.

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE REQUESTED TO ARRIVE IN THE GIS THEATRE BY 4 PM ON THURSDAY SO THEY WILL HAVE SOME TIME TO GO THROUGH THE CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS BEFORE THE START OF THE CONFERENCE.

COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR TAI PO MARKET

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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HAS INVITED TENDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AT TAI PO MARKET IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

THE CENTRE, TO BE LOCATED AT THE JUNCTION OF HEUNG SZE WU! STREET AND PO HEUNG STREET, WILL HELP MEET THE NEEDS OF LOCAL RESIDENTS FOR COMMUNITY AND WELFARE FACILITIES.

IT WILL COMPRISE, WITHIN A SIX-STOREY BLOCK, A LIBRARY, A COFFEE BAR, A MULTI-SERVICE CENTRE FOR THE ELDERLY, GROUP ACTIVITY ROOMS, STUDY ROOMS, ADMINISTRATION OFFICES AND A NURSERY WITH ROOF PLAY AREA.

A 500-SEAT HALL, COMPLETE WITH A STAGE, DRESSING ROOMS AND STORAGE AREA, WILL BE PROVIDED IN A BUILDING LINKED TC THE MAIN BLOCK. ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE BUILDING WILL BE CHANGING ROOMS AND A COVERED PLAYGROUND. A BASKETBALL COURT WILL BE BUILT NEXT TO THE CHANGING ROOMS.

WORK ON THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN MAY AND BE COMPLETED A YEAR LATER.

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