XN000022-1981-04-26 — Page 2

SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 1981

TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD GETS LION'S SHARE

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NEARLY $4 MILLION HAS BEEN ALLOCATED TO TSUEN WAN DISTRICT

BOARD THIS FINANCIAL YEAR, A 96 PER CENT INCREASE OVER THE AMOUNT PROVIDED LAST YEAR.

IT IS THE LARGEST SHARE

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ALMOST ONE THIRD - OF THE $12.2 MILLION ALLOCATED BY GOVERNMENT TO THE EIGHT NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICT BOARDS FOR 1981/82.

LAST YEAR'S BUDGET FOR THE TSUEN WAN BOARD WAS $2.036 MILLION, WHICH THE BOARD SPENT IN FULL.

+THIS WAS AN IMPROVEMENT OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR AND WE WILL E SURE THAT THE MONEY WILL BE FULLY SPENT AGAIN THIS YEAR FOR THE BEFIT OF LOCAL PEOPLE,+ SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE.

HE SAID THE INCREASED BUDGET WOULD ENABLE EACH INDIVIDUAL SE-COMMITTEE TO WIDEN THEIR SCOPE OF WORK AND ORGANISE MORE AIVITIES.

OF THIS YEAR'S BUDGET, $2.9 MILLION WILL BE SPENT ON PROVIDING CULTURAL, RECREATIONAL AND SPORTING ACTIVITIES.

BOTH THE TSUEN WAN ARTS AND SPORTS FESTIVALS HAVE PROVED TO BE POPULAR AND THEY WILL BE HELD AGAIN THIS YEAR. ABOUT $400 000 HAS BEEN ALLOCATED FOR THE ARTS FESTIVAL AND $250 000 FOR THE SPORTS FESTIVAL.

THE BALANCE WILL BE SPENT ON ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, PARTICULARLY IN MAKING FULL USE OF VACANT CROWN LAND BY TURNING IT EITHER INTO SITTING-OUT AREAS OR TEMPORARY RECREATIONAL GROUNDS.

INTENSIVE TRAINING COURSE FOR WAITERS

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AN EIGHT-WEEK, FULL-TIME COURSE FOR WAITERS IS BEING OFFERED NEXT MONTH BY HAKING WONG TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR YOUTHS INTENDING TO JOIN THE HOTEL INDUSTRY.

+THE COURSE IS GEARED TO MEET THE HEAVY DEMAND FOR RESTAURANT SERVICE STAFF, ESPECIALLY WITH THE OPENING OF SEVERAL MAJOR HOTELS IN THE NEAR FUTURE, AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

IT HAS BEEN WARMLY WELCOMED BY THE HOTEL CATERING AND TOURISM INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD AND HONG KONG HOTELIERS, HE SAID.

BASICALLY, THE COURSE IS DESIGNED FOR NEW ENTRANTS INTO THE HOTEL INDUSTRY, AND APPLICANTS SHOULD HAVE FORM V STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT.

PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO APPLICANTS WITH A HIGH STANDARD OF WRITTEN AND SPOKEN ENGLISH, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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