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SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 1981

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THE COURSE WILL FOCUS ON THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF RESTAURANT SERVICE INCLUDING HYGIENE, SAFETY, BILLING AND MENU STUDY.

FEES OF $185 WILL BE PAYABLE ON REGISTRATION.

A CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCE WILL BE AWARDED TO THOSE WHO COMPLETE THE COURSE AND PASS ALL ASSESSMENT TESTS.

APPLICATION FORMS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM HAKING WONG TECHNICAL INSTITUTE AT 702 LAI CHI KOK ROAD, KOWLOON.

COMPLETED FORMS SHOULD BE RETURNED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE INTERVIEWS FOR CANDIDATES WILL BE CONDUCTED ON MAY 4.

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NEW FAMILY HEALTH CENTRE FOR SHA TIN

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FROM TUESDAY (APRIL 28) THE FAST DEVELOPING NEW TOWN AT SHA TIN WILL HAVE FULL-TIME FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES CENTRE RUN BY THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

THE NEW FAMILY HEALTH CENTRE, COVERING 340 SQUARE METRES, WILL BE ACCOMMODATED ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE LEK YUEN GENERÁL CLINIC.

IT WILL OFFER AN EXTENSIVE RANGE OF MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICE, INCLUDING ANTE-NATAL AND POST-NATAL HEALTH CARE, A COMPREHENSIVE OBSERVATION SCHEME FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILY PLANNING SERVICE FOR ADULTS.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THE SERVICE WILL BENEFIT AN ESTIMATED POPULATION OF 140 000 PEOPLE, INCLUDING THOSE LIVING IN LEK YUEN AND WO CHE ESTATES.

THE NEW FAMILY HEALTH CENTRE WILL REPLACE THE ONE NOW BEING BUN BY THE DEPARTMENT ON A PART-TIME BASIS AT SHATIN MATERNITY HOME AT TAI WAI.

THE LEK YUEN GENERAL CLINIC, WHICH HAS BEEN BUILT AT A COST OF OVER $11 MILLION, IS A SEVEN-STOREY BLOCK, LOCATED OPPOSITE TO WAH FUNG HOUSE, LEK YUEN ESTATE.

GENERAL OUT-PATIENT SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE MULTI-STOREY CLINIC WHICH HAS BEEN OPEN SINCE JANUARY 2, 1981.

A PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY AND THE INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY OCCUPYING THE TOP TWO FLOORS ARE ALSO IN OPERATION.

SPACE IS ALSO PROVIDED FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES REGIONAL OFFICE OF THE DEPARTMENT, A HEALTH EDUCATION CENTRE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG.

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