MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1981
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BLANKETS FOR TSUEN WAN OLD PEOPLE
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ABOUT 150 WOOLLEN BLANKETS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO TSUEN WAN'S OLD PEOPLE STARTING TOMORROW (TUESDAY).
THE BLANKETS CAN BE COLLECTED AT FOUR LOCATIONS ON A FIRST- COME FIRST-SERVED BASIS DURING OFFICE HOURS.
THESE ARE: TSUEN WAN TOWN MANAGEMENT OFFICE ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF TSUEN KING BUILDING IN HOI PA STREET, KWAI CHUNG TOWN MANAGEMENT OFFICE ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF KWAI KING BUILDING IN KWONG FAI CIRCUIT, TSING YI RURAL COMMITTEE OFFICE AT MAIN STREET, TSING YI, AND THE WELFARE ASSOCIATION OF PAK TIN PA, FU YUNG SHAN AND KWONG PAN TIN VILLAGES IN PAK TIN PA.
THE BLANKETS HAVE BEEN DONATED BY THE TSUEN WAN CHIU CHOW WELFARE ASSOCIATION.
+AIR DOME+ FOR FANLING SWIMMING POOL
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THE HEATED POOL IN FANLING SWIMMING POOL COMPLEX WILL BE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC FROM FRIDAY (JANUARY 1) FOR ANNUAL MAINTENANCE.
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A GENERAL OVERHAUL AS WELL AS WORK ON ERECTING A STRUCTURE SUPPORT AN INFLATABLE DOME MADE OF VINYL FOR THE HEATED POOL WILL BE CARRIED OUT, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID.
THE WORK WILL PROVIDE A COVER FOR THE POPULAR SWIMMING VENUE DURING THE WINTER. WHILE THE WATER IN THE MAIN POOL IS KEPT WARM ENOUGH FOR SWIMMERS, THE COLD AIR TEMPERATURE HAS DETERRED MANY REGULAR SWIMMERS FROM USING THE POOL, IT WAS NOTED.
THE INFLATABLE DOME WILL THEREFORE BE RAISED IN THE WINTER MONTHS AND PUT AWAY IN SUMMER, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
WORK WILL COST ABOUT $1 MILLION, AND TAKE TWO MONTHS TO COMPLETE, BUT THE INFLATABLE DOME WILL NOT BE PUT UP UNTIL THE NEXT WINTER SEASON.
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