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SUNDAY, JUNE 20, 1982

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NEW STUDY ROOM FOR TAI PO STUDENTS

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A RURAL COMMITTEE IN TAI PO HAS JOINED OTHER LOCAL ORGANISATIONS IN OPENING STUDY ROOMS FOR STUDENTS TO PREPARE FOR THE IR

EXAMINATIONS.

THE LATEST ADDITION BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDY ROOMS

IN THE DISTRICT TO 11 AND THE TOTAL CAPACITY TO 450.

THE NEW STUDY ROOM AT THE TAI PO TSAT YEUK RURAL COMMITTEE OFFICE IN HE! YUEN STREET, TAI PO MARKET, OPENS DURING OFFICE HOURS FROM MONDAY TO SATURDAY.

THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR NICKY LO, SAID THE IDEA OF SETTING UP STUDY ROOMS IN THE OFFICES OF LOCAL ORGANISATIONS WAS INITIATED BY DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS.

+TEN CENTRES HAVE BEEN OPENED SINCE APRIL FOLLOWING DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN THE DISTRICT OFFICE, SCHOOLS, INSTITUTIONS AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, HE SAID.

+CONVENIENTLY LOCATED AT THE TOWN CENTRE, VILLAGES, TAI YUEN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE AND YUE KOK TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA, THESE STUDY ROOMS HAVE PROVED VERY POPULAR AND MORE THAN 8 000 STUDENTS HAVE USED THEM SINCE THEIR OPENING.+

THE STUDY ROOMS WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL JULY WHEN STUDENTS WILL BEGIN THEIR SUMMER HOLIDAYS.

A TIME TABLE LISTING THE LOCATION, OPENING HOURS, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF EACH STUDY ROOM IS AVAILABLE FROM THE DISTRICT OFFICE.

FRESH WATER CUT IN SHA TIN ***

FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO CERTAIN AREAS IN SHA TIN WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR SEVEN HOURS FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM ON TUESDAY (JUNE 22) FOR WATER MAINS CONNECTION.

PREMISES AFFECTED ARE THOSE ALONG TAI PO ROAD FROM FO TAN TO THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY, INCLUDING THE SHA TIN RACE COURSE AND THE MAFOO QUARTERS, HO TUNG LAU TSUEN, LOK LO HA TSUEN, RED BRIDGE AND SEA VIEW VILLAS, THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY AND KAU TO VILLAGE.