XN000022-1982-11-11 — Page 28

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1982

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NEW KINDERGARTEN OPENS IN TUEN MUN

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THE YAN OI TONG KINDERGARTEN IS A FINE EXAMPLE OF THE VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION THAT LOCAL CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS CAN MAKE TO HELP SMOOTH SOME OF THE ROUGH EDGES THAT APPEAR DURING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW TOWN.

THIS WAS STATED BY MRS JANE AKERS-JONES, WIFE OF THE SECRETARY FOR CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, WHEN SHE OPENED THE KINDERGARTEN AT YAU OF ESTATE IN TUEN MUN TODAY (THURSDAY).

+AS A RESULT OF CLOSE CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE DISTRICT BOARD, THE DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, TUEN MUN NOW HAS 45 KINDERGARTENS SERVING A POPULATION OF 190 000,+ MRS AKERS-JONES SAID.

HOWEVER SHE POINTED OUT THAT WITH 14 PER CENT OF THE POPULATION BELOW THE AGE OF FOUR AND THE POPULATION INCREASING BY 70 000 A YEAR, EVERY ENCOURAGEMENT WOULD BE GIVEN TO PRIVATE ORGANISATIONS TO KEEP UP WITH THE DEMAND.

+THIS KINDERGARTEN WELCOMED ITS FIRST CHILDREN IN FEBRUARY THIS YEAR AND MARKS YET ANOTHER SERVICE THE TONG IS PROVIDING IN TUEN MUN, SHE CONTINUED.

+ IT WAS COMPLETED IN RECORD TIME AND FULFILS AN IMMEDIATE NEED TO THE MANY RESIDENTS OF ON TING AND YAU OF ESTATES AT A TIME WHEN KINDERGARTEN PLACES ARE IN GREAT DEMAND.

+ IT ALSO SHOWS THE GENUINE CONCERN OF THE DIRECTORS OF YAN OI TONG, WHO ARE SENSITIVE TO THE NEEDS OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND ARE READY TO OFFER THEIR HELP, SHE ADDED.

TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE IN SAI YING PUN

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CHUNG CHING STREET IN SAI YING PUN WILL BE TEMPORARILY CLOSED TO TRAFFIC BETWEEN 8 AM AND 8 PM ON SUNDAY (NOVEMBER 14) FOR THE LAYING OF WATER MAINS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY.

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