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FRIDAY, MARCH

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THE SEVEN-STOREY COMMUNITY CENTRE HAS BEEN BUILT WITH DONATION OF $8 MILLION FROM THE FAMILY OF THE LATE MR HENRY G. LEONG, AFTER WHOM IT IS NAMED.

IT IS THE EIGHTH COMMUNITY CENTRE BUILT TO SERVE THE DEVELOPED PARTS OF HONG KONG AND IS SITUATED AT THE SITE

FORMERLY OCCUPIED BY THE YAU MA TEI WELFARE CENTRE AT 60 PUBLIC SQUARE STREET.

MTR RE-APPOINTMENT

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THE GOVERNMENT HAS ANNOUNCED THE RE-APPOINTMENT OF MR OSWALD CHEUNG, MISS LYDIA DUNN AND MR G.M. MACWHINNIE AS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORATION.

THE RE-APPOINTMENT WILL TAKE EFFECT FROM MAY 1, 1983 AND WILL BE FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS.

NOTE TO EDITORS.

PRESS CONFERENCE ON URBAN COUNCIL ELECTION

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THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, MR DENIS BRAY, WILL GIVE A PRESS CONFERENCE ON MONDAY (MARCH 7) ON THE URBAN COUNCIL ELECTIONS WHICH WILL BE HELD ON MARCH 8.

ALSO PRESENT AT THE CONFERENCE WILL BE THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR GRAHAM BARNES, AND THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ELECTORAL SERVICES, MR ANTHONY WOO.

YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE CONFERENCE WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE AT 3.30 PM IN GIS THEATRE, 5TH FLOOR, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE.

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