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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 1984

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PLANS TO DOUBLE CHILD CARE PLACES IN TUEN MUN

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THERE ARE PLANS TO DOUBLE THE EXISTING NUMBER OF CHILD CARE PLACES IN THE FAST DEVELOPING TUEN MUN NEW TOWN IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR JOHN CHAMBERS, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE PO LEUNG KUK BUTTERFLY BAY NURSERY IN TUEN MUN, HE SAID THE PLANNED INCREASE WOULD BE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE GROWING POPULATION IN TUEN MUN.

AT PRESENT THERE ARE OVER 1 300 PLACES IN 12 CHILD CARE CENTRES IN THE NEW TOWN.

+THE INCREASE WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE COOPERATION OF VOLUNTARY AGENCIES,+ HE STRESSED.

HE THANKED THE AGENCIES FOR THEIR COMBINED EFFORTS IN ACHIEVING THE TARGETS.

MR CHAMBERS SAID THE DEMAND FOR CHILD CARE PLACES IN NEW HOUSING ESTATES WAS ALWAYS HIGH.

THE NEW NURSERY, LOCATED IN THE BUTTERFLY ESTATE COMMUNITY CENTRE, PROVIDES CARE FOR 100 CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF TWO AND SIX.

HE SAID THAT TWO MORE NURSERIES WOULD BE ESTABLISHED IN BUTTERFLY ESTATE WITHIN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS.

MR CHAMBERS PAID TRIBUTE TO PO LEUNG KUK FOR ITS CONTRIBUTION TO THE EXPANSION OF LOCAL WELFARE SERVICES.

THESE SERVICES INCLUDE NURSERIES, CRECHES, HOMES FOR YOUNG GIRLS AND WOMEN, AS WELL AS HOMES AND SHELTERED WORKSHOPS FOR THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.

DB TO DISCUSS INDUSTRIAL SURVEY *****

TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WILL DISCUSS A REPORT ON AN INDUSTRIAL SURVEY AT THEIR MEETING ON FRIDAY (MARCH 16) MORNING.

ENTITLED INDUSTRIES AND WORKERS - PRESENT AND FUTURE OUTLOOK+, THE SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED BY THE TUEN MUN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE LOCAL DISTRICT OFFICE LAST YEAR.

AN ENGINEER OF THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE, MR SIU SAU-CHING, WILL BRIEF MEMBERS ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW THREE-CELL BOX CULVERT AT CASTLE PEAK ROAD TO REPLACE THE SUB-STANDARD BRIDGES AT TAI LAM CHUNG WHICH WERE BUILT BEFORE THE SECOND WORLD WAR.

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