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MONDAY, MARCH 26, 1984

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STUDY ROOM FOR SQUATTERS

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A 70-SEAT AIR-CONDITIONED STUDY ROOM WAS OPENED TODAY (MONDAY) FOR RESIDENTS IN THE DIAMOND HILL SQUATTER AREA IN WONG TAI SIN.

THE STUDY ROOM, SITUATED ON LUNG CHEUNG ROAD NEXT TO DIAMOND HILL MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY STATION, HAD BEEN CONVERTED FROM A PREVIOUS SITE OFFICE OF THE LUNG CHEUNG ROAD NORTHERN CARRIAGEWAY WIDENING PROJECT.

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR BARRIE WIGGHAM, DESCRIBED THE STUDY ROOM AS A MEANINGFUL PROJECT+ SPONSORED BY THE LOCAL DISTRICT BOARD.

THE STUDY ROOM COULD ALSO PROVIDE CONFERENCE ROOM FACILITIES FOR THE NGAU TSUEN AREA COMMITTEE AND OTHER LOCAL ORGANISATIONS, HE SAID.

THE BOARD HAD ALLOCATED MORE THAN $1 MILLION TO CO-ORGANISE OR SPONSOR COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES IN THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR.

+IN VIEW OF THE CRITICAL SHORTAGE OF STUDY ROOM FACILITIES AND VENUES FOR COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES IN THE DIAMOND HILL AREA, THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT OFFICE HAS ASSISTED THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT YOUTH RECREATION COORDINATING COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP THE SITE OFFICE INTO A STUDY ROOM.

+FUNDS WERE ALSO GRANTED BY THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT BOARD AND THE LIONS CLUB (HONG KONG EAST) TO COVER THE RENOVATION COSTS,+ HE SAID.

THE RENOVATION COST OF THE STUDY ROOM WAS $47 000, OF WHICH $17 000 WAS PROVIDED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD.

BUSY YEAR AT ENQUIRY CENTRES

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THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION'S 63 PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRES THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY LAST YEAR DISTRIBUTED 6.2 MILLION GOVERNMENT FORMS, PAMPHLETS AND OTHER INFORMATION MATERIAL, A CNTA SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY.

THE MOST POPULAR FORMS WERE THOSE CONCERNING GOVERNMENT VACANCIES, THE HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME, WALK FOR A MILLION, PUBLIC HOUSING AND PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS.

OTHER PAMPHLETS IN DEMAND DEALT WITH IMMIGRATION, URBAN SERVICES, HOUSING, TRANSPORT, AND THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT.

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