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THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1984

SOME SEATS WILL BE RESERVED FOR THE PUBLIC ON A FIRST-COME- FIRST-SERVED BASIS, AND ANYONE WISHING TO ATTEND SHOULD TELEPHONE THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD SECRETARIAT AT 0-843801.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE WELCOME TO COVER:

(A) THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD MEETING AT 10 AM TOMORROW (FRIDAY) IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE BOARD'S SECRETARIAT ON THE NINTH FLOOR OF FOOK YICK COMMERCIAL BUILDING IN SAN ON CIRCUIT; AND

(B) THE YAU MA TEI DISTRICT BOARD MEETING AT 3 PM THE SAME DAY IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF HOP FAT COMMERCIAL CENTRE AT 490-492 NATHAN ROAD.

A GOVERNMENT VEHICLE, AM 5797, WILL LEAVE KOWLOON PUBLIC PIER AT 8.50 AM FOR TUEN MUN.

MORE STUDY ROOMS FOR KWUN TONG STUDENTS

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FIVE MORE STUDY ROOMS IN KWUN TONG, WITH 500 PLACES, WILL BE OPEN FOR STUDENTS FROM TOMORROW (FRIDAY) EVENING.

THEY ARE IN ZION YOUTH CENTRE IN KO CHIU ROAD ESTATE,

JORDAN VALLEY KAIFONG WELFARE ASSOCIATION, CHRISTIAN FAMILY SERVICES CENTRE ON TSUI PING ROAD, THANKS GIVING CHURCH ON KWUN TONG ROAD, AND THE PEACE OF LUTHERAN CHURCH OF HONG KONG IN SAU MAU PING.

THE STUDY ROOMS WILL BE OPEN BETWEEN 7 PM AND 10 PM FROM MONDAY TO SATURDAY, UNTIL JUNE 26.

AT PRESENT, THERE ARE 4 021 STUDY ROOM PLACES IN KWUN TONG PROVIDED BY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, THE URBAN COUNCIL AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES,

THE OPENING OF 500 MORE STUDY ROOM PLACES FOR STUDENTS WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE ALLOCATION OF $19 000 FROM THE LOCAL DISTRICT BOARD.

AS ABOUT 75 PER CENT OF KWUN TONG'S POPULATION LIVE IN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES, THERE WAS NEED FOR A QUIET PLACE FOR LOCAL STUDENTS TO STUDY, ESPECIALLY DURING THE EXAMINATION PERIOD, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DISTRICT BOARD SAID TODAY.

THE DISTRICT BOARD THUS DECIDED, THROUGH ITS SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, TO GRANT THE FUNDS TO PROVIDE STUDY ROOM PLACES FOR STUDENTS, HE SAID.

HE SAID THE CENTRES AND CHURCHES WERE CHOSEN BECAUSE THEY COULD EASILY BE CONVERTED INTO STUDY ROOMS AND THE VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS WERE WILLING TO MANAGE THEM.

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