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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1994

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NT LIBRARY SERVICES

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THE GOVERNMENT HAS CONCERN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF LIBRARY SERVICES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE YUEN LONG TOWN HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, MADAM LEUNG SING-TAK, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE CULTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT'S YUEN LONG PUBLIC LIBRARY, MADAM LEUNG NOTED

THAT THE LIBRARY IS THE FOURTH OPENED IN THE NEW TERRITORIES THIS YEAR.

SHE ADDED THAT THE OPENING OF THE LIBRARY, WHICH REPLACES THE OLD YUEN LONG PUBLIC LIBRARY IN THE YUEN LONG TOWN HALL, IS A MOST TIMELY MEASURE TO MEET THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT AND POPULATION GROWTH IN THE DISTRICT. IT ALSO REFLECTS THE GOVERNMENT'S CONCERN FOR LIBRARY SERVICES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES,

AT PRESENT, THE CULTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS OPERATING 14 LIBRARIES AND A MOBILE LIBRARY IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WITH A TOTAL STOCK OF 600 000 BOOKS IN CHINESE AND ENGLISH, MADAM LEUNG POINTED OUT.

ALSO OFFICIATING AT TODAY'S CEREMONY WERE THE DIRECTOR OF CULTURAL SERVICES, MR DARWIN CHEN CHAIRMAN OF YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARD CULTURE COMMITTEE, MR MA NING-HEI; CHAIRMAN OF YUEN LONG DISTRICT ARTS COMMITTEE, DR TANG SIU-TONG; ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER (YUEN LONG), MR RICHARD YUEN.

THE 1 543-SQUARE-METRE NEW YUEN LONG PUBLIC LIBRARY IS

ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE TAI KIU MARKET AND GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 2 KIU LOK SQUARE, SAU FU STREET, YUEN LONG. IT HAS AN INITIAL STOCK OF 70 000 BOOKS AND ALSO PROVIDES READERS WITH CASSETTE TAPES, NEWSPAPERS, PERIODICALS AND REFERENCE MATERIALS.

OPENING HOURS ARE FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM BETWEEN TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS, 9 AM TO 5 PM ON SATURDAYS, AND 9 AM TO 1 PM ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS. THE LIBRARY IS CLOSED EVERY MONDAY,

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