THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1984
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THE COURT'S RECREATIONAL FACILITIES INCLUDE AN ARTIFICIAL LAKE, CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUNDS, BASKETBALL COURTS, FOOTBALL PITCH AND A JOGGING TRACK. HORTICULTURISTS HAVE SPECIALLY DESIGNED THE PLACE TO BE RESTFUL AND INTERESTING.
MR LAU HANG-SIN, THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF OVERSEAS CHINESE VOICE IN VANCOUVER, CANADA, WAS IMPRESSED BY THE COURT DURING HIS RECENT VISIT IN HONG KONG.
+THIS SELF CONTAINED ESTATE, WHICH PROVIDES AN IDEAL LIVING ENVIRONMENT, COMPREHENSIVE FACILITIES, SPACIOUS OPEN AREAS AND GOOD EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN, MEANS A GOOD BUY FOR HOME OWNERS,+ MR LAU SAID.
HIS REPORT ABOUT THE COURT ON THE RADIO STATION AROUSED AN ENTHUSIASTIC RESPONSE FROM THE AUDIENCE. THE STATION HAS DECIDED TO ORGANISE AN EXHIBITION ABOUT HONG KONG AND HOS WILL BE AN IMPORTANT AREA.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE HOUSING AUTHORITY SAID STREAMS OF PEOPLE HAD VISITED THEIR SAMPLE FLATS IN SIU HONG COURT IN THE PAST TWO WEEKENDS.
THE SAMPLE FLATS WILL BE OPEN AGAIN BETWEEN 9 AM AND 5 PM ON THE COMING SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. HOUSING STAFF WILL BE ON THE SPOT TO ANSWER ENQUIRIES FROM INTERESTED APPLICANTS.
APPLICATIONS FOR THE FLATS AT SIU HONG COURT TOGETHER WITH THOSE AT MAY SHING COURT IN SHA TIN, TAI PO PLAZA IN TAI PO AND CHO! PO COURT IN SHEK WU HUI WILL CLOSE ON TUESDAY (JULY 3).
THE HOUSING SPOKESMAN SAID THAT POTENTIAL BUYERS OF THE FLATS SHOULD SUBMIT COMPLETED FORMS TO THE HOME OWNERSHIP CENTRE IN HO MAN TIN.
CHILD CARE SERVICES IN BIG DEMAND
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HONG KONG HAS DEVELOPED A VARIETY OF CHILD CARE SERVICES, WHICH ARE IN GREAT DEMAND AMONG ITS PREDOMINANTLY YOUNG POPULATION, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR JOHN CHAMBERS, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
HE WAS SPEAKING AT A RECEPTION FOR PARTICIPANTS IN A TWO-WEEK EXCHANGE PROGRAMME, WHICH BROUGHT TOGETHER CHILD CARE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WORKERS FROM THE PHILIPPINES AND HONG KONG TO EXCHANGE VIEWS ABOUT THEIR WORK.
THE PROGRAMME IS SPONSORED BY UNICEF.
/MR CHAMBERS
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