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MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1994

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SITTING-OUT AREA FOR SHAU KEI WAN

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THE URBAN COUNCIL IS TO DEVELOP A SITE NEAR FU TAU WAT VILLAGE 1W SHAU KEI WAN INTO A SITTING-OUT AREA TO MEET THE DEMAND FOR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN THIS DENSELY-POPULATEL AREA.

THE SITE, MEASURING 1 380 SQUARE METRES, FORMS PART OF THE LAND

HOWEVER, ORIGINALLY RESERVED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A UC MARKET. SINCE THIS PART OF SHAU KEI WAN IS AT PRESENT WELL SERVED BY THE SHAU KEI WAN MARKET AND THE NEWLY OPENED SAI WAN HO MARKET, THERE IS NO IMMEDIATE NEED TO BUILD ANOTHER ONE THERE.

IN FACT, A PORTION OF THE LAND HAS ALREADY BEEN DEVELOPED INTO A TEMPORARY PLAYGROUND AND HAS BEEN WELL RECEIVED BY LOCAL RESIDENTS.

THE SITTING-OUT AREA, ESTIMATED TO COST MORE THAN $1.5 MILLION TO BUILD, WILL INCLUDE THE STANDARD FACILITIES SUCH AS BENCHES, ARBOURS, PLANTING AND TURFING AREAS.

CONSTRUCTION WORK IS DUE TO START IN EARLY 1985 AND SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

URBAN COUNCIL PROVIDES ANOTHER LIBRARY

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WITH THE OPENING OF THE LAM TIN PUBLIC LIBRARY, THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT WILL BE SERVED BY TWO LARGE AND THREE SMALL LIBRARIES, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE URBAN COUNCIL'S LIBRARIES SELECT COMMITTEE MRS ELSIE ELLIOTT SAID TODAY (MONDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE LAM TIN PUBLIC LIBRARY, MRS ELLIOTT SAID AN ADDITIONAL SMALL STATIC LIBRARY WILL BE OPENED IN THE SAU MAU PING ESTATE IN 1985. IN THE LONGER TERM, THE COUNCIL HAS PLANS TO REPROVISION THE LARGE LIBRARIES IN SUITABLE URBAN COUNCIL BUILDINGS.

THE LAM TIN PUBLIC LIBRARY IS THE TENTH SMALL STATIC LIBRARY OPERATED BY THE COUNCIL. COVERING AN AREA OF 170 SQUARE METRES AT UNITS NO. 3-6, G/F., BLOCK 20, LAM TIN ESTATE, IT PROVIDES

THE LIBRARY HAS AN A LENDING SERVICE FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN. INITIAL STOCK OF 18 000 BOOKS AND NEW TITLES WILL BE ADDED TO PROVIDE A GREATER VARIETY OF READING MATERIAL.

IN ADDITION, A WIDE VARIETY OF LIBRARY EXTENSION AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES WILL BE ORGANISED REGULARLY FOR READERS IN DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS.

THE OPENING HOURS OF THE LIBRARY ARE FROM 10 AM TO NOON AND 1 PM TO 6 PM ON WEEKDAYS. IT IS OPEN FROM 9 AM TO 1 PM ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS AND CLOSED ON THURSDAYS.

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