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WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1985

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$5 MILLION MORE FOR BUILDING KWAI CHUNG SCHOOL

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AN ADDITIONAL COMMITMENT OF NEARLY $5.3 MILLION TO BUILD AND EQUIP A PRE-VOCATIONAL SCHOOL AT KWAI CHUNG WAS APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

THE COMMITTEE HAD ORIGINALLY APPROVED IN 1981 A CAPITAL SUBSIDY OF $15 363 000 TOWARDS THE PROJECT WITH THE SPONSOR, THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF THE CHURCH OF CHRIST IN CHINA, CONTRIBUTING $1 707 000.

HOWEVER, DUE TO THE DIFFICULT SITE CONDITION, AN EXTRA $3.75 MILLION IS NEEDED FOR ADDITIONAL BELOW-GROUND-LEVEL SLAB WORKS AND THE BALANCE TO MEET THE STANDARD PROVISION OF FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT WHICH HAS SINCE BEEN EXPANDED AND IMPROVED.

THE COMMITTEE WAS INFORMED THAT THE SPONSOR WAS UNABLE TO INCREASE ITS CONTRIBUTION OF $1 707 000 BECAUSE OF ITS HEAVY COMMITMENT IN TWO OTHER PRE-VOCATIONAL SCHOOL PROJECTS AT TAI PO AND TUEN MUN. THIS WAS ACCEPTED.

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