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FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1985

→GOVERNMENT, THE HOUSING AUTHORITY AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES HAVE JOINED HANDS TO PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE RESIDENTS TO MAKE TSING YI A PLEASANT AND DESIRABLE PLACE TO LIVE.

*THE COMPLETION OF THE CENTRE IS A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE PROVISION OF SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR THE CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN THIS EXPANDING TOWNSHIP.

+ IT WILL ENHANCE THE GROUP AND COMMUNITY SERVICES ALREADY BEING PROVIDED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND YOUTH SERVICES OPERATED BY OTHER VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, IN NEARBY CHEUNG CHING ESTATE COMMUNITY CENTRE, SHE ADDED.

LADY BREMRIDGE ALSO PAID TRIBUTE TO BOTH CARITAS, HONG KONG AND THE HOUSING AUTHORITY FOR THE VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION IN THAT SOCIAL PROJECT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE HONG KONG COMMUNITY.

IN HIS WELCOME SPEECH EARLIER, THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR HOUSING, MR PANG YUK-LING SAID: THE HOUSING AUTHORITY HAS, TO-DATE, COMPLETED TWO PUBLIC RENTAL HOUSING ESTATES AND ONE HOME OWNERSHIP ESTATE ON TSING YI.

+OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, OUR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME INCLUDES FOUR MORE RENTAL AND TWO MORE HOME OWNERSHIP ESTATES ON THIS ISLAND. THESE NEW ESTATES WILL INCREASE THE ISLAND'S POPULATION TO ABOUT 140 000 PEOPLE UPON COMPLETION BY THE END OF THE DECADE.

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+AS PART OF THIS DEVELOPMENT, THE GOVERNMENT AND THE HOUSING AUTHORITY RECOGNISE THE NEED AND THE IMPORTANCE OF PROVIDING A WIDE RANGE OF SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.

+TO THIS END. WE ARE VERY PLEASED TO PARTICIPATE WITH CARITAS, SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND OTHER WELFARE AGENCIES, IN PROVIDING SUCH FACILITIES.+

THE NEW CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRE OPENED TODAY INCLUTES FACILITIES FOR GROUP ACTIVITIES, CONFERENCES, STUDIES, DOMESTI SCIENCE, PHOTOGRAPHIC DEVELOPING, INTERVIEWS, PLUS A COMMON ROOM, A PLAY CENTRE AND CHILDREN'S CORNER TO CATER FOR THE VARIOUS NEEDS OF THE YOUNGER GENERATION.

IT WILL ALSO OFFER PROGRAMMES ON YOUTH LEADERSHIP TRAINING, SOCIAL SKILLS AND OTHER VOLUNTARY WORK DESIGNED FOR THE ALL-ROU√? DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE.

THE ACTIVITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY DAY. ORGANISED RV CARITAS. OFFERED THE RESIDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER AS WELL AS TO ENJOY THE GAMES STALLS AND THE EXHIBITION.

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