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FRIDAY, AUGUST
THE PARTY THEN PROCEEDED TO THE YUNG FUNG SHEE MEMORIAL CENTE IN YAU TONG WHERE THEY TOURED A HEALTH EDUCATION CENTRE, A GERJAYA.. DAY CENTRE, A PHYCHIATRIC DAY CENTRE, AND A MATERNAL AND CHILD it CENTRE.
AT THE MEDICAL COMPLEX, WHICH WAS OPENED LAST NOVEMBER, BOARD MEMBERS WERE TOLD THAT A KWUN TONG SPECIALIST CLINIC, BUILT ON TOP OF THE CARPARK OF THE MEMORIAL CENTRE, WOULD BE COMPLETED BY 1987.
TODAY'S VISIT WAS PART OF A PROGRAMME TO PROVIDE DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WITH MORE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE FUNCTIONS OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS. THE OTHER FOUR DEPARTMENTS ARE THE POLICE, THE HOUSING, THE SOCIAL WELFARE AND THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENTS.
REFUGEE CLOSED CENTRE EXTENDED
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CHI MA WAN PRISON WILL BE CONVERTED FROM A MINIMUM SECURITY PRISON INTO AN EXTENSION OF THE ADJACENT CLOSED CENTRE FOR VIETNAMESE REFUGEES FROM MONDAY (SEPTEMBER 2), IT WAS ANNOUNCED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY.
THE PRISON WAS OPERATED AS A REFUGEE CLOSED CENTRE BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 1982 AND OCTOBER 1983.
TO BE KNOWN AS THE CHI MA WAN CLOSED CENTRE (UPPER), IT IS SITUATED NEAR THE EXISTING CHI MA WAN CLOSED CENTRE WHICH HAS BEEN RE-NAMED AS THE CHI MA WAN CLOSED CENTRE (LOWER), A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
IT WAS NECESSARY TO RE-OPEN THE CENTRE TO EASE THE CROWDED CONDITIONS IN THE EXISTING LOWER CENTRE AND PROVIDE MORE SPACE FOR CONDUCTING EDUCATIONAL AND SKILL TRAINING PROGRAMMES WHICH WOULD HELP ENHANCE THE RESETTLEMENT PROSPECTS OF THE REFUGEES.
EDUCATIONAL AND SKILL TRAINING PROGRAMMES ARE PROVIDED BY THE VOLUNTARY AGENCIES UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE UNHCR AND THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.
THE UPPER CENTRE CAN ACCOMMODATE ABOUT 700 PERSONS AND IT WILL RECEIVE ITS FIRST REFUGEES FROM MONDAY. INITIALLY, 600 REFUGEES IN FAMILY GROUPS FROM THE LOWER CENTRE WILL BE TRANSFERRED THERE.
MEANWHILE, PRISONERS FROM THE FORMER CHI MA WAN PRISON HAVE BEEN TRANSFERRED TO OTHER PRISONS,
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