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MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1985
PREMISES RESERVED FOR WELFARE SERVICES
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THE GOVERNMENT HAS RESERVED 19 PREMISES IN NEW PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES AND PRIVATE DEVELOPMENTS FOR THE OPERATION OF NURSERIES AND SOCIAL CENTRES FOR THE ELDERLY.
THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT IS NOW INVITING VOLUNTARY AGENCIES TO APPLY FOR THESE PREMISES WHICH WILL BE AVAILABLE OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.
THE WELFARE PREMISES WILL BE LOCATED IN EIGHT PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES AND FIVE PRIVATE DEVELOPMENTS PLANNED FOR JUNK BAY, TSING YI, TUEN MUN, YUEN LONG, TAI PO, FANLING, MA ON SHÁN, TSUEN WAN, QUARRY BAY AND CHAI WAN.
WHEN COMPLETED, THESE ESTATES AND BUILDINGS WILL PROVIDE HOMES FOR MORE THAN 290 000 PEOPLE.
FIFTEEN OF THE NEW PREMISES WILL BE USED AS NURSERIES AND THE REMAINING FOUR AS SOCIAL CENTRES FOR THE ELDERLY.
A LIST OF THESE WELFARE PREMISES HAS BEEN SENT TO VOLUNTARY AGENCIES FOR THE IR INFORMATION.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE SOCIAL WELFARE URGED INTERESTED AGENCIES TO APPLY AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.
APPLICATIONS SHOULD REACH THE DEPARTMENT AT WORLD TRADE CENTRE, 19TH FLOOR, 280 GLOUCESTER ROAD, CAUSEWAY BAY ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31.
+SUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS ARE NOT AUTOMATICALLY ENTITLED TO SUBVENTIONS OR LOTTERIES FUND GRANTS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
+SEPARATE APPLICATIONS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SHOULD BE MADE IN DUE COURSE AND EACH CASE WILL BE CONSIDERED ON ITS OWN MERITS,+ HE ADDED.
GAS SAFETY EXHIBITION FOR SHA TIN ****
THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE GAS SAFETY EXHIBITION WILL BE HELD ON DECEMBER 8 (SUNDAY) AT THE NEW TOWN PLAZA IN SHA TIN,
THE THEME OF THE SEVEN-DAY EXHIBITION, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE GAS ADVISER'S OFFICE AND THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT, IS ON THE SAFE USE OF GAS WATER HEATERS, GAS RUBBER TUBING AND LPG CYLINDERS.
/FIVE GAS
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