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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1987

"THUS, AN ASSISTANT DISTRICT SOCIAL WORK OFFICER POST WILL SOON BE CREATED IN THE DISTRICT TO COPE WITH THE INCREASINGLY COMPLEX CO-ORDINATION AND ORGANISATION WORK.

"IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, ANOTHER TWO YOUTH CENTRES, EIGHT CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRES, ONE GROUP WORK UNIT, ONE CHILDREN'S HOME, EIGHT CHILD CARE CENTRES, SIX SOCIAL CENTRES FOR THE ELDERLY, ONE DAY CARE CENTRE FOR THE ELDERLY, FOUR HOSTELS FOR OLD PEOPLE, FOUR CARE AND ATTENTION HOMES FOR THE AGED, THREE SHELTERED WORKSHOPS, TWO HOSTELS FOR THE DISABLED, TWO HALF-WAY HOUSES, ONE EARLY EDUCATION AND TRAINING CENTRE AND ONE OUTREACHING SOCIAL WORK TEAM WILL BE UP IN THE DISTRICT.

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"MEANWHILE, STAFF FROM OUR DEPARTMENT ATTEND MEETINGS OF THE AREA COMMITTEE, THE DISTRICT

AND OTHER CONCERNED BODIES SERVICES AS WELL AS LISTEN TO AND ANSWER QUERIES ABOUT WELFARE REFLECT DISTRICT OPINIONS BACK TO THE HEADQUARTERS TO ENSURE THAT SERVICES DO MEET DISTRICT DEMANDS, HE SAID.

MR LEUNG CONCEDED THAT THE EXPANSION OF SERVICES WOULD INEVITABLY FALL BEHIND ACTUAL DEMANDS IN THE FAST-GROWING NEW TOWNS.

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"NEVERTHELESS, THE PROBLEM OF INADEQUATE SERVICES IN THE TRANSITION PERIOD WILL BE RESOLVED AS LONG AS THE GOVERNMENT RESIDENTS CO-OPERATE AND WORK THROUGH CONSULTATION AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING," HE SAID.

TENDERS FOR SHORT TERM TENANCIES INVITED

THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR SHORT TERM TENANCIES ON PREMISES IN YUEN LONG.

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THE TENANCIES ARE AT TAK YIP STREET, TUNG TAU INDUSTRIAL AND THE PREMISES CAN ONLY BY USED AS TIMBER WORKSHOPS.

AREA,

BOTH MEASURE ABOUT 888.7 SQUARE METRES.

TENDER FORMS AND OTHER

DOCUMENTS

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AND AVAILABLE,

TENDER

PLANS CAN BE SEEN AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE, YUEN LONG;

BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT, MURRAY BUILDING, 5TH FLOOR, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG; AND

DISTRICT LANDS

YAU MA TE1 CAR PARK

BUILDING, 10TH FLOOR, 250, SHANGHAI STREET, KOWLU.

OFFICES, KOWLOON,

TENDERS CLOSE ON OCTOBER 9.

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