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TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1990

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FIRST STUDY KIOSK IN WONG TAI SIN

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A STUDY KIOSK HAS BEEN BUILT IN A SITTING-OUT AREA AT TUNG ESTATE, WONG TAI SIN AND IS NOW OPEN FOR USE BY STUDENTS.

THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE WONG TAI SIN OFFICE'S DISTRICT MANAGEMENT TEAM, MR FUNG YEE-KO, SAID KIOSK WAS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE TERRITORY.

"IT WAS DESIGNED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE TO ENVIRONMENT AND TO PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE STUDY VENUE HE SAID.

"THE CONSTRUCTION COST WAS ABOUT $85,000, WHICH THE DISTRICT BOARD."

TAU

DISTRICT THE STUDY

BEAUTIFY THE

STUDENTS,

FOR

WAS

BORNE BY

THE DESIGN OF THE KIOSK RESEMBLES A TRADITIONAL CHINESE STUDY, WITH A YELLOW ROOF MADE OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE SLATES, A MARBLE BEAM AND SIDE SUPPORTS.

FRONT

A PAIR OF COUPLETS REMINDING STUDENTS TO STUDY HARD WRITTEN IN GOLDEN CHARACTERS AND MOUNTED ON THE SIDE SUPPORTS.

ARE

OCCUPYING 22 SQUARE METRES, THE STUDY KIOSK MEASURES THREE METRES HIGH, 5.5 METRES LONG AND FOUR METRES WIDE.

GLASS BRICKS AND POROUS BRICKS ARE USED FOR THE WALLS FOR BETTER UTILISATION OF NATURAL LIGHT AND IMPROVED VENTILATION.

THERE ARE ALTOGETHER FOUR TABLES AND EIGHT STOOLS FOR USE

STUDENTS.

BY

MR FUNG ADDED THAT SIMILAR STUDY KIOSKS WOULD BE PROVIDED FOR STUDENTS IN WONG TAI SIN. THE SECOND ONE IS BEING CONSTRUCTED NEAR THE DIAMOND HILL MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY STATION IN TAI HOM TSUEN.

DB TO DISCUSS MARK SIX PLAN

A PROPOSAL OF SELLING AND CONVENIENCE STORES AT

KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD WILL DISCUSS MARK SIX LOTTERY TICKETS IN SUPERMARKETS ITS MEETING TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).

FROM HONG KONG CABLE CABLE TELEVISION

ALSO IN THE MEETING, REPRESENTATIVES COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED (HKCC) WILL BRIEF MEMBERS ON AND BUILD PROGRAMME.

HKCC AS

THE FIRST

KWUN TONG DISTRICT HAS BEEN CHOSEN BY THE AREA IN KOWLOON TO BUILD THE CABLE TELEVISION NETWORK.

/THE BOARD