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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1994

ONE OF THE BUILDINGS, THE CHUNG SING BENEVOLENT SOCIETY PRIMARY SCHOOL, IS LOCATED IN KENNEDY TOWN WHILE THE OTHER, THE YIU TAK CHI MEMORIAL SCHOOL, IS IN MONG KOK AND BELONGS TO THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS.

IN ADDITION, A NUMBER OF SCHOOLS HAVE ALSO BEEN IDENTIFIED USE AS ACTIVITY CENTRES.

FOR

THEY INCLUDE THE PO LEUNG KUK YU LEE MO FAN MEMORIAL SCHOOL IN THE NORTH POINT AND FOUR GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS IN THE URBAN AREA, NAMELY HO TỤNG TECHNICAL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS IN CAUSEWAY BAY, CLEMENTI SECONDARY SCHOOL IN NORTH POINT, JOCKEY CLUB GOVERNMENT TECHNICAL SCHOOL IN KOWLOON TONG AND KOWLOON TECHNICAL SCHOOL. IN SHAM SHUI PO.

"AS PROPER MANAGEMENT OF THE PROPOSED CENTRES

VERY WE HAVE IDENTIFIED A NON-PROFIT MAKING ORGANISATION KNOWN

KONG HONG

BAYANIHAN TRUST (THE TRUST) TO TAKE OF FINANCING THE ENTIRE SCHEME AND OPERATING

IS

UP

THE

THE

IMPORTANT, AS THE RESPONSIBILITY

CENTRES.

"THE ORGANISATION IS MAINLY FORMED BY A GROUP OF FILIPINO BUSINESS EXECUTIVES IN HONG KONG WHO ARE VERY EXPERIENCED IN PROVIDING ALL SORTS OF SUPPORT SERVICES TO THE OVERSEAS DOMESTIC HELPERS.

"THEY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STAFFING AND MANAGEMENT ALL THE CENTRES INCLUDING ACTIVITY CENTRES, MR SUEN SAID.

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AND THE TRUST WOULD ALSO REFURBISH THE TWO VACANT BUILDINGS.

FACILITIES SUCH AS INFORMATION CENTRES, LIBRARIES, BOOTHS, PLAYGROUNDS AND FUNCTION ROOMS WILL BE PROVIDED.

SHOWS,

OF

TELEPHONE

VOCATIONAL

REGULAR RELIGIOUS GATHERINGS, TV/FILM TRAINING AND OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT WILL APPEAL TO THE INTERESTS OF THE OVERSEAS

HELPERS DOMESTIC

WILL ALSO BE

BY ORGANISED

ORGANISATIONS.

RELEVANT

ADDITIONALLY,

OF CO-ORDINATION

TRUST,

THE

ACTIVITIES "SUNDAY ONLY"

UNDER THE

THE HELPERS GROUPS WILL ORGANISE VARIOUS OVERSEAS DOMESTIC INCLUDING FILM SHOWS AND SPORTS TOURNAMENTS IN THOSE ACTIVITY CENTRES.

WHICH CENTRES

MR SUEN

BUILDINGS SAID THAT EXCEPT FOR THE TWO VACANT WOULD TAKE ABOUT THREE MONTHS TO REFURBISH, THE REST OF THE WERE EXPECTED TO COME INTO OPERATION IN ABOUT TWO MONTHS' TIME.

URBAN DISTRICT

AS A NUMBER OF THESE CENTRES WILL BE ESTABLISHED IN THE AREA, MR SUEN SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD CONSULTED THE 10 URBAN BOARDS.

WHILE SEVEN OF THEM HAVE GIVEN THEIR SUPPORT, TWO HAVE REJECTED THE PROPOSALS WITH ONE BOARD EXPRESSING MIXED VIEWS.

BOARDS AND THE THAT THE

WHOLE

"WITH THE SUPPORT OF MOST OF THE DISTRICT FROM VARIOUS SECTORS, WE BELIEVE POSITIVE FEEDBACK CONCEPT IS ACCEPTABLE TO THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL, HE ADDED.

/AS REGARDS