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Mr Chok pointed out that four more centres were expected to be opened between January and March next year.

They are the Ho Tung Technical School for Girls, the Jockey Club Government Technical School, the Kowloon Technical School and the Po Leung Kuk Yu Lee Mo Fan Memorial School.

Acknowledging the valuable and significant contribution of these helpers, Mr Chok said the community should do something for them so that they could spend their rest days in suitable activities venues.

In this connection, he said the Home Affairs Department would continue identifying more suitable sites for ODHCs.

"I thought the participants had a good time today and made full use of the venue which would otherwise have been left empty," Mr Chok said.

"More importantly, I hope people can now see that the centres can operate without causing nuisance and problem to residents nearby, he added.

end/Sunday, December 4, 1994

year.

63 new building plans approved

The Buildings Department approved 63 new building plans in September this

Of the plans, 24 are for Hong Kong Island, 18 for Kowloon and 21 for the New Territories.

The approved plans include 22 for apartment and apartment/commercial development, 18 for commercial development and seven for factory and industrial developments.

In the same month, consent was given for work to start on 29 building projects, which involve 88,241 square metres of usable domestic floor area and 78,894.1 square metres of usable non-domestic floor area.