XN000022-1995-04-22+23 — Page 8

7.

1994

1993

Percentage Increase

Kwai Chung Container Terminals

7,278,117

5,796,570

25.6

Stream and Elsewhere

2,840,392

2,806,220

1.2

River Trade

932,721

610,313

52.8

To avoid double counting figures are adjusted downwards by 8,867 TEUS in 1993 and 1,180 TEUs in 1994 respectively.

End/Sunday, April 23, 1995

Four new aided day creches open soon

Four new aided day creches will be open in the next three months to meet growing demand for day creche services.

The Senior Social Work Officer (Child Care Centres) of the Social Welfare Department (SWD), Mr Chan Kam-chor, said the four creches, with a total of 250 places, would be in Wong Tai Sin, Sha Tin, Tai Po and Tsing Yi.

At present, there are 21 aided day creches providing 1,250 places throughout the territory. Managed by 10 non- governmental organisations, they are in Wan Chai, Sai Ying Pun, Shau Kei Wan, Hung Hom, Kowloon City, Mong Kok, Ngau Tau Kok, Wang Tau Hom, Sau Mau Ping, Shek Kip Mei, Lam Tin, Yau Tong, Tsuen Wan, Kwai Chung, Yuen Long, Tuen Mun and Fanling.

"The White Paper On Social Welfare has set out the objective of phased expansion of day creche services, especially in the new towns. Of the four creches to be operational later, three are in the new towns," Mr Chan said.