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"Children should under no circumstances be left unattended at home, even for a short while," a department spokesman said today (Sunday).

At present, there are 194 child care centres providing a total of 597 occasional child care places to needy families.

Child care centres offer temporary care for children aged under six on two- hour, half-day or whole day basis. The fee for a two-hour session is $15.

Members of the public interested in the service may call the department's hotline 2343 2255 or the Child Care Centre Advisory Inspectorate on 2835 2725.

"Parents having any child care problems can seek help from the department's 42 family services centres throughout the territory," the spokesman said.

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ACP Exhibition Centre closes during X'mas holidays

The Airport Core Programme (ACP) Exhibition Centre will close during the Christmas holidays, New Year's day and the Lunar New Year holidays.

The closure dates will be December 25 and 26, January 1, 1997 and February 6, 7 and 8, 1997.

After these holidays, the centre will open as usual from 10 am to 5 pm from Tuesday to Friday, and 10 am to 6.30 pm on Saturday, Sunday and public holidays. But it will close on Monday, except when it is a public holiday.

The exhibition centre, set up by the New Airport Projects Co-ordination Office (NAPCO), has attracted more than 430,000 visitors since its opening in January this year.

The centre draws an average of 8,000 visitors on Sundays and public holidays. Therefore, members of the public are advised to visit the centre on weekdays and Saturdays to avoid queuing up for entry and to have more time to view the exhibits and make use of its facilities.