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Supplementary questions to Question No.6, in Legislative Council on 25 May 1988.

MR CHEONG-LEEN : Sir, will it be possible to have the

eight

air-conditioning for the which do not yet have air-

conditioning facilities

financial year ?

to be completed during the current

And as regards the reprovisioning

plans for the older centres, will the review for reprovisioning

be completed during the current financial year, so that

we can have an idea as to what funds are required for such

reprovisioning ?

have

SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION : Sir, as I mentioned,

there is an ongoing air-conditioning programme and, at present,

it is estimated that the programme will be completed

towards the end of summer, 1989. As for the reprovisioning,

centres

some of these will actually be turned into something else,

and more modern facilities will be provided in the vicinity.

MR.HUI : Sir, will Government consider inviting voluntary

agencies to help in providing programmes appropriate to

the needs of the community in order to increase the utilisation

rate of community centres, especially in the mornings and

afternoons ?

SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION : Sir, I am grateful

for Mr. HUI's suggestion that voluntary agencies might

assist in providing suitable programmes in community centres, particularly during the hours when some of these centres are not fully utilised. We shall be happy to look

into the suggestion.