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    The Home Affairs Department will open nine temporary night heat shelters for people in need of refuge from the heat tonight (July 19).

    These centres will open from 10.30pm until 8am tomorrow.

    Anyone seeking temporary refuge may call the department's enquiries hotline before midnight on 2835 1473 for more information.

    The nine night heat shelters are located at:

Hong Kong Districts:

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Central and Western -

Sai Ying Pun Community Hall

3/F, Sai Ying Pun Community Complex,

2 High Street, Sai Ying Pun

Eastern / Wan Chai -

Causeway Bay Community Centre

3/F, 7 Fook Yum Road, Causeway Bay

Kowloon Districts:

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Kowloon City -

To Kwa Wan Kaifong Welfare Association

56 Kowloon City Road, To Kwa Wan

Sham Shui Po -

Lai Kok Community Hall

Lai Kok Estate, Sham Shui Po

Wong Tai Sin -

Tsz Wan Shan (South) Estate Community Centre

Hall, G/F, Wan Wah Street, Tsz Wan Shan

Yau Tsim Mong -

Henry G Leong Yau Ma Tei Community Centre

60 Public Square Street, Yau Ma Tei

New Territories:

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Tai Po -

Tai Po Community Centre

2 Heung Sze Wui Street, Tai Po

Tsuen Wan -

Lei Muk Shue Community Hall

Lei Muk Shue Estate, Tsuen Wan

Yuen Long -

Yuen Long Town Hall

4 Tai Yuk Road, Yuen Long

Ends/Tuesday, July 19, 2005

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