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The Home Affairs Department has opened nine temporary heat shelters for people in need of refuge from the heat.
These centres will open until 8 am tomorrow.
Anyone seeking temporary refuge may call the Department's enquiries hotline before midnight on 2835 1473 for more information.
The nine 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 -
Shek Kip Mei Community Hall
Block 42, Shek Kip Mei Estate
Nam Cheong Street, 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 -
Long Ping Community Hall
Long Ping Estate,
Yuen Long
Ends/Sunday, July 15, 2007
Issued at HKT 15:52
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