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The Home Affairs Department's nine temporary heat shelters continue to open today (June 25) while the Very Hot Weather Warning (VHWW) is still in force.
They will be closed at 10 pm if the (VHWW) is cancelled before 4.30 pm or else the centres will be closed at 8 am tomorrow.
People in need of refuge from the heat may call the Department's enquiries hotline 2835 1473 for more information. The hotline operates until midnight under the VHWW.
The nine centres 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, June 25, 2006
Issued at HKT 08:04
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