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The Home Affairs Department has reminded people that the Very Hot Weather Warning issued by the Hong Kong Observatory is still in force. People in need may take refuge from the heat in the common areas in any of the department's community centres or community halls that are generally open from 9am to 10pm. Drinking water and cups are provided in the venues.
For addresses of the more than 80 community centres and community halls, please call the department's Central Telephone Enquiry Centre on 2835 2500 or browse the departmentˇ¦s webpage: http://www.had.gov.hk/en/public_services/community_halls_centres/ccch.htm.
If the Very Hot Weather Warning is still in force after 4.30pm, the department will open nine temporary night heat shelters tonight for those in need of refuge. These centres will open from 10.30pm until 8am tomorrow.
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 -
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/Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Issued at HKT 15:45
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