The Home Affairs Department will open 15 temporary night heat shelters tonight (June 5) for people in need of the service.

     The shelters will be open from 10.30pm until 8am tomorrow.

     For further information, please call the department's enquiries hotline before midnight on 2835 1473.

     The 15 night heat shelters are located at:

Hong Kong Districts:
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Central and Western -
Sai Ying Pun Community Complex Community Hall
3/F, Sai Ying Pun Community Complex,
2 High Street, Sai Ying Pun

Eastern/Wan Chai -
Causeway Bay Community Centre
Waiting Lobby, 3/F, 7 Fook Yum Road, Causeway Bay

Kowloon Districts:
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Kowloon City -
Hung Hom Community Hall
Multi-purpose Room, 1/F, Kowloon City Government Offices
42 Bailey Street, Hung Hom

Kwun Tong -
Lam Tin (West) Estate Community Centre
71 Kai Tin Road, Lam Tin

Sham Shui Po -
Shek Kip Mei Community Hall
G/F, 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, 45 Wan Wah Street, Tsz Wan Shan

Yau Tsim Mong -
Henry G. Leong Yaumatei Community Centre
60 Public Square Street, Yau Ma Tei

New Territories Districts:
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Kwai Tsing -
Kwai Shing Community Hall
Podium, Block 6, Kwai Shing West Estate, Kwai Chung

North -
Cheung Wah Community Hall
Cheung Wah Estate, Fanling

Sha Tin -
Lung Hang Estate Community Centre
Lung Hang Estate, Sha Tin

Tai Po -
Tai Po Community Centre
2 Heung Sze Wui Street, Tai Po

Tsuen Wan -
Lei Muk Shue Community Hall
G/F, Hong Shue House, Lei Muk Shue Estate, Tsuen Wan

Tuen Mun -
Butterfly Bay Community Centre
Butterfly Estate (near Tip Sum House), Tuen Mun

Yuen Long -
Long Ping Community Hall
Long Ping Estate, Yuen Long

Yuen Long -
Tin Yiu Community Centre
Tin Yiu Estate, Tin Shui Wai

     The heat shelters will resume their functions as either community centres or community halls in the daytime for hire by the local community and cannot continue to be open as heat shelters. People may also take refuge from the heat during the daytime in the common areas in any of the department's community centres.

     About 40 community centres are available from 9am to 10pm. Drinking water and cups are provided in the venues. For addresses of the community centres, please browse the department's webpage: www.had.gov.hk/en/public_services/community_halls_centres/ccch.htm.

Ends/Monday, June 5, 2017
Issued at HKT 17:10

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