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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 (June 23).
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
Wong Tai Sin -
Tsz Wan Shan (South) Estate Community Centre
Hall, G/F, Wan Wah Street, Tsz Wan Shan
Sham Shui Po -
Shek Kip Mei Community Hall
Block 42, Shek Kip Mei Estate,
Nam Cheong Street, Sham Shui Po
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/Friday, June 23, 2006
Issued at HKT 17:30
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