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The Home Affairs Department will open 14 temporary night heat shelters tonight (August 9) for people in need of refuge from the heat.
The centres will be 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 14 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
Kwun Tong -
Lam Tin (West) Community Centre
71 Kai Tin Road, Lam Tin, Kowloon
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 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
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
Tuen Mun -
Butterfly Bay Community Centre (near Tip Sum House)
Butterfly Estate, 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/Thursday, August 9, 2012
Issued at HKT 17:16
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