PRESS RELEASE
Urban Council, Centra Government Offices, West Wing, 12, F., Hongkong
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15/12/74
CHAIRMAN OF URBAN COUNCIL UNVEILS
MODEL OF CULTURAL COMPLEX AT TSIM SHA TSUI
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The centrepiece of the Cultural Complex at Tsim Sha Tsui
will be a magnificient building with a soaring roof like the wings
of a giant bird.
The building will incorporate two auditoria with a total
capacity of 3,500 people.
The Complex will add another colourful attraction to Hong
Kong's famous harbour panorama, especially when floodlit at night.
The Standing Committee of the Whole Urban Council this
morning approved the preliminary design of the Complex, done by
architects of the Fublic Works Department.
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This afternoon the Chirman of the Council, Mr. A. de O. Sales,
unveiled a model of the Complex, and various sketches and diagrams.
The model illustrates the architects' preliminary design work on
the project.
The Complex is planned for the site now occupied by the
Tsim Sha Tsui railway terminus end part of the railway's running
Yends.
It will cover 13.2 acres.
The design is a blend of old and new since it incorporates
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the old Tsim Sha Tsui clock tower and several modernistic buildings.
Biggest of these is the dual-auditoria building sweeping
to a height of 185 feet at the end, which curves gently around and
upwards, to face the harbour.
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