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THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1975
+MONG KOK AND YOU+ EXHIBITION
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THE +MONG KOK AND YOU+ EXHIBITION, A NEW DISTRICT VENTURE WILL BE OPENED AT QUEEN ELIZABETH SCHOOL, SAI YEE STREET, KOWLOON TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AT 2 P.M.
FIRST OF ITS KIND, THE EXHIBITION IS ORGANISED BY NINE SECONDARY SCHOOLS, TWO VOLUNTARY BODIES AND THREE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS IN THE MONG KOK DISTRICT.
CO-ORDINATED BY THE MONG KOK CITY DISTRICT OFFICE, THE JOINT VENTURE IS AIMED AT PROMOTING CONTACTS AMONG SCHOOLS, DISTRICT ORGANISATIONS AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS TO ENHANCE COMMUNITY INTERESTS AND INVOLVEMENT AND TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND EXERCISE THEIR TALENTS
IN DISPLAY,
THE OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE OFFICIATED BY MR. AUGUSTINE CHUI KAM, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF HOME AFFAIRS MR. CANICE MAK CHUN-FONG, CITY DISTRICT OFFICER (MONG KOK)- MR. CHO SIU-CHUNG, CHAIRMAN OF MONG KOK KAIFONG ASSOCIATION MR. CHUI KWOK-CHOY. MANAGER OF HANG SENG BANK AND MR. HUNG WAI-MAN, PRINCIPAL OF WELLMAN SCHOOL OF COMMERCE.
THE EXHIBITION IS DESIGNED TO COVER THREE MAJOR ASPECTS OF THE DISTRICT: FIRSTLY, THE UNIQUE FEATURES AND SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF MONG KOK- SECONDLY, HUMAN ASPECTS AND PROBLEMS OF LIVING IN MULTI-STOREY BUILDINGS AND IN A HIGH DENSITY DISTRICT- AND THIRDLY, THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF MONG KOK. THEY ARE DIVIDED INTO THE FOLLOWING SPECIFIC TOPICS FOR DISPLAY: MONG KOK DISTRICT SPECIAL FEATURES HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT- POPULATION HOUSING EDUCATION (YOUTH ACTIVITIES)= TRAFFIC= COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE INDUSTRY- ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION LAW AND ORDER AND WORK OF CITY DISTRICT OFFICE AND COMMUNITY AND YOUTH OFFICE.
THE FOCAL POINT OF INTEREST OF THIS EXHIBITION CENTRES AROUND A BIG MONG KOK MODEL - A JOINT STUDENT PROJECT DEPICTING THE EXISTING FEATURES AND PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OF THE DISTRICT.
BESIDES VARIOUS TYPES OF MODELS. THERE ARE ALSO PHOTO DISPLAY, PAINTINGS, MAPS, CHARTS, STATISTICAL TABLES, MOVIE AND SLIDE SHOWS. WINNING ENTRIES FOR THE RECENTLY HELD MONG KOK AND YOU+ PHOTOGRAPHIC CONTEST AND MONG KOK TEENAGER DRAWING COMPETITION WILL ALSO BE DISPLAYED AT THE EXHIBITION.
/THE 14 ORGANISERS