SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 1977
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE CITY'S CULTURAL ACTIVITIES WOULD BE HIGHLIGHTED BY TUEN MUN'S TOWN CENTRE AND CIVIC SQUARE, A COMPLEX OF BUILDINGS HOUSING AN AUDITORIUM, ART GALLERY, EXTENSIVE LIBRARY, EXHIBITION HALLS AND MEETING HALLS.
THE SQUARE WOULD BE LINKED DIRECTLY BY A PEDESTRIAN MALL TO RESTAURANTS, PEDESTRIAN PRECINCTS, SITTING-OUT AREAS AND SHOPS IN THE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.
IN ADDITION, EACH OF THE CITY'S PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES WOULD FEATURE ITS OWN COMMUNITY CENTRES AND LOCAL RECREATIONAL AREAS.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE P.W.D. PLANNERS HAD ALSO BEEN CAREFUL IN PRESERVING INTERESTING AND TRADITIONAL FEATURES OF OLD TUEN MUN SO THAT THE FUTURE GENERATIONS WHO INHERIT THE NEW TOWN COULD MAINTAIN GOOD LINKS WITH THEIR CULTURAL PAST.
AMONG THE PROMINENT TRADITIONAL SITES TO BE RETAINED IS TS ING SHAN MONASTERY, DATING BACK TO THE 5TH CENTURY A.D., AND ITS WOODED SURROUNDINGS, AS WELL AS THE WELL-DEFINED OLD VILLAGE OF YEUNG SUI HANG.
A WOODED HILL ON THE COASTAL PROMONTORY NORTH OF BUTTERFLY BEACH WILL ALSO BE PRESERVED, PROVIDING A PERFECT BACKGROUND TO THE TIN HAU TEMPLE IN THE AREA DEDICATED TO THE GODDESS OF THE SEA.
GOVERNOR TO OPEN CAMP SITE FOR C.A.S. CADET CORPS *******
NOTE TO EDITORS :
THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 50-ACRE CAMP SITE FOR THE CIVIL AID SERVICES CADET CORPS ON MONDAY (APRIL 11) MORNING.
THE CAMP SITE IS LOCATED ON A PLATEAU NEAR A DESERTED VILLAGE IN YUEN TUN SOME 750 FEET ABOVE TSING LUNG TAU IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY WHICH BEGINS AT 11.45 A.M.
TRANSPORT HAS BEEN ARRANGED TO TAKE MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES TO AND FROM THE CAMP SITE. SPECIAL PRESS VANS WILL LEAVE THE CIVIL AID SERVICES KOWLOON TRAINING CENTRE IN ARGYLE STREET (NEXT TO KOWLOON CITY POLICE STATION) AT 10 A.M. SHARP.
CIVIL AID SERVICES REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST THE PRESS.
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