FRIDAY, JULY 22, 1977
THE CULTURAL COMPLEX HAS BEEN DESIGNED AS THE FOCAL POINT OF CULTURAL ACTIVITIES IN TSUEN WAN, TO CATER FOR THE NEEDS OF SUCH ORGANISATIONS AS THE TSUEN WAN CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL
ACTIVITIES CO-ORDINATING ASSOCIATION FOR ITS MANY CONCERTS, PLAYS, DANCING PERFORMANCES AND EXHIBITIONS, AND OF LOCAL SCHOOLS FOR PRIZE GIVING DAYS AND SIMILAR EVENTS.
THE TOWN HALL WILL BE LOCATED IN THE CENTRE OF TSUEN WAN NEW TOWN, NEXT TO THE TSUEN WAN MAGISTRACY BUILDING,
EVENTUALLY IT WILL BE LINKED VIA A PEDESTRIAN DECK TO THE PROPOSED GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING ADJACENT TO IT.
MR. MOK SAID THAT THE AUDITORIUM WILL BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE AS MANY PEOPLE AS THE CITY HALL CONCERT HALL.
THE MAJORITY OF THE 1,500 SEATS WILL BE ON THE MAIN FLOOR OF THE AUDITORIUM AND THE REST ON THE BALCONY,
AS WELL AS THE CONCERT HALL, THERE WILL BE AREAS ON THE FIRST AND SECOND FLOORS OF THE FIRST STAGE OF THE COMPLEX SUITABLE FOR HOLDING EXHIBITIONS AND OTHER FUNCTIONS. EACH WILL HAVE AN AREA OF 371.6 SQUARE METRES.
A BAR WILL BE PROVIDED IN THE GROUND FLOOR FOYER.
AT A LATER STAGE OTHER FACILITIES WILL BE PROVIDED INCLUDING LECTURE ROOMS, LIBRARY AND A RESTAURANT.
THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB HAS PLEDGED A DONATION OF $10 MILLION TOWARDS THE CAPITAL COST OF THE PROJECT.
MR. MOK SAID THAT THE PEOPLE OF TSUEN WAN, WHICH ALREADY HAS
A POPULATION OF HALF A MILLION, ARE TAKING AN INCREASING INTEREST IN THE ARTS, MUSIC, DANCE AND DRAMA.
+COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS WITH THE SPECIFIC AIM OF PROMOTING ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT IN CULTURAL PURSUITS ARE SPONSORING PERFORMANCES BY THE TSUEN WAN GIRLS CHOIR AND THE HONG KONG PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, AS WELL AS OTHER ACTIVITIES SUCH AS LECTURES, CLASSICAL DANCING CLASSES AND FESTIVAL DANCE AND DRAMA.+
HE SAID THAT AT PRESENT THESE ACTIVITIES HAVE TO BE HELD IN UNSUITABLE PREMISES SUCH AS SCHOOL HALLS WHICH HAVE POOR ACOUSTICS, INADEQUATE REHEARSAL ROOMS, AND WHICH CANNOT ACCOMMODATE LARGE AUDIENCES.
PILING WORK FOR THE FOUNDATION OF THE AUDITORIUM HAS ALREADY COMMENCED AND IS NOW NEARING COMPLETION.
WORK ON THE BUILDING CONTRACT IS EXPECTED TO COMMENCE IN THE MIDDLE OF SEPTEMBER, TO BE COMPLETED IN AUTUMN OF 1979.
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