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SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 1979
ARCHITECTS VISIT SPACE MUSEUM
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SOME 30 MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG INSTITUTION OF ARCHITECTS THIS (SATURDAY) MORNING VISITED THE HONG KONG SPACE MUSEUM.
THEY WERE ACCOMPANIED BY MR. KENNETH KAN, SENIOR ARCHITECT, AND MR. KWAN PAK-LAM, PROJECT ARCHITECT, OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
THE $20 MILLION PROJECT, FINANCED BY THE URBAN COUNCIL, IS ABOUT 70 PER CENT COMPLETE.
+INSULATION MATERIAL FOR ACOUSTIC REQUIREMENT IN THE SKY THEATRE IS BEING FITTED WHILE WORK ON INSTALLING SOUND EQUIPMENT HAS JUST STARTED, + MR. KAN SAID.
HE ADDED THAT THE MAIN EQUIPMENT FOR THE SKY THEATRE, INCLUDING PROJECTORS AND SCREENS WOULD BE INSTALLED AT THE END OF AUGUST FOR COMPLETION EARLY NEXT YEAR.
ROAD SAFETY DRIVING COMPETITION *****
THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICE (CENTRAL AND WESTERN), DISTRICT VOLUNTARY WELFARE ORGANISATIONS AND THE TWO POLICE STATIONS WILL BE ORGANISING A ROAD SAFETY DRIVING COMPETITION FROM 9.30 A.M. TO NOON TOMORROW (SUNDAY).
THE COMPETITION IS BEING HELD AS PART OF THE CURRENT TERRITORY-WIDE ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN 1979-80.
FIFTY PRIVATE-CAR OWNERS WHO EITHER LIVE OR WORK IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT HAVE ENROLLED FOR THE EVENT.
PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ASKED TO DRIVE ALONG A PRE-SET ROUTE TO TEST THE IR +SAFE+ DRIVING SKILLS.
PRIZES WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE CHAMPION AND THE FIRST THREE RUNNERS-UP. SOUVENIRS WILL BE GIVEN TO ALL OTHER ENTRANTS.
MR. RICKY FUNG, CITY DISTRICT OFFICER (CENTRAL AND WESTERN) AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CO-ORGANISERS WILL PERFORM THE RIBBON- CUTTING CEREMONY OF THE COMPETITION.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE ROAD SAFETY DRIVING COMPETITION TO BE HELD FROM 9.30 A.M. TO NOON TOMORROW (SUNDAY) AT THE MURRAY ROAD OPEN CAR PARK, CENTRAL.
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