MONDAY, APRIL 7, 1980
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TSUEN WAN COMMUNITY LEADER, MR DEACON CHIU, HAS DONATED $100 000 TOWARDS THE COST OF THE RENOVATION WORK AND ANOTHER COMMUNITY LEADER, MR CHOU WEN-HIN, OF CHOU'S FOUNDATION, HAS DONATED $50 000. MR LAM KIN-MING HAS GIVEN $10 000.
THE COMMITTEE HOPES THAT THE REMAINING SUM WILL BE RAISED BEFORE THE END OF MAY.
THE OLD VILLAGE IS LOCATED 200 METRES ABOVE TSING LUNG TAU. YUEN TUN MEANS +ROUND MOUND+ IN CHINESE.
IN THE EARLY 1960S, RESIDENTS OF THE OLD VILLAGE WERE RESITED AT TSING LUNG TAU WHEN TAI LAM CHUNG RESERVOIR WAS CONSTRUCTED.
THE BLUE BRICK ROW OF SEVEN HOUSES WAS CONSTRUCTED TO A DISTINCT ARCHITECTURAL PATTERN IN RECTANGULAR FORM. AN ANCESTRAL HALL FORMS THE CENTRAL PART, FROM WHICH THERE IS A CORRIDOR CONNECTING ROOMS AND KITCHENS ON EACH SIDE.
RENOVATION WORK WILL INCLUDE CONSTRUCTION OF DRAINAGE CHANNELS AND WORK UNDER THE ROW OF HOUSES TO PREVENT RISING DAMP.
WHEN COMPLETED, A COLLECTION OF LOCAL HISTORICAL ARTEFACTS, INCLUDING ORIGINAL DECORATIONS, FURNITURE AND WORK TOOLS, WILL BE DISPLAYED IN ONE OF THE HOUSES.
AN EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE CIVIL AID SERVICES WILL ALSO BE ON DISPLAY.
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THE RENOVATED HOUSES, AND FACILITIES AT THE CAMP, CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ON REQUEST TO THE CIVIL AID SERVICES.
BUS TERMINUS TO GET NEW LOOK
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THE EXISTING TSZ WAN SHAN (SOUTH) BUS TERMINUS AT PO KONG VILLAGE ROAD WILL BE REBUILT TO A HIGHER STANDARD.
TENDERS FOR THE WORK ARE BEING INVITED BY THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
MR T.D. ARMOUR, CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE HIGHWAYS (KOWLOON) DIVISION, SAID THE NEW TERMINUS WOULD BE CONSTRUCTED IN REINFORCED CONCRETE.
IT WOULD ALSO HAVE A CANTEEN AND A REGULATOR'S OFFICE.
WORK ON THE PROJECT WILL START IN MAY AND WILL TAKE SOME SIX MONTHS TO COMPLETE.