FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1980
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+TSUEN WAN 20 YEARS IN NEWSPHOTOS+
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A 10-DAY PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION SHOWING THE MAJOR EVENTS IN TSUEN WAN DURING THE PAST TWO DECADES WAS OPENED TODAY AT THE EXHIBITION HALL OF TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL.
ENTITLED +TSUEN WAN 20 YEARS IN NEWSPHOTOS+, THE EXHIBITION FEATURES 250 BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL DISTRICT OFFICE, NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, COMMERCIAL INSTITUTES AND COMMUNITY LEADERS.
THE EXHIBITION WAS OPENED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICER TSUEN WAN, MR H.T. LUI, WHO SAID THE PHOTOGRAPHS WERE AN HONEST RECORD OF PAST HAPPENINGS. THEY GIVE US A CHANCE TO LEARN FROM THE PAST AND PROVIDE US WITH DIRECTIONS FOR FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS, HE ADDED.
HE ALSO TOLD DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS AND GUESTS ATTENDING THE OPENING CEREMONY THAT THE GOVERNMENT WAS PLANNING TO PROVIDE MORE LAND IN THE DISTRICT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT. THE RECLAIMED LAND AT SOUTH TSUEN WAN, FOR INSTANCE, WOULD BE USED FOR COMMUNITY FACILITY PURPOSES.
THE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE GROUPED UNDER FOUR CATEGORIES: BUILDING PROJECTS, COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND CELEBRATIONS, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, AND NATURAL CALAMITIES.
CAPTIONS ARE ATTACHED TO THEM TO PROVIDE VISITORS WITH BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND DETAILS OF THE VARIOUS EVENTS.
THE EXHIBITION IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY TSUEN WAN CULTURE AND RECREATION CO-ORDINATING ASSOCIATION AND THE TOWN HALL MANAGEMENT. THE LOCAL DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD IS PROVIDING FUNDS.
IT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC DAILY FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM UNTIL SEPTEMBER 7.