SUNDAY, AUGUST 15, 1982
9
PICTORIAL ILLUSTRATES CHANGES IN SAI KUNG
*****
THE TRANSFORMATION OF SAI KUNG FROM A FISHING AND AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY INTO A MODERN COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL TOWN IS ILLUSTRATED IN A PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUM JUST PUBLISHED BY THE SAI KUNG CULTURE AND RECREATIONAL ADVANCEMENT ASSOCIATION.
IN A FOREWORD, THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR CHAN SUI-JEUNG, POINTS OUT THAT THE PICTORIAL ALSO ILLUSTRATES THE SCENERY IN SAI KUNG, THROUGH THE MASTERPIECES OF WELL KNOWN PHOTOGRAPHERS AND ARTISTS.
PUBLISHED WITH FUNDS MAINLY FROM THE LOCAL DISTRICT BOARD, THE 24-PAGE +SA! KUNG SCENERY+ CONTAINS MORE THAN 60 COLOUR, AND BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS AS WELL AS ARTICLES AND DRAWINGS BY ARTISTS AND LOCAL CHILDREN.
MANY OF THE PICTURES, SELECTED FROM ENTRIES OF A RECENT PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION, DEPICT THE RECREATION AND CULTURAL LIFE OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.
THERE IS ALSO A SPECIAL CHAPTER ON THE MANY POPULAR TOURIST ATTRACTIONS IN THE DISTRICT.
THREE THOUSAND COPIES OF THE ALBUM HAVE BEEN PRINTED FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION TO VARIOUS ORGANISATIONS AND THE PUBLIC.