THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1984
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MR BRAY SAID THE MUSEUM WOULD BE A VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION TO THE CULTURAL LIFE OF HONG KONG.
MR CHEONG-LEEN RECALLED THAT THE IDEA OF RENOVATING FLAGSTAFF HOUSE AND TURNING IT INTO A SPECIALISED MUSEUM WAS FIRST SUGGESTED IN A REPORT ABOUT THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF VICTORIA BARRACKS.
FLAGSTAFF HOUSE WAS PUT UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF THE URBAN COUNCIL IN 1981, AND THE RENOVATION WORK STARTED IN FEBRUARY 1983.
THE CONVERSION OF THE BUILDING INTO A TEA WARE MUSEUM WAS CARRIED OUT WITH THE OBJECTIVES OF REINFORCING ITS STRUCTURE SO THAT IT COULD BE OPENED TO THE PUBLIC, MODIFYING THE INTERIOR AND INSTALLING NECESSARY FACILITIES TO MAKE IT FUNCTION AS A MODERN MUSEUM, WHILE PRESERVING A TYPICAL EXAMPLE OF WESTERN ARCHITECTURE IN A POPULAR STYLE OF THE MID-19TH CENTURY IN HONG
KONG.
+TODAY WE ARE ALL HAPPY TO SEE FLAGSTAFF HOUSE RESTORED TO ITS ORIGINAL SPLENDOUR AND THE MUSEUM OF TEA WARE OPENED FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF THE PUBLIC,+ SAID MR CHEONG-LEEN.
THE FLAGSTAFF HOUSE MUSEUM OF TEA WARE IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM DAILY, EXCEPT ON WEDNESDAYS.
ADMISSION IS FREE.
LEGAL AID EXTENSIVE ****
HONG KONG HAS A SOPHISTICATED AND EXTENSIVE SYSTEM OF LEGAL AID, THE DEPUTY TO THE GOVERNOR, SIR PHILIP HADDON-CAVE, HEARD TODAY, DURING A HALF-DAY VISIT TO THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE LEGAL AID DEPARTMENT IN CENTRAL.
SIR PHILIP WAS ACCOMPANIED BY THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF LEGAL AID, MR P.R. MOSS.
SIR PHILIP TOURED THE APPLICATIONS AND GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DIVISION, THE PERSONAL INJURIES LITIGATION DIVISION, AND THE GENERAL AND MATRIMONIAL LITIGATION DIVISION. HE SPOKE WITH STAFF OF THE LEGAL AID DEPARTMENT, WHO EXPLAINED THE LEGAL SERVICES OFFERED BY THE DEPARTMENT, AND ITS WORK.
THE LEGAL AID DEPARTMENT HAS GROWN RAPIDLY SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1967, A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS IN BOTH CIVIL AND CRIMINAL CASES HAS INCREASED MORE THAN TENFOLD. LEGAL AID HAS RECENTLY BEEN EXTENDED TO COMMITTAL PROCEEDINGS IN THE MAGISTRATES' COURTS,
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