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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1985
CHINESE-STYLE SQUARE FOR KWUN TONG
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KWUN TONG IS TO GET AN ATTRACTIVE PUBLIC SQUARE SIMILAR TO STATUE SQUARE IN CENTRAL.
COVERING AN AREA OF ABOUT 5 000 SQUARE METRES, THE SITE IS CENTRALLY LOCATED AT THE BUSY KWUN TONG FERRY CONCOURSE AND IS EXPECTED TO PROVIDE A POPULAR RETREAT FOR BOTH LOCAL RESIDENTS AND WORKERS IN NEARBY INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS.
THE PROJECT, COSTING SOME $3 MILLION, WILL INVOLVE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A CHINESE-STYLE PAVILION, ARBOURS, PARK BENCHES AND WATER FEATURES IN THE FORM OF CASCADE AND POND.
CONSTRUCTION WORK IS DUE TO START IN OCTOBER AND IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION BY AUGUST NEXT YEAR.
ARTS FESTIVAL FOR YUEN LONG
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WELL KNOWN LOCAL AND FOREIGN ORCHESTRAS, OPERA GROUPS, BALLET AND DANCE TROUPES, SINGERS AND CHILDREN'S CHOIRS WILL PERFORM FOR YUEN LONG RESIDENTS DURING AN 18-DAY ARTS FESTIVAL BEGINNING ON FEBRUARY 28.
THE FIFTH YUEN LONG ARTS FESTIVAL WILL FEATURE A WIDE RANGE OF ENTERTAINMENT AND CULTURAL EVENTS.
DETAILS OF THE FESTIVAL WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, MR TAI KUEN, AT A PRESS CONFERENCE AT 11.30 AM TOMORROW (TUESDAY) IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARD, 13TH FLOOR, YUEN LONG GOVERNMENT OFFICES AT NO. 2, KIU LOK SQUARE, YUEN LONG.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE PRESS CONFERENCE.
A GOVERNMENT VAN WILL LEAVE KOWLOON PUBLIC PIER AT 10 AM SHARP FOR YUEN LONG.
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