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SUNDAY, MAY 26, 1965
+BRUCE IS NOW REGARDED AS ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS ARTISTS WHO SOUGHT TO REFLECT IN THEIR WORKS THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF HONG KONG AFTER IT WAS SETTLED, THE 10 REPRODUCED PAINTINGS, WHICH ARE SELECTED FROM HIS SET OF 12 PRINTS, SHOW THE VIEWS OF DIFFERENT PARTS OF 4THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED SETTLEMENT INCLUDING THE CITY OF VICTORIA, SPRING GARDENS (NOW KNOWN AS WAN CHAI), EAST POINT (CAUSEWAY BAY), SAI WAN (CHAI WAN), AND ABERDEEN, SAID MR TING.
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BRUCE'S PROFESSION AS AN ARCHITECT OBVIOUSLY INFLUENCED HIS PAINTING STYLE. WESTERN-STYLE BUILDINGS COULD BE SEEN THROUGHOUT HIS PICTURES. AMONG THE MANY LANDMARKS DEPICTED BY HIM WERE THE RESIDENCE OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND COMMANDANT OF THE GARRISON, MAJOR-GENERAL GEORGE D'AGUILAR, WHICH WAS LATER KNOWN AS FLAGSTAFF HOUSE AND WAS CONVERTED BY THE URBAN COUNCIL IN JANUARY 1984 INTO THE MUSEUM OF TEA WARE.
OTHER IMPORTANT LANDMARKS IN THE SERIES INCLUDE MURRAY HOUSE, HEADQUARTERS HOUSE, THE OLD HONG KONG CLUB, THE GOVERNMENT OFFICES, ST JOHN'S CATHEDRAL, THE BISHOP'S HOUSE, AND THE FORMER GOVERNMENT HOUSE IN SPRING GARDENS.
THE SHAPE AND LOCATION OF THESE LANDMARKS ARE ALSO ACCURATELY AND FAITHFULLY DEPICTED BY AN ANONYMOUS ARTIST, WHO, IN 1854, PAINTED THE VIEW OF THE VICTORIA CITY AND THE HARBOUR IN GREAT DETAIL. THE PICTURE ALSO CONVEYS THE MESSAGE THAT BY THIS TIME HONG KONG WAS ALREADY A BUSY SEAPORT AND THRIVING CITY.
+THIS PICTURE IS REGARDED AS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PAINTINGS DEPICTING THE VICTORIA CITY AND THE HARBOUR IN THE 19TH CENTURY BECAUSE OF ITS ACCURATE DETAILS AND THE SKILFUL APPLICATION OF OIL PAINTS, SAID MR TING.
TURNING TO BORGET'S PAINTINGS DEPICTING GUANGZHOU AND MACAU, MR TING SAID THESE PICTURES SERVED AS USEFUL VISUAL RECORDS ON HONG KONG'S NEIGHBOURING CITIES DURING THE 19TH CENTURY.
COPIES OF THE REPRODUCED PAINTINGS, AT $3.20 EACH, ARE ON SALE AT THE MUSEUM OF ART ON THE 10TH FLOOR OF THE CITY HALL HIGH BLOCK, THE URBAN COUNCIL PUBLICATIONS CENTRES IN ICE HOUSE STREET AND AT THE CITY HALL LOW BLOCK, AND THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE IN CONNAUGHT PLACE.
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