SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1986
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TRADITION AND TECHNOLOGY TEAM UP IN SHA TIN
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CHINESE GARDENS REFLECTING THOUSANDS OF YEARS OF CULTURE WILL BE WATERED AT DEAD OF NIGHT BY COMPUTER-CONTROLLED SPRINKLERS USING STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY IN SHA TIN'S NEW TOWN PARK.
THE BLEND OF OLD AND NEW WILL BE A FEATURE OF THE $57 MILLION PARK NOW TAKING SHAPE ON THE NORTH BANK OF THE SHING MUN RIVER.
THE WESTERN HALF OF THE PARK IS TO BE OPENED TO THE PUBLIC NEXT MARCH TO HOLD ITS FIRST FUNCTION - THE HONG KONG FLOWER SHOW.
THE FOUR-DAY SHOW, BEING ORGANISED BY THE URBAN AND REGIONAL COUNCILS, HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 14 TO 17.
LANDSCAPING WORK FOR THE PARK OF MORE THAN EIGHT HECTARES HAS STARTED FOLLOWING THE AWARD OF A $3.85 MILLION CONTRACT BY THE TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID A CONTRACT FOR UNDERTAKING THE REMAINDER OF THE BUILDING WORK WOULD BE LET SHORTLY AND WORK IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF 1987.
ON COMPLETION IT WILL BE VERY MUCH A PARK FOR THE PEOPLE AND IS EXPECTED TO HOLD UP TO 25 000 VISITORS DURING PUBLIC HOLIDAYS. VIRTUALLY ON THE DOORSTEP OF 500 000 PEOPLE LIVING IN THE NEW TOWN AREA AND WITH THE MAIN URBAN AREAS OF HONG KONG AND KOWLOON ONLY MINUTES AWAY BY MTR AND KCR, IT IS DESTINED TO BE A BIG ATTRACTION AT WEEKENDS.
THE MAN IN CHARGE OF THE PROJECT. TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AGRICULTURAL OFFICER, MR ADRIAN FROST, SAID: +WE ALREADY KNOW THAT PARTIES HAVE BEEN ORGANISED FROM THE URBAN AREAS TO VISIT THE NEWLY-OPENED PARK IN TSUEN WAN. WE EXPECT EVEN MORE PEOPLE TO VISIT SHA TIN'S PARK BECAUSE IT WILL BE SO MUCH MORE ACCESSIBLE.+
IT WILL HAVE ATTRACTIONS FOR YOUNG AND OLD, A BLEND OF FORMALITY AND FUN, TRANQUILITY AND SHEER HIGH SPIRITS.
IT WILL INCORPORATE AN ABERDEEN-BUILT JUNK THAT WILL NEVER SAIL ANYWHERE, A SECTION OF THE +GREAT WALL OF CHINA+ TWO FORTS, WATERFALLS AND A BRIGHT YELLOW PLASTIC +BANDSTAND+ IMPORTED FROM THE U.S. AND ALREADY SOMETHING OF A LANDMARK ALONG THE BANKS OF THE RIVER.
+ IT WILL BE VERY MUCH A PLACE FOR EXPLORING, WITH ONE AREA LEADING INTO ANOTHER WITH THE THEME AND EMPHASIS QUITE DIFFERENT IN EACH SECTION, MR FROST SAID.
/+ THE PARK