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FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1987
HRH OPENS TUEN MUN TOWN HALL
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HER ROYAL HIGHNESS. PRINCESS MARGARET OPENED THE TUEN MUN TOWN HALL THIS (FRIDAY) MORNING,
FLYING IN A WESSEX HELICOPTER OF 29 SQUADRON ROYAL AIR FORCE, THE PRINCESS HAD A BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF HONG KONG DURING THE 15-MINUTE TRIP TO TUEN MUN.
SHE WAS GREETED BY THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DONALD LIAO THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR LAU WONG-FAT; AND DISTRICT OFFICER, MR STEPHEN SELBY, WHEN THE HELICOPTER TOUCHED DOWN AT TUEN MUN SPORTS GROUND.
THE PARTY THEN TRAVELLED BY CAR TO TUEN MUN TOWN HALL WHERE SHE MET THE CHAIRMAN OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL, MR CHEUNG YAN-LUNG: THE SECRETARY FOR MUNICIPAL SERVICES, MR AUGUSTINE CHUI THE DIRECTOR OF REGIONAL SERVICES, MR MICHAEL SUEN THE DIRECTOR OF ACHITECTURAL SERVICES. MR JOSÉ LEI THE DIRECTOR OF TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT. MR KENNETH KWOK: AND THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR PETER NG.
THE REGIONAL COUNCIL CHAIRMAN THEN PRESENTED OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL TO THE PRINCESS AND MADE A SPEECH TO WELCOME THE ROYAL VISITOR.
MR CHEUNG SAID THAT WITH THE OPENING OF THE TOWN HALL, THE REGIONAL COUNCIL WOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A VARIETY OF QUALITY PROGRAMMES FOR RESIDENTS OF TUEN MUN AND NEIGHBOURING DISTRICTS.
+ I AM SURE THAT THIS VENUE WILL BECOME A FOCUS OF CULTURAL ACTIVITY AND GIVE LOCAL RESIDENTS A GREAT DEAL OF ENTERTAINMENT FOR MANY YEARS TO COME, HE SAID.
PRINCESS MARGARET THEN UNVEILED A PLAQUE, DECLARING OPEN THE TOWN HALL.
SHE ALSO TOURED THE TOWN HALL TO LOOK AT ITS FACILITIES, ACCOMPANIED BY THE DIRECTOR OF REGIONAL SERVICES, MR MICHAEL SUEN, WHO BRIEFED HRH ON THE BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE BUILDING.
THE TOWN HALL IS A MULTI-PURPOSE CULTURAL VENUE CONSISTING OF AN AUDITORIUM, AN EXHIBITION GALLERY, A CULTURAL ACTIVITIES HALL AND OTHER ANCILLARY FACILITIES, MAKING IT ONE OF THE MOST MODERN AND BEST EQUIPPED VENUES OF ITS KIND IN HONG KONG.
/PRINCELS MARGARET