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RATEPAYERS WHO RECEIVE THE FORMS MUST COMPLETE AND RETURN THEM TO THE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT WITHIN 21 DAYS. USING THE RETURN ENVELOPE PROVIDED. THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
ANYONE WHO IS IN DOUBT AS TO HOW ΤΟ COMPLETE THE FORM MAY VISIT. OR TELEPHONE. THE DEPARTMENT AT THE 17TH FLOOR OF HENNESSY CENTRE. 500 HENNESSY ROAD. CAUSEWAY BAY, HONG KONG ITEL. 5-89576681 FOR ASSISTANCE.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION AT LUNG KWỤ TAN
AN AGREEMENT ON CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND A CULTURAL INSTITUTION IN THE RESCUE EXCAVATION OF LUNG KWU TAN IN TUEN MUN WAS SIGNED RECENTLY.
THE EXCAVATION. THE FIRST CO-OPERATIVE PROJECT OF THIS NATURE, IS BEING CONDUCTED JOINTLY BY THE ANTIQUITIES AND MONUMENTS OFFICE OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE BRANCH AND THE INSTITUTE OF CHINESE STUDIES OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG.
LUNG KWU TAN HAS BEEN RATED BY AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONSULTANT ONE OF THE FIVE MOST SIGNIFICANT ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES IN HONG KONG,
AS
PART OF THE SITE IS KNOWN TO BE AFFECTED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SOUTH ACCESS TO THE NIM WAN SOUTH CONTROLLED TIP PROJECT.
A RESCUE EXCAVATION FUNDED BY THE TIP PROJECT VOTE HAS BEEN UNDERTAKEN TO ASSESS THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL POTENTIAL OF THE SITE AND TO OBTAIN MAXIMUM DATA FROM IT BEFORE ROAD WORK STARTS.
THE EXCAVATION BEGAN EARLY THIS MONTH AND IS CONTINUE UNTIL THE END OF MARCH.
EXPECTED TO
SOME PREHISTORIC POTTERY AND STONE ARTEFACTS
HAVE
BEEN
UNEARTHED.
SUPPORT
A CONSIDERABLE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS HAVE PLEDGED THEIR AND THE HONG KONG MUSEUM OF HISTORY HAS ALSO PROVIDED INVALUABLE ASSISTANCE.
AN INFORMAL CEREMONY WAS HELD TO MARK THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE EXCAVATION.
VILLAGE BLDERS OF LANG KWU TAN AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE INSTITUTE OF CHINESE STUDIES WERE AMONG THOSE WHO ATTENDED.
A SIMPLE RITUAL (EREMONY WAS EXCAVATION PROCEEDED SMOOTHLY.
PERFORMED ΤΟ HELP
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