WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 1992
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THE DISCOVERY OF AN OVEN OR KILN STRUCTURE WHICH MIGHT BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FIRING OF COARSE WARE POTTERY INDICATES THAT THE SITE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO SHED MORE LIGHT ON THE LEVEL OF POTTERY TECHNOLOGY IN THE NEOLITHIC/BRONZE PERIOD; AND
AGE
STONE IMPLEMENTS AND
THE SITE HAS YIELDED A WIDE RANGE OF ORNAMENTS WHICH WOULD ENABLE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE TECHNOLOGY EMPLOYED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF STONE ARTIFACTS IN THE NEOLITHIC/BRONZE AGE PERIOD.
TOGETHER WITH THE LUNG KWU TAN AND LUN KWU SHEUNG TAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES IN TUEN MUN, YUNG LONG REPRESENTS A MAJOR SOURCE OF INFORMATION ON THE PREHISTORY OF THE NORTHWEST NEW TERRITORIES.
INITIAL FINDINGS FROM TESTS REVEALED A THICK UNDISTURBED
CULTURAL PREHISTORIC DEPOSIT.
THE TEAM HAS NOW OPENED UP TWO LARGE SQUARES WHICH YIELDED A WIDE RANGE OF LATE NEOLITHIC ARTIFACTS INCLUDING STAMPED AND INCISED POTTERY, STONE IMPLEMENTS SUCH AS ADZES, PROJECTILE POINTS, POLISHED RINGS AND SPINDLE WHORLS.
OVEN REMAINS ARE ABUNDANT AND A SERIES OF POSTHOLES HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED WHICH MAY RELATE TO SOME PREHISTORIC STRUCTURES.
WHICH
RINGS. MORE
THE MOST SPECTACULAR DISCOVERY IS A NUMBER OF BURIALS CONTAIN COMPLETE POTS AND SLOTTED POLISHED STONE IMPORTANT FINDINGS ARE EXPECTED IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.
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TEN DEPARTURES OF INNER-HARBOUR FERRY SERVICES WILL CANCELLED TOMORROW (THURSDAY) TO TIE IN WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE NEW GOVERNOR, MR CHRISTOPHER PATTEN.
A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY): "IN VIEW OF THE CLOSURE OF THE CENTRAL VICTORIA HARBOUR TO ALL MARINE TRAFFIC FOR 45 MINUTES FROM 3.45 PM TO 4.30 PM TOMORROW, THE FERRY SERVICES WILL HAVE TO BE TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED.'
FOUR SAILINGS OF STAR FERRY AT 3.50 PM AND 4 PM DEPARTING WAN CHAI AND TSIM SHA TSUI RESPECTIVELY WILL BE CANCELLED WHILE DEPARTURES FROM HUNG HOM AT 3.40 PM AND EDINBURGH PLACE AT 4 PM ALSO BE SUSPENDED.
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THE
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FOUR HOVERFERRY SAILINGS OF THE HONG KONG AND YAUMATI FERRY COMPANY PLYING BETWEEN EDINBURGH PLACE AND TSIM SHA TSUI EAST WILL ALSO BE AFFECTED. THEY WILL DEPART AT 4 PM AND 4.20 PM FROM EDINBURGH PLACE, AND 3.50 PM AND 4 PM FROM TSIM SHA TSUI EAST.
"COMMUTERS MAY USE ALTERNATIVE PUBLIC TRANSPORT MODES TO CROSS THE HARBOUR DURING THE CLOSURE," THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
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