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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1992
THE FOLLOWING BEACHES HAVE CHANGED GRADING ON THIS OCCASION:
DEEP WATER BAY, MIDDLE BAY, REPULSE BAY AND TONG FUK FROM "2" TO "1"; BUTTERFLY AND GEMINI FROM "3" TO "2",
THE CHANGES ARE WITHIN THE NORMAL RANGE OF FLUCTUATION OF THE BACTERIOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY OF THESE BEACHES.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
FOR FURTHER ENQUIRIES, PLEASE CONTACT ACTING PRINCIPAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OFFICER, MR DAVID L HALL ON 835 1234.
MORE SUPPORT FOR HERITAGE CONSERVATION
FOLLOWING THE FORMATION OF THE LORD WILSON HERITAGE TRUST, ADDITIONAL SOURCE OF SUPPORT WOULD BE PROVIDED TO PRIVATE GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH GOOD IDEAS FOR CONSERVATION OF HONG KONG'S HERITAGE.
THIS WAS STATED TODAY (THURSDAY} BY THE SECRETARY FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE, MR JAMES SO, IN HIS ADDRESS TO THE OPENING SESSION OF A TWO-DAY CONFERENCE ON BUILDING CONSERVATION.
MR SO SAID THE TRUST WOULD HELP TO FUND EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS, RESTORATION OF TEMPLES AND OTHER HISTORIC BUILDINGS, AND EFFORTS ΤΟ RECORD OLD AND LOCAL TRADITIONS WHICH WERE BEING SWEPT AWAY BY CHANGING LIFESTYLE.
"I AM PLEASED TO SAY THAT FUND-RAISING FOR THE TRUST IS GOING WELL, AND I ENCOURAGE ANYONE WITH AN INTEREST IN PRESERVING OUR HERITAGE TO SUPPORT THE TRUST IN WHATEVER WAY THEY CAN, MR SO SAID.
HE SAID CONSERVATION OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS WAS ONE OF THE MOST REWARDING TASK IN HERITAGE PRESERVATION.
"OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, WITH FUNDING FROM THE GOVERNMENT, THE JOCKEY CLUB AND OTHER GENEROUS BENEFACTORS, THE MONUMENTS OFFICE AND THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DISCOVERED AND RESTORED MANY HISTORIC REMINDERS OF RURAL BACKWATER OF IMPERIAL CHINA,
** HE ADDED.
ANTIQUITIES AND DEPARTMENT HAVE
OUR TIME AS A
ARCHITECTS AND PLANNERS WHO HELPED TO SHAPE THE CITY OF HONG KONG PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN PROTECTING THE TERRITORY'S HERITAGE, HE SAID.
MR SO POINTED OUT THAT CONSERVATIONISTS WERE INCREASINGLY RECOGNISING THE DEMAND FOR A MODERN FUNCTION WHEN CONSIDERING THE SAVING OF OLD BUILDINGS PRACTICALLY.
/THE PRESENT