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THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1994
PUBLIC WORKS ON DISPLAY
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MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WILL BE ABLE TO SEE HOW HONG KONG HAS TRANSFORMED FROM A SMALL FISHING VILLAGE 150 YEARS AGO INTO AN INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND FINANCIAL CENTRE IN A ROVING EXHIBITION MARK 150 YEARS OF PUBLIC WORKS IN HONG KONG.
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THE EXHIBITION, WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE AT POPULAR LOCATIONS INCLUDING SHOPPING CENTRES AND AN MTR STATION OVER SEVEN WEEKENDS BETWEEN NOW AND AUGUST, IS ORGANISED BY THE WORKS BRANCH AND WORKS GROUP OF DEPARTMENTS.
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THE FIRST EXHIBITION WILL TAKE PLACE THIS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY 14
AND MAY 15) AT THE PEDESTRIAN DECK OF THE LOK FU SHOPPING
VISITORS WILL BE ABLE TO SEE SHORT FILMS ON A FULL-SIZE VIDEO WALL ON HOW PUBLIC MONEY IS SPENT ON BUILDING MORE HOSPITALS, SCHOOLS, PARKS, ROADS AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURAL PROJECTS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF HONG KONG PEOPLE.
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THEY WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO SEE IMPRESSIVE MODELS OF SOME OF THE MAJOR PROJECTS BEING UNDERTAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT INCLUDING TSING BRIDGE, DEVELOPMENTS AT THE CENTRAL AND WAN CHAI RECLAMATION, THE AWARD-WINNING KOWLOON WALLED CITY PARK, AND THE STRATEGIC SEWAGE DISPOSAL SCHEME IN MINIATURE WHICH WILL BE DISPLAYED WHERE PERMITS.
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THE EXHIBITION WILL ALSO FEATURE DISPLAY PANELS CONTAINING CHARTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS WITH SHORT DESCRIPTIONS TO EXPLAIN THE MAIN ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN BY THE WORKS BRANCH, THE NEW AIRPORT PROJECTS CO-ORDINATING OFFICE, AND SEVEN WORKS DEPARTMENTS, NAMELY ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, DRAINAGE SERVICES DEPARTMENT, ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT, TERRITORY. DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT.
ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DISPLAY IS A SFT OF FIVE PANORAMIC-VIEW PHOTOGRAPHS WHICH SHOW THE CHANGES THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN THE SKYLINE OF KOWLOON PENINSULA AND HONG KONG ISLAND OVER THE PAST 150 YEARS.
THESE PHOTOGRAPHS WERE TAKEN VIRTUALLY FROM THE SAME ANGLE AT BEACON HILL WITH THE EARLIEST PICTURE DATED 1862 AND THE LAST ONE JUST LAST MONTH.
A POCKET-SIZE ADDRESS-TELEPHONE NOTEBOOK WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO VISITORS ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED BASIS.
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