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"THE GARDEN, OCCUPYING A SITE OF 3.1 HECTARES, WILL ENHANCE THE AMENITIES PROVIDED FOR THE KOWLOON CENTRAL RESIDENTS WHEN IT IS COMPLETED IN JULY 1995.
"THE DESIGN OF THE PARK IS THE RESULT OF MUCH RESEARCH WORK ON CHINESE GARDENS BY ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES STAFF, AS WELL AS THE ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE FROM THEIR COUNTERPARTS IN CHINA, HE NOTED,
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"THE DESIGN OF THE PARK HAD BEEN AWARDED A DIPLOMA OF THE CENTRAL SOCIETY OF HORTICULTURE OF GERMANY AT THE FIFTH INTERNATIONAL HORTICULTURE EXHIBITION STUTTGART EXPO 93," HE SAID.
SPECIALIST CONTRACTORS FROM CHINA WILL BE ENGAGED TO BUILD THE
PAVILIONS, WINDING GALLERIES, ROCKERIES, BUSHES, TREES, WATER
FEATURES, COLOURFUL STONE PAVINGS, STONES INSCRIBED WITH POETRY, WOOD AND BAMBOO CARVINGS.
"IT WILL ALSO BECOME A MAJOR TOURIST ATTRACTION AS MUCH OF THE RELICS OF THE KOWLOON WALLED CITY WILL BE RESTORED THERE" MR PAU ADDED.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION HAD BEEN CARRIED OUT AT THE SITE DURING WHICH THE FOOTING OF THE ORIGINAL WALL OF THE WALLED CITY, SOME GRANITE PATHS, THE ENTRANCE GATE AND OTHER RELICS WERE FOUND.
THE ALIGNMENT OF THE WALL WILL BE DEMARCATED IN THE PARK AND PART OF THE ORIGINAL WALL WILL BE EXPOSED AS AN EXHIBIT TO THE PUBLIC.
"YAMEN" THE OLD ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE IN THE KOWLOON WALLED CITY, WILL BE RESTORED TO FORM THE FOCUS OF THE PARK. THE SOUTH AND NORTH ENTRANCE GATES WILL BE REBUILT TO MAKE THE HISTORIC CHARACTER OF THE SITE MORE EXPLICIT.
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THERE WILL BE A "KID KINGDOM" IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE PARK TO PROVIDE VARIOUS PLAYGROUND FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN.
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THREE OLD WELLS WILL BE RESERVED AS A SPECIAL FEATURE то PROVIDE WATER FOR GARDENING. OTHER RELICS, SUCH AS STONE TABLETS COLUMN BASES, WILL BE PLACED AT SUITABLE LOCATIONS FOR VISITORS ARE INTERESTED IN THE HISTORY OF THE SITE.
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ALSO OFFICIATING AT THE CEREMONY WERE THE SECRETARY FOR MR JAMES BLAKE; THE SECRETARY FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE, MR JAMES AND THE CHAIRMAN OF URBAN COUNCIL, DR RONALD LEUNG DING-BONG,
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GRADING OF BEACH WATER QUALITY
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT TODAY (THURSDAY) ANNOUNCED GRADES ON THE BACTERIOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY OF ALL BATHING BEACHES IN HONG KONG.
THE PURPOSE OF THE GRADING SYSTEM IS TO INFORM SWIMMERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT THE STATE OF BACTERIOLOGICAL POLLUTION AT VARIOUS BEACHES.
/A SPOKESMAN