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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1994
A SOUL TABLET OF THE PRINCESS IS STILL WORSHIPPED AT THE ALTAR OF THEIR MAIN ANCESTRAL HALL, THE TANG CHUNG-LING ANCESTRAL HALL.
MA WAT WAI WAS BUILT DURING THE QIAN LONG REIGN (1736-1796) AND TOGETHER WITH FOUR OTHER WALLED VILLAGES IN THE AREA, THAT IS, LO WAI, TUNG KOK WAI, WING LING WAI AND SAN WAI (OR KUN LUNG WAI) ARE WIDELY- KNOWN AS THE "FIVE WAIS".
A
1988
OF THE FIVE WAIS, SAN WAI IS THE FIRST TO HAVE BEEN DECLARED MONUMENT. ITS GATE TOWER AND WALLS WERE DECLARED AS MONUMENTS IN AND 1991 RESPECTIVELY.
MA WAT WAI WAS ORIGINALLY A VILLAGE ENCLOSED BY BRICK WALLS FOUR SIDES WITH A TOWER AT EACH CORNER.
ON
ROWS OF HOUSES OCCUPIED THE INSIDE OF THE VILLAGE WITH A SHRINE AT THE FARTHEST END TO THE ENTRANCE GATE.
HAVE
LARGE PARTS OF THE WALLS AND ALL THE CORNER EITHER COLLAPSED OR BEEN DEMOLISHED TO MAKE WAY CONSTRUCTIONS, LEAVING ONLY THE ENTRANCE GATE AND PART OF THE WALLS.
TOWERS, HOWEVER,
FOR NEW
THE ENTRANCE TOWER IS IN FAIRLY GOOD CONDITION.
A RED
IT HAS A FINE FACADE OF GRANITE BLOCKS SURMOUNTED WITH SAND STONE LINTEL CARVED WITH THE CHARACTERS LITERALLY MEANING A PLACE OF LONGEVITY IN CHINESE.
THE
THE ENTRANCE TOWER OF MA
WAT
OF
WAI
A AS DECLARATION MONUMENT WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE ANTIQUITIES ADVISORY BOARD AND HAS THE FULL SUPPORT OF THE TANG CLAN IN LUNG YEUK TAU.
RESTORATION OF
THE
ENTRANCE TOWER WILL
COMMENCE SOON
WITH
FUNDING FROM THE GOVERNMENT.
THE
THE WORKS WILL BE SUPERVISED BY THE ANTIQUITIES SECTION OF
AND MONUMENT DEPARTMENT AND THE ANTIQUITIES ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES OFFICE OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE BRANCH.
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18 APPOINTED TO BEDSPACE APARTMENTS APPEAL BOARD
ON THE BEDSPACE YEARS FROM DECEMBER 1
THE GOVERNOR HAS APPOINTED 18 PERSONS TO SIT APARTMENTS APPEAL BOARD FOR A PERIOD OF TWO THIS YEAR.
A NOTICE OF THE ANNOUNCEMENTS WAS GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).
/THE BOARD