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"In the future Hong Kong's 1997 problems will be just a blip in the sea of time; it is therefore important that we today do not forget what happened in the past and do our best to bring to the public's attention for the sake of future generations," he said.
The exhibition is being held at the AMO Gallery at 136 Nathan Road, Kowloon, until early March next year.
Old photographs of Sheung Wan, Western and other parts of the territory, which come from the archives of the Society, are put on display.
Further details of the exhibition can be obtained on 2721 2326.
End/Thursday, November 30, 1995
Potential land fill source
In response to media enquiries concerning potential sources for fill material, a government spokesman today (Thursday) said only eight sites were under consideration, and this was only by way of a possible contingency arrangement for sourcing fill.
"None of the eight are in the country park areas and they have not yet reached the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) stage. Besides, there is a possibility that they may be completely abandoned even before that stage is reached," he said.
On the issue that the Government was delaying creating 14 extra country parks because of considerations about potential areas for extracting fill material, the spokesman said this was not the case.
He added that the Government's Fill Management Committee routinely made available to any interested parties the wide range of documents and plans which covered the provision of fill material.
End/Thursday, November 30, 1995