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Friday, May 26, 1972

The map was drawn by a firm of engineering contractors which had

its offices and works in Kowloon City Road. Its telephone number was only

K21.

One map of New Kowloon

comparatively recent, being drawn in

1937

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has only the barest details. The names of Kwun Tong and Tsuen

Wan are not even on it.

Another old map of Kowloon has names of streets, but few people

would have known that Nathan Road was formerly Robinson Road.

Maps produced now by the Crown Lands and Survey Office of course

shows Robinson Road on Hong Kong Island.

An eight sheet map of Hong Kong and Kowloon at a scale of 1:10,000

shows very clear topographical details, and names on part of the map are

in both Chinese and English.

A placard by its side in the exhibition hall at the Ocean Terminal

says that the whole urban area of the map will be bilingual in the next six

to 12 months.

Also on exhibition are special maps, such as the best-selling 'tourist

map' and a 'countryside' map series. A large mosaic of aerial photographs of

Hong Kong towers above the other exhibits and a plastic relief map made by

vacuum forming of vinyl plastic sheets is remarkable for its modern touch.

There are also photographs and illustrations of modern cartographic

methods, including scribing, photo-printing and survey by aerial camera.

The exhibition was opened last Tuesday and will be closed this Sunday

(May 28). Opening hours are from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Admittance is free.

Release Time: 7.30 p.m.

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