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Friday, September 28, 1973
GOVERNOR OPENS WONG TAI SIN NEW TEMPLE
The Governor, Sir Murray MacLehose, said today that the great
tradition of Chinese architecture is still alive and flourishing in
Hong Kong.
One reassuring sign of this, he added, was the completion of
the magnificent Wong Tai Sin New Temple in Lung Cheung Road.
Speaking at the opening of the new temple, Sir Murray said:
"The vast majority of the people of Hong Kong are Chinese by race and
language. But there are few buildings in our city which are distinctively
Chinese."
Referring to the Wong Tai Sin temple, he said: "It has ministered
to the spiritual needs of the people of this part of Kowloon for over
half a century.
**The population of the surrounding area has increased many times
over during that period, and the temple and its grounds now provide a
welcome oasis amongst the vast public housing estates which have sprung up
in recent years."
The Governor pointed out that it was indicative of the importance
of the temple as a local landmark that the whole district was now known
as Wong Tai Sin.
The temple, built 52 years ago, has been renovated and expanded
with private donations totalling $4 million.
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