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TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1974.

GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE RENOVATED

THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT THE STAR FERRY CONCOURSE HAS BEEN GIVEN A NEW LOOK WHICH HAS TRANSFORMED THE PREMISES INTO AN ATTRACTIVE SALES CENTRE OFFERING A WIDER RANGE OF READING MATERIAL TO THE PUBLIC.

FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE PUBLIC, A BROUSING AREA HAS BEEN INTRODUCED WITH A VARIETY OF GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS TOGETHER WITH THOSE PUT OUT BY THE TWO UNIVERSITIES ON DISPLAY. FOR EASY REFERENCE.

APART FROM ANNUAL AND DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS PUBLISHED BY THE COVERNMENT, PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE AT THE CENTRE INCLUDE SOUVENIR POSTERS, MAPS, REPRODUCTIONS OF PAINTINGS DEPICTING 19TH CENTURY HONG KONG AND A WIDE SELECTION OF BOOKS ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS.

COLOUR SETS OF LOCAL MARINE FISH, AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF DIFFERENT PARTS OF HONG KONG AND MAJOR ENGINEERING PROJECTS ARE EXHIBITED ON A CONVENIENT INDEX RACK FROM WHICH CUSTOMERS CAN SELECT THEIR FAVOURITE PRINTS.

ANOTHER INNOVATION AT THE CENTRE IS AN INFORMATION COUNTER OF THE HONG KONG TOURIST ASSOCIATION. IT IS EXPECTED THAT SOME 30.000 TOURIST ENQUIRIES WILL BE HANDLED THERE DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION.

A LARGE SELECTION OF THE ASSOCIATION'S POPULAR TITLES ARE ALSO ON SALE AT THE COUNTER, GIVING INFORMATION ON SCENIC SPOTS, RESTAURANTS, NIGHT CLUBS, STREETS ETC.

THE RENOVATED PUBLICATIONS CENTRE WAS OPENED TODAY BY THE SECRETARY OF HOME AFFAIRS, MR. DENIS BRAY, AND THE DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES, MR. DAVID FORD.

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