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FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1976

MR. STEAN SHARED MR. KU'S SENTIMENTS AND SAID THE INTERESTING DESIGN OF THE BUILDING WOULD INTRODUCE A SPECTACULAR LANDMARK IN TSIM SHA TSUI IN THE FORM OF THE EGG-SHAPED DOME STRUCTURE OF THE SKY THEATRE.

THIS WILL CONSIST OF A SEMI-HEMISPHERE 23 METRES IN DIAMETER WITH SEATS FOR BETWEEN 350 AND 400 PEOPLE AND IT IS HERE THAT VISITORS WILL BE MAKING IMAGINARY TRIPS TO THE STARS AND EXPERIENCE THE WONDERS OF THE UNIVERSE.

THE SKY THEATRE WILL BE LOCATED ON AN UPPER LEVEL SURROUNDED BY A GALLERY OVERLOOKING A LARGE EXHIBITION AREA BELOW FOR DISPLAYS ON ASTRONOMY, EARTH SCIENCES AND ASTRO-NAVIGATION.

THE CONTROL ROOM, STUDIOS, WORKSHOPS AND OFFICES WILL BE LOCATED UNDER THE THEATRE.

CONNECTED TO THE SKY THEATRE WILL BE A TWO-STOREY ANNEXE WHICH WILL PROVIDE SUCH FACILITIES AS A LARGE RESTAURANT ON THE FIRST FLOOR AND, ON THE GROUND FLOOR, A LECTURE HALL TO SEAT AN AUDIENCE OF 200 PEOPLE.

MEANWHILE. THE MAJOR PART OF THE EQUIPMENT WHICH INCLUDES A SOPHISTICATED PLANETARIUM STAR-PROJECTOR, A PROJECTION DOME AND VARIOUS +SPECIAL-EFFECTS+ PROJECTORS, HAVE ALREADY BEEN ORDERED FROM A GERMAN FIRM AND WILL BE DELIVERED FOR INSTALLATION WHEN THE BUILDING WORKS HAVE REACHED AN ADVANCED STAGE.

THE MAIN PROJECTOR, WHICH WILL BE FITTED IN THE CENTRE OF THE SKY THEATRE, CAN PROJECT ABOUT 8,900 FIXED STARS IN THE IR NATURAL CONFIGURATIONS, SOME OF THEM IN THEIR OWN DISTINCTIVE COLOURS OR WITH THEIR CHARACTERISTIC TWINKLING EFFECTS.

HONG KONG SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC TRENDS 1964-74

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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT HAS JUST PUBLISHED A HANDBOOK SETTING OUT IN CONCISE FORM THE MAJOR STATISTICS MOST DESCRIPTIVE OF THE MAIN TRENDS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

IN HONG KONG OVER THE ELEVEN-YEAR PERIOD BETWEEN 1964 AND 1974.

THIS PUBLICATION, SECOND IN THE SERIES, CONTAINS 73 TABLES AND 52 GRAPHS AND CHARTS, TOGETHER WITH DETAILED EXPLANATORY NOTES ON SOURCES AND COVERAGE.

SOME CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE PRESENT EDITION IN LAYOUT AND CONTENT.

THE MAIN CHANGES INCLUDE THE EXTENSION OF THE REFERENCE PERIOD FROM FIVE TO 11 YEARS TO FACILITATE IDENTIFICATION OF TRENDS, AND ENLARGEMENT OF COVERAGE TO INCORPORATE THE RESULTS OF THE 1973 CENSUS OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND THE 1974 WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADES SURVEY.

THIS PUBLICATION IS NOW ON SALE AT $10 A COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT THE STAR FERRY CONCOURSE, HONG KONG.

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