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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1978

NEW BOOK REVEALS FASCINATING HISTORY OF

GOVERNMENT HOUSE

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THE STORY OF HONG KONG'S MOST DISTINGUISHED RESIDENCE GOVERNMENT HOUSE IS TOLD IN FASCINATING DETAIL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A NEW BOOK WHICH GOES ON SALE TOMORROW (FRIDAY),

IT TOOK THE AUTHOR, KATHERINE MATTOCK, MONTHS OF PAINSTAKING RESEARCH OF OFFICIAL RECORDS IN BOTH HONG KONG AND LONDON TO COMPILE MATERIAL FOR THE BOOK, ENTITLED +THIS IS HONG KONG: THE STORY OF GOVERNMENT HOUSE.+

DESIGNED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES THE BOOK IS THE SECOND IN A NEW SERIES OF PUBLICATIONS ABOUT FEATURES OF HONG KONG. IT IS ON SALE AT HK$24 EACH FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL AND LEADING BOOKSHOPS.

LOOKING BACK AT THE EARLY DAYS OF HONG KONG, THE AUTHOR HAS PIECED TOGETHER THE CHEQUERED HISTORY OF THE HOUSE IN UPPER ALBERT ROAD WHICH HAS BEEN THE OFFICIAL RESIDENCE OF SUCCESSIVE GOVERNORS SINCE 1855.

AS WELL AS CHRONICLING THE HOUSE'S HISTORY THE BOOK RECALLS MANY SIGNIFICANT EVENTS THAT HAVE TOUCHED UPON THE LIFE OF HONG KONG SINCE IT WAS FOUNDED IN 1841.

RICHLY ILLUSTRATED WITH COLOURED PAINTINGS AND PHOTOGRAPHS, THE BOOK ALSO OFFERS READERS AN INSIGHT INTO THE LIVES OF SOME OF HONG KONG'S PAST GOVERNORS. UNDER ITS ROOF HAVE STAYED AN INTERNATIONAL ARRAY OF GUESTS WHO HAVE VISITED HONG KONG THROUGH THE YEARS, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE BRITISH ROYAL FAMILY, KINGS AND PRINCES OF EUROPE, HEADS OF STATE AND FAMOUS PERSONALITIES.

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