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SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 1979

423 MILLION AUDITORIUM FOR TSUEN WAN

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THE $23 MILLION TSUEN WAN AUDITORIUM, WHICH WILL PROVIDE THE NEW TOWN WITH THE MUCH NEEDED FACILITIES FOR THE INCREASED CULTURAL ACTIVITIES IN THE AREA, WILL BE READY AT THE END OF THIS YEAR.

MR. FRED WOO, SENIOR ARCHITECT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY) THAT THE SUPERSTRUCTURE HAD ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED.

+WE ARE NOW CARRYING OUT BUILDING SERVICES INSTALLATION SUCH AS AIR CONDITIONING, ELECTRICITY, STAGE EQUIPMENT, LIGHTING, SOUND SYSTEM, AND DECORATION WORK IN THE MULTI-PURPOSE AUDITORIUM,+ HE SAID.

+OVERALL ABOUT 65 PER CENT OF THE PROJECT HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND IT SHOULD BE READY BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

THE AUDITORIUM WILL SEAT 1,500 PEOPLE AND IS SIMILAR IN DESIGN TO THE CONCERT HALL OF THE CITY HALL, BUT MODIFICATIONS WILL BE MADE TO MAKE IT MORE SUITABLE FOR CONCERTS AND CHINESE DRAMA PERFORMANCES.

THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB HAS PLEDGED A DONATION OF $10 MILLION TOWARDS THE CAPITAL COST OF THE PROJECT WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE CENTRE OF THE TOWN, NEXT TO THE TSUEN WAN MAGISTRACY BUILDING.

ROAD SAFETY DEMONSTRATION IN YAU MA TEI *****

THE YAU MA TEI CITY DISTRICT OFFICE IN CONJUNCTION WITH DISTRICT ORGANISATIONS AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, WILL STAGE AN ONE-HOUR ROAD SAFETY DEMONSTRATION TOMORROW (SUNDAY) AFTERNOON.

THE DEMONSTRATION, TO BE PERFORMED BY SCHOOL ROAD SAFETY PATROLS, WILL BE CARRIED OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY AT THE ZEBRA- CROSSINGS OUTSIDE THE MAN BUN RESTAURANT IN JORDAN ROAD AND THE ROYAL THEATRE IN NATHAN ROAD.

DURING THE DEMONSTRATION, THE STUDENTS WILL SHOW THE PEDESTRIANS THE CORRECT WAYS TO CROSS ROADS AND HOW TO OBSERVE ROAD SAFETY CODES. IN ADDITION, TWO POLICE VANS WILL BROADCAST ROAD SAFETY JINGLES AND DISTRIBUTE LEAFLETS ON ROAD SAFETY.

/THE EVENT