TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1980
AFTER MR CHAN'S SPEECH, THE PRINCESS WILL WATCH PERFORMANCES BY TSUEN WAN GIRLS' AND CHILDREN'S CHOIRS AND TSUEN WAN DANCE TROUPE.
THE PRINCESS WILL NEXT GO TO THE EXHIBITION GALLERY TO SEE A PICTORIAL AND MAP DISPLAY TRACING TSUEN WAN'S HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT, AS WELL AS PLANS SHOWING FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW TOWN.
THE DISPLAY IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE, TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES.
AFTER VIEWING THE DISPLAY, HER ROYAL HIGHNESS WILL ATTEND A RECEPTION HOSTED BY THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES AND THE DIRECTOR OF URBAN SERVICES FOR 550 GUESTS.
DURING HER ONE HOUR VISIT TO THE TOWN HALL, THE WINNERS OF A MURALS COMPETITION, ONE OF WHOM WAS ONLY 11 WHEN SHE ENTERED, WILL BE PRESENTED TO HER ROYAL HIGHNESS,
THE COMPETITION WAS ORGANISED BY TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE LOCAL DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD. IT ATTRACTED OVER 600 ENTRIES.
THE MURALS ARE ON THE GROUND, FIRST AND SECOND FLOORS. THE TOWN HALL HAS ITS OWN EMBLEM.
THE TOWN HALL COST $23 MILLION TO BUILD, OF WHICH $10 MILLION WAS DONATED BY THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
IT IS BUILT BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND WILL BE MANAGED BY THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT,
FINISHING TOUCHES ARE NOW BEING PUT IN THE TOWN HALL IN READINESS TO RECEIVE THE ROYAL VISITORS IN TWO WEEKS' TIME.
A FEATURE OF THE BUILDING IS ITS AUDITORIUM WHICH HAS 1 500 SEATS ON THREE STOREYS.
THE MAIN STAGE COVERS AN AREA OF 186 SQUARE METRES WITH ANOTHER 50 SQUARE METRES OF SIDE AND BACK STAGES.
THE AUDITORIUM WILL BE USED DAILY DURING THE SECOND TSUEN WAN ARTS FESTIVAL FROM FEBRUARY 23 TO MARCH 16.
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