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SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 1980

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CHINESE-STYLE PAVILION OPENS AT SHAM TSENG

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A CHINESE-STYLE PAVILION AT SHAM TSENG IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, WHICH HAS BEEN BUILT TO PROVIDE LOCAL VILLAGERS AND VISITORS A PLACE TO REST AND SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER, WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED TODAY.

THE PAVILION HAS BEEN BUILT BY TRAINEES OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING CENTRE WITH MATERIAL PROVIDED BY TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE. MORE THAN 300 STUDENTS HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE WORK SINCE IT STARTED IN EARLY MARCH. COST WAS $45 000.

CUTTING A RIBBON TO OPEN THE PAVILION, DISTRICT OFFICER TSUEN WAN, MR H.T. LUI, COMMENDED THE TRAINEES FOR THEIR +GOOD WORK+. HE SAID EVERYTHING, FROM SITE-FORMATION TO THE FINISHING TOUCHES, HAD BEEN DONE BY THE YOUNG MEN. AND IT HAS BEEN SO PROFESSIONALLY DONE,+ HE ADDED.

OCCUPYING AN AREA OF 36 SQUARE METRES NEAR TUEN MUN HIGHWAY, THE PAVILION HAS BEEN BUILT IN TRADITIONAL CHINESE STYLE WITH GLAZED RAILINGS AND A PAGODA ROOF. IT IS FURNISHED WITH A CERAMIC TABLE AND CHAIRS,

AT ITS ENTRANCE IS A PLAQUE PRESENTED BY TOWN MANAGER TSUEN WAN, DR JAMES HAYES, AND A COUPLET COMPOSED BY MR LUI, COMMENDING THE PANORAMIC VIEW FROM THE PAVILION.

ALSO OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY WERE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING AUTHORITY, MR GEOFFREY YEH, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF TSUEN WAN RURAL COMMITTEE, MR CHAN LAU-FONG.

THREE NT PUBLIC LIBRARIES OPEN ON MONDAY

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THE PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN KWAI CHỤNG, TUEN MUN AND TAI PO WILL REMAIN OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ON MONDAY (AUGUST 25), A PUBLIC HOLIDAY.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID THE OPENING HOURS OF THESE LIBRARIES ON MONDAY WOULD BE 9 AM TO 1 PM.

OTHER PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN TSUEN WAN, YUEN LONG, SHEUNG SHUT, SHA TIN, CHEUNG CHAU AND TAI O WILL BE CLOSED.

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