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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1982

THE LANTERN FAIR IS SPONSORED BY THE HONG KONG ARTS FESTIVAL SOCIETY, THE MANAGEMENTS OF THE SUNG DYNASTY VILLAGE, YEE TUNG AND HARBOUR VILLAGES, AND KODAK (FAR EAST) LTD.

THE EVENT IS SCHEDULED TO CONTINUE UNTIL ABOUT 10 PM. ACCESS WILL BE FROM THE STAR FERRY END OF EDINBURGH PLACE ONLY.

NOTE TO EDITORS :

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE HONG KONG ARTS FESTIVAL'S LANTERN RIDDLE FAIR IN EDINBURGH PLACE ON SUNDAY (FEBRUARY 7) FROM 6.45 PM TO 10 PM.

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD ASSEMBLE AT THE MAIN GATE OF HMS TAMAR BY 6.30 PM WHERE THEY WILL BE MET BY GIS OFFICERS. THERE WILL NOT BE ANY FIXED PRESS POSITIONS.

TSUEN WAN TOWN MANAGER TALKS ABOUT HONG KONG HISTORY

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THERE IS INCREASED PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE HISTORY OF HONG KONG AND ITS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, THE TSUEN WAN TOWN MANAGER,

DR JAMES HAYES, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

AND THE FUTURE WAS BRIGHT IN COLLECTING DETAILED AND ACCURATE MATERIAL ON THE SUBJECT, HE ADDED.

+WE ARE AT AN EXCITING AND PRODUCTIVE STAGE IN EXPLORING THE HISTORY OF HONG KONG,+ SAID DR HAYES, WHO WAS SPEAKING AT THE WOMEN'S CORONA SOCIETY (HK BRANCH)'S LUNCHEON MEETING.

THERE WAS NOW MORE RESEARCH AND COLLECTION WORK BEING DONE AT THE TWO UNIVERSITIES AND THE POLYTECHNIC. FOR INSTANCE, HE SAID, A PROJECT AT THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY HAD ALREADY RECORDED ALL

HISTORICAL TABLETS THROUGHOUT THE NEW TERRITORIES.

THERE WAS ALSO A CONTINUING SEARCH FOR ALL KINDS OF BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPT MATERIAL WHICH WOULD GIVE MORE INFORMATION ON THE HISTORY AND SOCIAL ORGANISATION OF HONG KONG AND THE NEW TERRITORIES BEFORE AND AFTER 1841.

INTERVIEWS WITH ELDERLY PEOPLE WERE ALSO BEING UNDERTAKEN,

HE SAID.

DR HAYES WAS ONE OF THE ORGANISERS AND SPEAKERS AT A RECENT CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION ON HONG KONG HISTORY. THE EXHIBITION HAS BEEN ON DISPLAY AT VARIOUS PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN THE NEW TERRITOR IES AND WILL BE SHOWN AT THE CITY HALL AND A KOWLOON LIBRARY SOON.

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