WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1982
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HUNDREDS DRAWN TO PHOTOGRAPHIC DISPLAY ABOUT HONG KONG
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HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ATTRACTED DAILY BY A DISPLAY OF COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHS ABOUT LIFE IN HONG KONG, HELD AT THE PEDDER STREET ARCADE OF THE LANDMARK IN CENTRAL.
THE PHOTOGRAPHS IN THE +THIS IS HONG KONG+ DISPLAY IN CENTRAL HAVE BEEN CHOSEN FROM PHOTOGRAPHS APPEARING IN THE HONG KONG ANNUAL REPORT OVER THE YEARS AND EXHIBITED LAST OCTOBER AT THE HONG KONG
IN LONDON SHOW+ HELD AT THE BARBICAN.
THE DISPLAY IS PRESENTED BY THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES AS ONE OF THE OUTDOOR PROGRAMMES OF THE TENTH HONG KONG ARTS FESTIVAL, AND WILL LAST UNTIL FEBRUARY 27.
IT CONSISTS OF 24 HIGH QUALITY COLOUR PRINTS FROM
TRANSPARENCIES TAKEN BY GIS STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS.
PEOPLE AT WORK, DOING EXERCISES, OR PERFORMING DANCES ARE AMONG THOSE FEATURED IN THE DISPLAY, WHICH AIMS ALSO AT SHOWING THAT TRADITIONAL CHINESE ARTS AND CUSTOMS ARE STILL RETAINED WHILE THIS CITY RAPIDLY DEVELOPS.
LANDSCAPE PICTURES WHICH ARE ALSO ON SHOW VIVIDLY ILLUSTRATE HONG KONG'S NATURAL BEAUTY WHICH GAVE RISE TO HONG KONG'S LABEL AS +THE PEARL OF THE ORIENT.+
MACAU PRISONS CHIEF VISITS CORRECTIONAL SERVICES
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THE DIRECTOR OF PRISONS CENTRAL, MACAU, DR CORDEIRO DIAS, ARRIVED IN HONG KONG TODAY (WEDNESDAY) FOR AN OFFICIAL VISIT
to THE COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, MR THOMAS GARNER, AT THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS IN WAN CHÁI,
DR DIAS HAD TALKS WITH MR GARNER ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE SERVICES' PROGRAMMES.
HE ALSO VISITED STANLEY PRISON AND THE DEPARTMENT'S STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE.
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