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MONDAY, APRIL 26, 1982
MR KWAN HAS ADOPTED A SCULPTURAL APPROACH TO THE COMPLEX, WHICH IS COMPOSED OF TWO TRIANGULAR SHAPED BLOCKS (THE SCHOOL BLOCK AND THE PERFORMING AREA BLOCK).
THESE ARE JOINED TOGETHER BY A CENTRAL ATRIUM, COVERED BY A GLASS SPACE FRAME, WHICH WILL SERVE AS A MEETING PLACE FOR STUDENTS, VISITORS AND THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS PROVIDING A LINK BETWEEN THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS.
PARTICULAR ATTENTION HAS BEEN GIVEN TO ENHANCING THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE ACADEMY, AND TO THIS END A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF THE SITE WILL BE LANDSCAPED.
A PARK AREA IS PLANNED, AND THE USE OF PONDS, AND BOTH STATIC AND MOVING WATER AROUND AND BETWEEN THE BUILDINGS WILL GIVE AN OASIS-LIKE IMPRESSION TO THE SITE.
SPECIAL EFFORTS ARE BEING MADE TO GIVE A TRANSPARENT EFFECT TO THE MAIN FOYER SO THAT THE BUILDING MERGES WITH THE OUTDOOR LANDSCAPED AREA.
THE ACADEMY WILL HOUSE FOUR MAJOR SCHOOLS MUSIC, DANCE, ACTING AND TECHNICAL SERVICES, FOR BOTH CHINESE AND WESTERN ART FORMS, WITH A NOTIONAL STÚDENT BODY ESTIMATED AT 600 THROUGHOUT THE FOUR SCHOOLS AT FULL DEVELOPMENT.
FACILITIES PROVIDED WITHIN THE ACADEMY WILL INCLUDE TWO MAJOR THEATRES WITH A COMBINED MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF 1 600 SEATS, CATERING FOR DANCE, DRAMA AND MUSIC PERFORMANCES, WITH AN ADDITIONAL 200-SEAT STUDIO FOR EXPERIMENTAL DRAMA.
AS WELL AS EXTENSIVE TEACHING AND PRACTICE ROOMS AND STUDIOS, AN ORCHESTRAL REHEARSAL HALL, FULLY EQUIPPED AS A RECORDING STUDIO WILL BE A MAJOR FEATURE OF THE ACADEMY.
IT IS ENVISAGED THAT THE BUILDING WILL BE OPERATIONAL DURING THE 1985 SCHOLASTIC YEAR.
BAN ON RIGHT TURN ***
FROM 10 AM ON WEDNESDAY (APRIL 28), VEHICLES TRAVELLING ALONG THE SOUTHBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF LEE CHUNG STREET IN CHAI WAN WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO TURN RIGHT INTO THE WESTBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF CHAI WAN ROAD.
THE SAME BAN WILL ALSO BE IMPOSED ON VEHICLES TRAVELLING ALONG THE EASTBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF CHAI WAN ROAD WHICH WISH TO TURN RIGHT INTO THE SOUTHBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF WAN TSUI ROAD.
TRAFFIC LIGHTS WILL BE INSTALLED AT THE ROAD JUNCTIONS.
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