THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1984
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+THIS 2 300-SEAT CONCERT HALL WILL BE IN AMPHITHEATRE FORM AND WILL PROVIDE A VENUE FOR ORCHESTRAL AND CHORAL EVENTS TOGETHER WITH POPULAR MUSIC CONCERTS.
+THE HALL WILL BE PROVIDED WITH A FINE ORGAN WHICH IS CURRENTLY BEING BUILT IN AUSTRIA, HE SAID.
IT WILL HAVE NATURAL ACOUSTICS AND PROVIDE THE VIEW OF THE STAGE FROM ALL ANGLES OF SEATING.
THE CENTRE WILL ALSO INCLUDE A 1 850-SEAT THEATRE FOR THE STAGING OF BALLET, OPERA AND OTHER MUSIC-DRAMA EVENTS. THE AUDITORIUM IS EQUIPPED WITH CINEMATIC PROJECTORS AND FACILITIES FOR CONFERENCES.
+WHILE THE AUDITORIUM IS IN A FAIRLY TRADITIONAL THREE-TIFP HORSESHOE FORMAT, THE ACOUSTIC DESIGN CONTAINS NOVEL FEATURES THAT SHOULD MAKE THE SPACE SIGNIFICANT IN TERMS OF LIVE PERFORMANCE ATTRACTIVENESS AND THUS MAKE IT A DESIRABLE VENUE FOR INTERNATIONAL TOURING COMPANIES,+ MR LEI SAID.
A DRAMA THEATRE SEATING 400 TO 500 PEOPLE IS ALSO INCLUDED AND WILL BECOME THE FUTURE HOME OF THE HONG KONG REPERTORY THEATRE.
IT HAS BEEN PLANNED AS A FLEXIBLE SPACE WITH MOVABLE SEATING TIERS TO SUIT THE REQUIREMENTS OF PARTICULAR PRODUCTIONS. THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF SEATS WILL DEPEND ON HOW SEATING IS ARRANGED.
THERE ARE ADDITIONAL BUILDINGS WITHIN THE CENTRE, SEPARATE FROM THE MAIN BUILDING, AND WILL HOUSE AN ARTS LIBRARY, A TWO-STOREY RESTAURANT WITH A PANORAMIC VIEW OF THE HARBOUR, A MARRIAGE REGISTRY AND OFFICE ACCOMMODATION FOR THE CULTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
+SURROUNDING THE ENTIRE COMPLEX WILL BE A PEDESTRIAN PIAZZA WHICH WILL LINK UP WITH THE TSIM SHA TSUI PROMENADE TO PROVIDE A CONTINUOUS WALKWAY FROM THE STAR FERRY TO HUNG HOM, MR LEI SAID.
THE ENTIRE PROJECT, INCLUDING SUBSTRUCTURAL WORK, WILL COST $474 MILLION, WITH THE GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTING $363.4 MILLION AND THE URBAN COUNCIL, THE BALANCE.
+ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING DESIGN FEATURES WILL PERHAPS BE THE SUSPENDED CABLE ROOF, SOMETHING ENTIRELY NEW IN HONG KONG, MR LEI SAID.
ON COMPLETION, THE TSIM SHA TSUI CULTURAL CENTRE WILL PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN THE CULTURAL LIFE OF HONG KONG. IT WILL BE THE +FLAGSHIP OF A SERIES OF CULTURAL CENTRES.
THE FIRST DISTRICT-LEVEL CULTURAL CENTRE
TSUEN WAN TOWN
HALL HAS BEEN IN OPERATION FOR FIVE YEARS. TWO OTHERS ARE NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT TUEN MUN AND SHA TIN AND MORE ARE BEING PLANNED.
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