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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1984

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MAJOR HOUSING EXHIBIT OPENS SATURDAY

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A LARGE-SCALE EXHIBITION FOCUSING ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF HONG KONG'S PUBLIC HOUSING PROGRAMME IS SCHEDULED TO BE OPENED BY THE GOVERNOR AT THE CITY HALL EXHIBITION HALL ON SATURDAY (NOVEMBER 24).

AFTER THE OPENING CEREMONY, THE EXHIBITION WILL OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FROM 2 PM TO 6 PM AND WILL REMAIN OPEN BETWEEN 10 AM AND 6 PM DAILY FROM THE FOLLOWING DAY UNTIL DECEMBER 3.

IT WILL BE RE-STAGED IN NEW WORLD CENTRE, TSIM SHA TSUI, FROM DECEMBER 8 TO 17, OPENING FOR THE SAME HOURS.

ENTITLED +BETTER HOMES IN ESTATES+ AND HIGHLIGHTING THE + HOUSING FESTIVAL 84+, THE EXHIBITION DEPICTS THE MODERN LIFESTYLE TO BE FOUND IN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES AND PLACES SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON ESTATE RESIDENTS' EVER-IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE.

+USING ULTRA MODERN SOUND AND VISUAL TECHNIQUES, IT WILL PRESENT A NEW LOOK TO VISITORS AND WILL PROVE TO BE A 'STATE OF ART' IN TERMS OF EXHIBITIONS IN HONG KONG, SAID A HOUSING AUTHORITY SPOKESMAN TODAY.

HE SAID THE EXHIBITION WOULD FEATURE A +TIME TUNNEL+ WHICH, BY MEANS OF SPECIAL EFFECTS AND VIDEO PRESENTATIONS ON 12 PAIRS OF TELEVISION SCREENS, WOULD TAKE VISITORS THROUGH VARIOUS STAGES OF THE BIRTH OF A PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE FROM PLANNING, CLEARANCE, CONSTRUCTION TO MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE.

EMERGING FROM THE +TUNNEL+, HE SAID, VISITORS WOULD FIND DISPLAYS ON NEW RENTAL FLATS, NEW HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME FLATS, REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AND THE VARIOUS COMMUNITY SERVICES AND FACILITIES BEING PROVIDED AT PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES.

+THE HOUSING AUTHORITY'S EFFORTS IN IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND LIVING ENVIRONMENT WILL ALSO BE ILLUSTRATED BY MEANS OF TELEVISION AND VIDEO-TAPE SPECIAL EFFECTS.

+AT A SPECIAL STAND, VISITORS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VIEW FUTURE NEW TOWNS OF JUNK BAY, MA ON SHAN AND TIN SHUI WAI, SEEN AS IF RIDING ON A HELICOPTER.

THE SPOKESMAN WENT ON TO SAY THAT THE NEXT SECTION WOULD TAKE VISITORS TO THE MORE DISTANT FUTURE BY DISPLAYING THE IMAGINATIVE SCHEMES OF PUBLIC HOUSING FOR THE NEXT CENTURY AS ENVISAGED BY ARCHITECTS OF TOMORROW ARCHITECTURAL STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG.

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+THERE WILL THEN BE A MULTI-SCREENED AUDIO VISUAL SHOW ON THE WORK OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC HOUSING IN HONG KONG WITH EMPHASIS ON PEOPLE'.

/+ALSO ON