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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1984

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EARLIER IN HIS WELCOME SPEECH, THE SECRETARY FOR HOUSING, MR DONALD LIAO, SAID THAT FOR THE FIFTH YEAR IN SUCCESSION, THE HOUSING AUTHORITY WOULD EXCEED ITS ANNUAL CONSTRUCTION TARGET OF 35 000 FLATS.

+CREDIT SHOULD GO TO THOSE CONCERNED, NAMELY THE PLANNERS, ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS AND, OF COURSE, WE SHOULD NOT FORGET THE IMPORTANT PART PLAYED BY THE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY WHICH BUILDS THESE FLATS.+

MR LIAO SAID THE EXHIBITION WAS ONE OF THE MAIN EVENTS OF THE HOUSING FESTIVAL '84 AND WAS DESIGNED TO PORTRAY THE GOVERNMENT'S AIM OF PROVIDING GOOD HOMES FOR ALL THOSE IN NEED.

+THUS, ONE OF THE MORE DRAMATIC FEATURES IS AN AUDIO-VISUAL SHOW WHICH DEPICTS THE EVOLUTION OF PUBLIC HOUSING IN HONG KONG OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS AND ILLUSTRATES THE IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE COMMUNITY LIVING IN PUBLIC HOUSING.+

HE EXPRESSED APPRECIATION TO ALL WHO HAD SUPPORTED THE EXHIBITION.

ENTITLED + BETTER HOMES IN ESTATES+, THE EXHIBITION DEPICTS THE MODERN LIFESTYLE IN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES AND STRESSES THE RESIDENTS' EVER-IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE,

USING ULTRA MODERN SOUND AND VISUAL TECHNIQUES, IT IS DESIGNED TO PRESENT A NEW LOOK TO VISITORS AND TO PROVE TO BE A +STATE OF ART+ IN TERMS OF EXHIBITIONS IN HONG KONG.

IT FEATURES A +TIME TUNNEL WHICH, BY MEANS OF SPECIAL EFFECTS AND VIDEO PRESENTATIONS, TAKES VISITORS THROUGH VARIOUS STAGES OF THE BIRTH OF A PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE FROM PLANNING, CLEARANCE, CONSTRUCTION TO MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE.

THE MANY OTHER HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE A SPECIAL STAND WHERE VISITORS CAN VIEW FUTURE NEW TOWNS OF JUNK BAY, MA ON SHAN AND TIN SHUI WAI, SEEN AS IF RIDING ON A HELICOPTER.

THERE ARE EXHIBITS ON IMAGINATIVE SCHEMES OF PUBLIC HOUSING FOR THE YEAR 2001 AS ENVISAGED BY ARCHITECTURAL STUDENTS FROM HONG KONG UNIVERSITY.

ALSO ON DISPLAY ARE THE WINNING ENTRIES TO A RECENT PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION ENTITLED +LIFESTYLE+, DEPICTING THE PLEASANT LIFESTYLE ENJOYED BY ESTATE TENANTS.

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THE EXHIBITION, STAGED AT THE CITY HALL LOW BLOCK EXHIBITION HALL, WILL REMAIN OPEN DAILY BETWEEN 10 AM AND 6 PM UNTIL DECEMBER 3.

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