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FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1985

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- ITS BEAUTIFULLY CARVED WOODEN DECORATIONS, EXQUISITE TRADITIONAL CHINESE MURALS AND SHEK WAN POTTERY ARTWORK ON THE RIDGE OF THE ROOF CAN SELDOM BE SEEN AT OTHER ANCESTRAL HALLS IN THE TERRITORY.+

HE SAID MAN SHEK TONG SERVED AS THE MAIN ANCESTRAL HALL FOR LIU CLANSMEN IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AND WAS ONCE CONVERTED INTO A PRIMARY SCHOOL BACK IN 1932.

WITH THE MOVE OF THE SCHOOL INTO NEW PREMISES, THE ANCESTRAL HALL WILL BE RESTORED TO ITS ORIGINAL CONDITION.

RESTORATION WORK ON THE BUILDING STARTED LAST DECEMBER AND IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION LATER THIS YEAR.

*THE COST OF THE RESTORATION IS SHARED BETWEEN THE LIU CLAN AND THE GOVERNMENT, THE SPOKESMAN SAID. +THIS ONCE AGA IN PROVES THAT BOTH THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTORS ARE WELL AWARE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTING THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF HONG KONG.+

CAREERS DISPLAYS EXPECT 20 000 STUDENTS ****

ABOUT 20 000 STUDENTS FROM SOME 100 SECONDARY SCHOOLS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND THE SIX REGIONAL CAREERS CONVENTIONS ORGANISED BY THE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ADVISORY SERVICE (YEAS) OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF CAREERS MASTERS.

THE CONVENTIONS ARE BEING STAGED FROM TODAY (FRIDAY) TO EARLY MARCH, IN DIFFERENT REGIONS ON HONG KONG ISLAND, KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES.

EACH CONVENTION WILL LAST FOR ABOUT TWO DAYS, AND WILL FEATURE MAINLY A CAREERS DISPLAY PREPARED BY STUDENTS OF PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS AND A SERIES OF TALKS ON SELECTED CAREERS GIVEN BY SPECIALISTS.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT STUDENTS ATTENDING THE CONVENTIONS WOULD BE ABLE TO ACQUIRE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF DIFFERENT CAREERS AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO THEM.

IN PREPARING DISPLAY PROJECTS, STUDENTS FROM PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS WOULD BE DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN OBTAINING AND PRESENTING CAREERS INFORMATION, HE ADDED.

THE SPOKESMAN