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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1985
DR RIZAL (1961-1896), A PHYSICIAN, POET AND AUTHOR WHO WAS WIDELY REGARDED AS HAVING BEEN THE ARCHITECT OF THE PHILIPPINES INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENT, LIVED AND PRACTISED AS AN EYE SPECIALIST DURING 1891-92 IN A HOUSE WHICH ONCE STOOD ON THE SITE OF D' AGUILAR PLACE.
HE FIRST CAME TO HONG KONG IN 1988 RETURNING IN 1891 TO SET UP HIS OPHTHALMIC PRACTICE.
THE PLAQUE IS IN HONOUR OF DR RIZAL AND TO COMMEMORATE HIS SERVICE TO THE HONG KONG COMMUNITY DURING HIS BRIEF STAY IN THE TERRITORY.
+1T SERVES NOT ONLY TO UNDERLINE THE HISTORI CAL LINKS BUT ALSO TO ENHANCE THE PRESENT CORDIAL RELATIONS BETWEEN THE PHILIPPINES AND HONG KONG,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
OTHER PLAQUES ALREADY INSTALLED INCLUDE ONE COMMEMORATING THE CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY, DR JAMES LEGGE (1815-1897) AT NO. 2 BRIDGE STREET AND ONE MARKING THE SITE OF THE OLD HONG KONG MINT IN CLEVELAND STREET, CAUSEWAY BAY.
MR GRAHAM BARNES,
THE SECRETARY FOR MUNICIPAL SERVICES WHO IS ALSO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ANTIQUITIES ADVISORY BOARD, WAS PRESENT AT THE UNVEILING TODAY.
FANLING BYPASS TO BE OPENED ***
SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, SIR ROGER LOBO, WILL OPEN THE FANLING BYPASS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AT 3 PM ON FRIDAY (JUNE 21).
THE 3.9-KILOMETRE STRETCH OF DUAL THREE-LANE CARRIAGEWAY FORMS A CRUCIAL PART OF A CIRCULAR ROUTE BEING BUILT TO LINK THE DEVELOPING NEW TOWNS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
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