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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1985

LADY YOUDE OPENS SYCAMORE ARTS GALLERY

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LADY YOUDE OPENED THE SYCAMORE ARTS GALLERY IN MONG KOK TODAY (TUESDAY).

THE OPEN AIR ARTS GALLERY IS CONVERTED FROM AN ACCESS LANE BETWEEN BOUNDARY STREET AND SYCAMORE STREET.

AFTER UNVEILING A COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE, LADY YOUDE WAS TAKEN ON A TOUR OF THE GALLERY BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SYCAMORE ARTS GALLERY DEVELOPMENT WORKING GROUP, MR WONG YUEN-WEI. SHE NOTED THE SPECIAL DESIGN OF THE GALLERY WITH EXHIBITION BOARDS MOUNTED ON ROWS OF BENCHES, PLANTS AND PERGOLAS.

+THE GALLERY IS AN IMPORTANT CULTURAL FACILITY TO PROMOTE THE INTEREST OF PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS IN THE DISTRICT. IT ALSO PROVIDES A DELIGHTFUL SITTING-OUT AREA FOR RESIDENTS, MR WONG SAID.

THE PROJECT, INITIATED BY THE MONG KOK DISTRICT BOARD, COSTS MORE THAN $200 000, THE BOARD CONTRIBUTED $150 000 AND THE BALANCE WAS MET BY THE SHUI ON SEAGULL CLUB, WHICH IS A STAFF CLUB OF THE SHUI ON GROUP,

BEFORE THE OPENING, LADY YOUDE TOURED THE DISTRICT TO SEE VAR IOUS DEVELOPMENTS IN THE DISTRICT.

ACCOMPANIED BY MONG KOK DISTRICT OFFICER, MRS BRENDA FUNG, AND DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR CHOW CHUN-FAI, LADY YOUDE FIRST VISITED KAM LAM STREET, WHICH IS WELL-KNOWN FOR WHOLESALE OF EGGS.

SHE ALSO VISITED A GOLD ORNAMENTS SHOP AT SHANGHAI STREET.

AFTER CALLING ON A FAMILY IN TAI KOK TSU, LADY YOUDE PROCEEDED TO LIM POR YEN CENTRE AND CHAN HING SOCIAL SERVICES CENTRE WHERE SHE WAS BRIEFED ON THE PROVISION OF COMMUNITY AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN THE DISTRICT.

BEFORE LEAVING MONG KOK, LADY YOUDE ALSO VISITED THE SYCAMORE AREA CARNIVAL IN WILLOW STREET PLAYGROUND TO SEE YOUNG CHILDREN PAINTING AND PLAYING AT THE GAMES STALLS.

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