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SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 1986

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SHEUNG SHUI ANCESTRAL HALL RE-OPENS

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THE MAN SHEK TONG ANCESTRAL HALL IN SHEUNG SHUI WAS TODAY (SATURDAY) RE-OPENED BY LADY YOUDE, WIFE OF THE GOVERNOR, AFTER 15 MONTHS OF RENOVATION WORK.

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING, LADY YOUDE SAID THE RESTORATION OF THE LIU MAN SHEK TONG WAS AN IMPORTANT EVENT, NOT ONLY FOR THE LIU CLAN AND NORTH DISTRICT, BUT ALSO FOR EVERYONE INTERESTED IN THE PRESERVATION OF THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE NEW TERRITORIES.

+IN A CHANGING NORTH DISTRICT, WHERE THE EMPHASIS IS VERY MUCH ON NEW BUILDINGS AND DEVELOPMENT, IT IS ENCOURAGING TO SEE THIS FINE OLD MAN SHEK TONG RESTORED.

+IN THE FUTURE 1 HOPE THAT AS MANY YOUNG PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE CAN VISIT THE MAN SHEK TONG SO THAT THEY MAY LEARN MORE ABOUT THE RICH TRADITIONS OF THIS AREA, SHE SAID.

MAN SHEK TONG, BUILT IN 1751 AND DECLARED AS AN HISTORICAL MONUMENT IN 1984, IS THE ANCESTRAL HALL (CHI-TONG) OF THE LIU CLAN WHICH IS ONE OF THE FIVE LARGEST CLANS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

BRB REPORT CONSULTATION HIGHLY SATISFACTORY'

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SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATION, MR PETER TSAO SAID TODAY THAT THE PUBLIC RESPONSE TO THE BROADCASTING REVIEW BOARD REPORT HAD BEEN HIGHLY SATISFACTORY.

OF THESE

OVER 700 SUBMISSIONS HAD BEEN RECEIVED DURING THE PERIOD OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION WHICH CLOSED YESTERDAY (FRIDAY). ABOUT 600 CAME FROM INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, WHILE THE REST WERE FROM ORGANSATIONS, INTEREST GROUPS, COMMERCIAL COMPANIES ETC.

MR TSAO SAID THAT THE PROPOSAL TO BAN TOBACCO ADVERTISING, AND THE PROPOSAL TO GIVE RTHK A PRIME TIME SLOT ON THE TWO CHINESE TV CHANNELS, HAD ATTRACTED THE GREATEST PUBLIC RESPONSE.

THE NEXT STEP WOULD BE TO ANALYSE THE SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED, AFTER WHICH SOME FORM OF REPORT ON THE FINDINGS WOULD PROBABLY BE PRODUCED, SAID MR TSAO,

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