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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1986

THE JUDGING PANEL, CHAIRED BY THE DIRECTOR OF ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES, MR JOSE LEI, COMPRISED THE CHAIRMAN OF THE URBAN COUNCIL, MR GERALD FORSGATE, A CONSULTANT ARCHITECT, MR JAMES KINOSHITA, AND A SENIOR LECTURER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, MR PATRICK LAU.

THE DESIGNS ON THE CLOSE QUARTER BATTLE (URBAN) RANGE AT CASTLE PEAK, THE HONG KONG RAILWAY MUSEUM IN TAI PO AND THE REPULSE BAY BEACH PLAYGROUND AND REST GARDEN HAVE BEEN SELECTED FOR THE AWARDS.

A MOCK-UP OF AN URBAN AREA FOR TRAINING SECURITY PERSONNEL, THE CLOSE QUARTER BATTLE (URBAN) RANGE, IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST, MOST ADVANCED AND WELL-EQUIPPED.

THE PANEL SAID THE PROJECT WAS CHOSEN BECAUSE OF ITS SPECIAL NATURE AND THE CONSIDERABLE TECHNICAL CONTENT WHICH HAD BEEN SUCCESSFULLY INTEGRATED INTO A REALISTIC SIMULATION OF THE LOCAL URBAN ENVIRONMENT.

THE RAILWAY MUSEUM HAS BEEN CONVERTED FROM THE OLD TAI PO MARKET STATION, BUILT IN 1913.

THE PANEL'S COMMENT ON THIS PROJECT WAS +A SUCCESSFUL PROJECT COMBINING THE PRESERVATION OF AN HISTORIC BUILDING WITH NEW ELEMENTS TO SHOW RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT IN HONG KONG. +

THE THIRD AWARD DESIGN WAS A CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND AND REST GARDEN AT REPULSE BAY BEACH, THE DESIGN CONCEPT OF WHICH WAS +MARRIAGE WITH NATURE+.

THE PANEL SAID THE PROJECT WAS CHOSEN DUE TO THE +GOOD SPATIAL ORGANISATION ACHIEVING A SUCCESSFUL SOLUTION IN HARMONY WITH THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.+

THE PANEL ALSO MADE SPECIAL MENTION OF THE RESTORATION OF MAN MO TEMPLE AT TAI PO.

IT FELT THIS WAS A WORTHY SCHEME PRESERVING THE HERITAGE OF HONG KONG, AND THE RESTORATION WORK WAS CARRIED OUT EMPLOYING TRADITIONAL CRAFTS AND MATERIALS WHEREVER POSSIBLE WHILE USING MODERN TECHNOLOGY TO MINIMISE LONG-TERM MAINTENANCE PROBLEMS.

WINNERS OF THE AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED WITH THEIR CERTIFICATES AT THE DEPARTMENT'S ANNUAL DINNER ON FRIDAY (DECEMBER 5).

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