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TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1987

THE COMMITTEE APPLIED TO THE GOVERNMENT FOR ADDITIONAL LAND AND THE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO START IN MID-1988 AND TAKE ABOUT 12 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

UNDER THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN, THE TEMPLE'S MAIN HALL WILL BE PRESERVED WITH THE ALTAR IN ITS ORIGINAL PLACE.

+A LARGE NEW HALL WILL BE BUILT AT THE FRONT OF THE EXISTING MAIN HALL, WITH CORRIDORS EXTENDING FROM EITHER SIDE TO THE ENTRANCE DOORWAY,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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*THE CORRIDORS WILL BE TWO-STOREY STRUCTURES AND WILL HOUSE AN INCENSE SALE COUNTER, SOOTHSAYER BOOTHS, EXHIBITION GALLERIES AND COURTYARDS.+

IN FRONT OF THE DOORWAY ENTRANCE WILL BE AN ADJOINING STONE BRIDGE OVER A LANDSCAPED POOL, WHILE THE OPEN COURT FROM THE NEW HALL TO THE DOORWAY WILL PROVIDE SPACE FOR PEOPLE TO GATHER AND OPEN-AIR WORSHIP.

WITHIN THE COURT AT STRATEGIC LOCATIONS WILL BE ALTARS. SPINNING FAN-LIKE ITEMS, SACRIFICIAL BURNERS AND INCENSE AND JOSS STICK HOLDERS.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE CHINESE TEMPLES COMMITTEE WOULD LAUNCH A PROMOTION AND DONATION CAMPAIGN AT THE END OF THIS MONTH TO RECOVER PART OF THE REDEVELOPMENT COST AND TO ALLOW PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THE PROJECT.

AN EXHIBITION WILL BE HELD AT THE TEMPLE FROM JANUARY 29, THE FIRST DAY OF LUNAR NEW YEAR, TO FEBRUARY 15.

MODELS OF THE REDEVELOPED TEMPLE WILL BE ON DISPLAY.

A DONATION BOX WILL BE SET UP DURING THE EXHIBITION AND SELF-ADHESIVE ENVELOPES WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO DONORS, WHO CAN ASK FOR A RECEIPT.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID DONATIONS OF $1 000 OR MORE WILL BE ACKNOWLEDGED BY INSCRIPTIONS ON A MARBLE PLAQUE IN THE TEMPLE.

DONATIONS MAY ALSO BE SENT BY POST, IN THE FORM OF CROSSED CHEQUES MADE PAYABLE TO THE CHINESE TEMPLE COMMITTEES, TO ROOM 601, YARDLEY COMMERCIAL BUILDING, 3 CONNAUGHT ROAD WEST, HONG KONG.

+THERE WILL BE NO DOOR-TO-DOOR SOLICITING OF DONATIONS, + THE SPOKESMAN EMPHASISED.

ACHIN KUNG

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