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THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1987
THE WHOLE SHOW WILL BE BROADCAST LIVE ON COMMERCIAL RADIO CHANNEL 1.
TO ENRICH THE EVENT OF THE DAY, THE AUXILIARY MEDICAL SERVICES WILL PRESENT A PRACTICAL FIRST-AID DEMONSTRATION AND A FUN-FILLED COMPUTER QUIZ WILL BE OPEN TO THE SPECTATORS.
A COMPREHENSIVE DISPLAY ON HOME SAFETY WILL ALSO BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC TILL JULY 20.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
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YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE HOME SAFETY CAMPAIGN LAUNCHING CEREMONY AT 2 PM ON SUNDAY (JULY 12) AT THE ENTRANCE ARENA OF THE TOWN PLAZA, SHA TIN. PRIOR TO THE CEREMONY, A FIRST-AID DEMONSTRATION WILL BE HELD AT THE VENUE AT 1 PM.
N.T. HISTORICAL BUILDING TO BE PRESERVED
TAI FU ΤΑΙ, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE MANDARIN'S RESIDENCE, WILL BE GAZETTED TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AS A HISTORICAL BUILDING UNDER PROTECTION OF THE ANTIQUITIES AND MONUMENTS ORDINANCE.
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THE BUILDING, LOCATED AT SAN TIN, YUEN LONG IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE ARCHITECTURE AND HAS LONG BEEN CONSIDERED TO BE THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT HISTORICAL BUILDING IN HONG KONG.
THE HOUSE IS ELABORATELY DECORATED WITH FINE TERRA COTTA MOULDINGS, WOODEN CARVINGS AND WALL MURALS. THE SUPERB QUALITY CERAMIC DECORATIONS ON THE ROOF RIDGE OF THE FRONT HALL ARE DATED 1865 AND WERE MANUFACTURED AT HE SHEK WAN POTTERY. THERE IS ALSO SOME FINE STAINED GLASS IN THE WINDOWS AND ABOVE THE DOORWAY.
AN HONORIFIC BOARD WHICH IS THE ONLY ONE OF ITS KIND IN HONG KONG, WAS BESTOWED ON MAN CHUNG-LUEN BY THE EMPEROR. DISPLAYED ABOVE THE MAIN HALL, IT IS EXQUISITELY CARVED AND INSCRIBED WITH BOTH CHINESE AND MANCHU CHARACTERS.
/FORMAL OWNERSHIP
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