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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1988

GOVERNOR TO OFFICIATE AT TAI FU TAI CEREMONY

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THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, WILL OFFICIATE REHABILITATION CEREMONY OF THE TAI FU TAI AT WING PING TSUEN OF SAN TIN IN YUEN LONG TOMORROW (SATURDAY).

BELIEVED TO BE BUILT IN 1860'S OF THE QING DYNASTY, THE TAI TAI IS FORMERLY 'A CHINESE OFFICIAL RESIDENCE' OF MR MAN CHUNG-LUEN.

SINCE THE RESIDENCE WAS GAZETTED AS A JULY LAST YEAR, MAJOR RESTORATION SCHEME WAS $2.5 MILLION DONATION FROM THE ROYAL HONG UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE

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HISTORICAL BUILDING IN CARRIED OUT WITH THE KONG JOCKEY CLUB AND ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE ANTIQUITIES AND MONUMENTS OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES BRANCH.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE WELCOME то SEND REPRESENTATIVES то COVER THE REHABILITATION CEREMONY, WHICH WILL BEGIN AT 11 AM TOMORROW (SATURDAY) MORNING. FOR EASY ACCESS TO THE VICINITY, PRESS MEMBERS ARE ADVISED TO USE THE OLD CASTLE PEAK ROAD AND ENTER A SIDE PATH NEAR THE SAN TIN POST OFFICE LEADING TO THE TAI PU TAI.

TEMPORARY DIRECTIONAL SIGNS WILL BE POSTED LOCATIONS TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.

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HK HAS KEY ROLE IN CHINA'S MODERNISATION

HONG KONG IS IN MANY WAYS THE KEY то CHINA'S MODERNISATION, HONG KONG'S SENIOR REPRESENTATIVE IN THE UNITED STATES, MR PETER LO, TOLD A LARGE GROUP OF LEADING

U.S. BUSINESS EXECUTIVES IN MIAMI YESTERDAY (THURSDAY).

MR LO SAID THAT AS THE POLITICAL QUESTIONS RELATED TO 1997 WERE GRADUALLY BEING WORKED OUT, CHINA AND HONG KONG STOOD TO REAP SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS FROM THE BASIC ECONOMICS OF THEIR RELATIONSHIP.

"HONG KONG IS A SOURCE OF GOODS, KNOW-HOW FOR THE MAINLAND, HE SAID.

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