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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1990

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HKIA PRESIDENT'S PRIZE AWARDED TO HISTORICAL BUILDING

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THE RESTORATION OF A HISTORICAL BUILDING SAN TIN, YUEN LONG, WAS AWARDED THE 1989 PRESIDENT'S PRIZE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS (HKIA) FOR ITS EXCELLENCE OF IN ARCHITECTURE.

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BY THE DESIGN

THE PRESIDENT'S PRIZE IS ONE OF THE THREE HKIA ANNUAL AWARDS AIMED TO GIVE RECOGNITION TO OUTSTANDING BUILDINGS WITH SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO ARCHITECTURE.

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IT IS ALSO HOPED THAT THE AWARDS WOULD FOSTER APPRECIATION BUILDINGS WHICH HAVE ACHIEVED ARCHITECTURAL EXCELLENCE THAT DESERVE WIDER PUBLIC NOTICE.

TAI FU TAI WAS PROBABLY BUILT IN THE FOURTH YEAR OF TONGZHI OF THE QING DYNASTY (1865).

RESTORED TO ITS ORIGINAL SPLENDOUR, THE BUILDING IS ONE OF MOST SPECTACULAR FACETS OF HONG KONG'S ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE.

THE

THE

TAI FU TAI WAS DECLARED A HISTORICAL BUILDING UNDER ANTIQUITIES AND MONUMENTS ORDINANCE IN JULY 1987 BECAUSE OF IT'S ARCHITECTURAL MERITS AND HISTORICAL VALUE.

RESTORATION WORK WAS UNDERTAKEN BY ARCHITECTS TRAINED IN THIS KIND OF WORK AND EVERY EFFORT WAS MADE TO RETAIN THE ORIGINAL MATERIAL, COLOUR, PAINTING AND DETAIL.

THE SECRETARY FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE, MR AUGUSTINE CHUI, WILL OFFICIATE AT A CEREMONY AT TAI FU TAI ON SATURDAY (FEBRUARY 10) TO PRESENT THE HKIA CERTIFICATES OF AWARD TO BOTH THE OWNER OF THE ELEGANT HOUSE AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB, WHICH HAS GENEROUSLY DONATED $2.5 MILLION TOWARDS THE RESTORATION WORK.

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THE CEREMONY WILL BEGIN AT 11 AM.

MEMBERS OF THE ANTIQUITIES ADVISORY BOARD AND REPRESENTATIVES THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE ANTIQUITIES AND MONUMENTS OFFICE OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE BRANCH, AND THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB WILL ATTEND THE CEREMONY.

THERE WILL