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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1990

MAGNIFICENT

THE TANG ANCESTRAL HALL IS ONE OF THE FINEST EXAMPLES

ARCHITECTURE. HISTORICAL TYPE OF STRUCTURE WITH TWO INTERNAL COURTYARDS.

IT IS A

OF THIS THREE-HALL

TERRACES, EACH WITH TWO GRANITE AND

THE BUILDING IS FRONTED BY TWO DRUM COLUMNS SUPPORTING THE ROOF. THE INNER COLUMN IS MADE OF THE OUTER ONE OF RED SANDSTONE.

IN HOLD

OF THE ANCESTRAL HALL IS ONE OF THE DISTINGUISHED FEATURES THAT IT HAS NO THRESHOLD AT THE ENTRANCE. THE ELEVATED RED PATHWAY

CLANSMAN MIGHT THE FRONT COURTYARD INDICATES THAT A TANG HIGH RANKING POSITION IN THE QING IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT.

ONCE

ELEGANTLY THE WOODEN BRACKETS AND BEAMS OF THE THREE HALLS ARE

AND ROOFS CARVED WITH AUSPICIOUS CHINESE MOTIFS, AND THE MAIN RIDGES

AND DRAGON-FISH

UNICORNS. ANCESTRAL ARE DECORATED WITH FINE SHIWAN TABLETS ARE DISPLAYED ON THE ALTAR AT THE MAIN HALL.

CEREMONIES,

AND FOR

THE BUILDING IS STILL REGULARLY USED IN THE TRADITIONAL MANNER,

FOR FESTIVALS AND ANCESTORS, FOR WORSHIP OF MEETINGS OF VILLAGE ELDERS.

OF

THE RESTORATION WORK WILL INCLUDE RE-ROOFING, REPOSITIONING

AND CLEANING OF THE THE STONE COLUMNS, STONE PAVING, WALL PAINTING CARVED WOODEN BRACKETS.

:

USED AND TRADITIONAL THE GLAMOUR

ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS WILL BE SKILLS WILL BE EMPLOYED AS FAR AS POSSIBLE TO BRING BACK OF THE HISTORICAL ANCESTRAL HALL.

IS ASSISTED AND

BY THE AND THE

SUPERVISED THE RESTORATION PROJECT ANTIQUITIES SECTION OF THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT ANTIQUITIES AND MONUMENTS OFFICE OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE BRANCH.

IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE WORK WILL BE COMPLETED IN NINE MONTHS.

NEW FIRE STATION AT MA ON SHAN

THE ARCHITECTURAL

SERVICES

DEPARTMENT

MILLION CONTRACT STATION IN SHA TIN.

FOR

THE

CONSTRUCTION

OF

HAS A

AWARDED SUB-DIVISIONAL

A

$38.8 FIRE

AMBULANCE

TRAINING

THE PROJECT WILL ALSO HAVE LOCATED AT AREA 92, MA ON SHAN,

AMBULANCE DEPOT AND AN UNDER THE SAME ROOF AN SCHOOL..

OF

LECTURE

ROOM, ROOM AND

GYMNASIUM,

EQUIPMENT

THE FIRE STATION WILL BE A SEVEN-STOREY BUILDING CONSISTING

ROOMS, QUARTERS, APPLIANCE TWO FOUR-BAY SYNDICATE ROOMS, DUTY ROOM, A CANTEEN/RECREATION

STORES.

/EXTERNAL WORKS

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