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TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 1992

THE METROPLAN, COMPLETED IN NOVEMBER LAST YEAR AFTER MORE THAN FOUR YEARS OF PREPARATION AND COMPREHENSIVE PUBLIC CONSULTATION, PROVIDES A FRAMEWORK FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT IN THE METRO AREAS OF HONG KONG ISLAND, KOWLOON AND NEW KOWLOON, INCLUDING TSUEN WAN AND KWAI TSING.

APART FROM INTRODUCING THE VARIOUS AIMS AND APPROACHES ADOPTED FOR RESTRUCTURING THE CITY BY MEANS OF DISPLAY PANELS AND AUDIOVISUAL PRESENTATIONS, THE EXHIBITION ALSO FEATURES A CLUSTER OF LIGHTWALLS WHICH WILL ENABLE THE PUBLIC TO HAVE A GLIMPSE OF THE NEW CITY FORM IN FUTURE AS WELL AS SOME MAJOR DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS.

EXHIBITION

ALSO ON DISPLAY TO FORM THE MAIN ATTRACTION OF THE WILL BE THREE PURPOSE-BUILT MODELS WHICH HIGHLIGHT HOW THE CITY WILL BE RE-SHAPED.

IN ADDITION TO THE DIFFERENT EMPHASES ON PLANNING IN THE METRO AREAS, THESE MODELS WILL ALSO ENABLE THE PUBLIC ΤΟ HAVE A THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIEW OF THE FUTURE SKYLINE OF THE HARBOUR ΤΟ BE BROUGHT ABOUT BY THE RELOCATION OF THE AIRPORT FROM THE EXISTING 230-HECTARE SITE IN KOWLOON IN 1997 AND THE MODERN DEVELOPMENTS ON NEW RECLAMATION SITES.

THE EXHIBITION, WHICH WILL LAST

THREE DAYS IN THE PACIFIC ΤΟ DIFFERENT

PLACE, QUEENSWAY, BEGINNING THIS FRIDAY, WILL BE MOVED VENUES IN THE HUB OF OTHER METRO AREAS.

DETAILS OF THE EXHIBITION SCHEDULES ARE:

DATE

VENUE

MARCH 20

22

PACIFIC PLACE, QUEENSWAY

MARCH 23

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29

TSUEN WAN PLAZA (LEVEL I)

MARCH 30

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APRIL 5

LOK FU SHOPPING CENTRE (STAGE II ATRIUM)

APRIL 6

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OCEAN TERMINAL (MAIN CONCOURSE)

ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:

THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID FORD, WILL OFFICIATE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE METROPLAN EXHIBITION AT NOON ON FRIDAY 20) IN THE GARDEN COURT, PACIFIC PLACE, QUEENSWAY, HONG KONG.

YOUR REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER.

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