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SUPPORT URGED FOR HERITAGE TRUST

THE SECRETARY FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE, MR (FRIDAY) URGED THE COMMUNITY TO HELP PRESERVE

JAMES SO, TODAY HONG KONG'S THROUGH GENEROUS DONATIONS TO THE LORD WILSON HERITAGE TRUST.

HERITAGE

HONG KONG THE DUAL OF HONG SUPPORT FOR

ADDRESSING A LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF NORTHEAST, MR SO SAID THE TRUST WAS ESTABLISHED WITH OBJECTIVE OF MARKING THE TENURE OF LORD WILSON AS GOVERNOR KONG AND PROVIDING A CENTRAL BODY TO CHANNEL COMMUNITY THE CAUSE OF HERITAGE PRESERVATION.

EDUCATIONAL

TEMPLES AND

MR SO SAID THE TRUST WOULD BE USED ΤΟ FUND PROJECTS FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN, THE RESTORATION OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS, AND EFFORTS TO RECORD OLD LOCAL WERE BEING ERODED BY CHANGING LIFESTYLES AND FAST DEVELOPMENTS.

BOX 8800

TRADITIONS

DONATIONS CAN BE MADE AT ANY HONGKONG BANK OR SENT IN THE NAME OF "THE LORD WILSON HERITAGE TRUST".

MR SO SAID THE GOVERFNMENT'S MAIN CONCERNS WERE ΤΟ PUBLIC AWARENESS OF AND TO PROMOTE INTEREST IN HONG KONG'S AS WELL AS IDENTIFYING, RECORDING AND PRESERVING IMPORTANT REMAINS IN HONG KONG.

OTHER WHICH

TO

P.0.

INCREASE HERITAGE

HISTORICAL

DIRECTION

TO ACHIEVE THE FORMER, COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUES AND SIGNS ON HISTORICAL BUILDINGS WOULD BE ERECTED LATER THIS YEAR, MR SAID.

PROMOTIONAL LITERATURE SUCH AS LEAFLETS AND DISPLAYS HISTORICAL MONUMENTS, AND BOOKLETS ON THE HISTORY OF THE WAN CHAI THE ISLANDS DISTRICTS WERE ALSO PLANNED, HE SAID.

SO

ON

AND

IN AN

WORKING EFFORT

ALSO, THE RECREATION AND CULTURE BRANCH HAD BEEN CLOSELY WITH THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND YOUTH GROUPS TO GENERATE INTEREST AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE.

PROJECTS FOR YOUTH INCLUDED AN EXPERIMENTAL CURRICULUM, VISITS то HISTORICAL BUILDINGS FOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL WORKSHOPS.

HISTORY AND

LOCAL TEACHERS,

KONG'S OF

TEMPLES,

TURNING TO THE RECORDING AND CONSERVATION OF HONG HERITAGE, MR SO SAID THE ANTIQUITIES AND MONUMENTS OFFICE (AMO)

BRANCH HAD DISCOVERED AND RESTORED MANY HISTORIC ANCESTRAL HALLS WITH FUNDING FROM THE GOVERNMENT AND THE JOCKEY CLUB.

THE

HE SAID A HERITAGE TRAIL WAS EXPECTED ΤΟ BE SHAN NEXT YEAR.

OPENED IN

PING

"WORK ON RESTORING ATTRACTIONS ON THE TRAIL IS THANKS TO THE STAUNCH SUPPORT OF THE JOCKEY CLUB, THE TANG LOCAL RESIDENTS WHO HAVE ALSO SHOWN GREAT INTEREST IN THE MR SO SAID.

WELL, ADVANCED,

CLAN PROJECT,"

AND

/HE ADDED