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TUESDAY, MAY 3, 1994

ANTIQUITIES AND MONUMENTS OFFICE TO HOLD OPEN DAYS

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MEMBERS OF THE

PUBLIC

PROGRAMMES DURING THE OPEN

WILL

OF DAYS

VARIOUS

BE OFFERED

INTERESTING THE ANTIQUITIES AND MONUMENTS

OFFICE (AMO) OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE BRANCH FROM MAY 26 TO 28.

THE

EVENT

AROUSE

AWARENESS OF PUBLIC IS AIMED TO HERITAGE AND INTRODUCE THEM TO THE WORK OF AMO WHICH HAS BEEN TO PRESERVE HONG KONG'S HERITAGE SINCE 1976.

LOCAL SET UP

THE OFFICE IS NOW HOUSED IN THE BUILDING OF THE FORMER BRITISH SCHOOL.

KOWLOON

BUILDING WAS A TYPICAL SCHOOL BUILDING IN

THE THE AMO SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR VICTORIAN STRUCTURE AND WAS THE OLDEST SURVIVING

THE TERRITORY.

LECTURES ON HISTORICAL THE THREE-DAY PROGRAMMES WILL INCLUDE

DEMONSTRATION OF TRADITIONAL STRUCTURES, ARCHAEOLOGY AND EDUCATION;

SHOWS ON RESTORATION CRAFTSMANSHIP AND ARTEFACT CONSERVATION; VIDEO PROJECTS AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS; AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL WORKSHOPS.

GUIDED TOURS TO THE BUILDING WILL ALSO BE ORGANISED.

ALL ACTIVITIES WILL BE OPEN TO FIRST-SERVED BASIS.

THE PUBLIC ON A FIRST-COME,

DISCOVERY AT

IN ADDITION, AN EXHIBITION ON THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL CHEK LAP KOK WILL GO ON AT AMO FROM MAY 7 TO THE END OF SEPTEMBER.

THE OPENING HOURS FOR THE OPEN DAYS ARE :

MAY 26 (THURSDAY)

9.30 AM 2.30 PM

12.30 PM

5

PM

MAY 27 (FRIDAY)

MAY 28 (SATURDAY)

THE AMO

IS

LOCATED

ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON 721

9.30 AM 2.30 PM

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12.30 PM 5.30 PM

NOON

KOWLOON.

FURTHER

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