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Tang Chung Ling Ancestral Hall and Tin Hau Temple, monuments at the Lung Yeuk Tau Heritage Trail, will be closed for major repairs, a spokesman for the Antiquities and Monuments Office (AMO) announced today (November 21).
Tang Chung Ling Ancestral Hall will be closed from December 5 to January 16, 2006 while maintenance works are undertaken on Tin Hau Temple from January 8 to April 12, 2006.
Located northeast of Luen Wo Hui in Fanling, New Territories, Lung Yeuk Tau Heritage Trail is the second of its kind in the New Territories.
Lung Yeuk Tau has many traditional Chinese buildings and structures such as the Tang Chung Ling Ancestral Hall and the Tin Hau Kung together with walls and entrance gates. The residence of the walled villages, such as Lo Wai and San Wan still retain their historic appearance, bearing testimony to the historical and social development of the area over the past centuries.
For enquiries, call the AMO at 2208 4400.
Ends/Monday, November 21, 2005
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