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The HA joined forces with a number of organizations in hosting various activities, including workshops and a mural design competition, as part of the Yau Tong development. Designs of the 25 winners of the competition have been blended into the massive mural.
Ms Ada Fung, Deputy Director of Housing / Development and Construction, said at the unveiling ceremony that people from different age groups and backgrounds had cooperated to bring about an impressive art piece, amalgamating a diversity of styles and demonstrating the vibrancy of their community.
She said, "Community members always find this kind of participative activities a rewarding experience, seeing their ideas and talents gradually materialized. The HA has been working closely with community groups, tenants and corporations in the neighbourhood of public housing estates to bring about works of art or greening that reflected the uniqueness and foster community pride."
The Yau Tong mural project was a continuation of the HA's endeavours to engage the public in community-building. In Cheung Wang Estate, Tsing Yi, there is a 128-metre long mural born of another HA initiative in 2004.
Participating in the Yau Tong project are the Housing Committee of the Kwun Tong District Council, Yau Tong Net, Yau Tong Churches Network, the Estate Management Advisory Committee of Yau Tong Estate and the Hong Kong Mural Society.
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