The maps below show the Happy Valley Shopping Center in 1982 and 2012. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The two maps show the radical changes that Happy Valley Shopping Center underwent during the period between 1982 and 2012.

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it is clear that

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the redevelopment resulted in the expansion of the shopping mall and the rearrangement of its in-house facilities. By 2012, the indoor shopping area spread to the west, and the outdoor lake was replaced by a furniture retailer.

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, considerable changes were made to the northwest part where a coffee shop was removed and an adjacent food store was relocated to the southeast corner of the mall. Two stores selling sports and electronic goods took over their previous locations along the northern wall. A linear array of themed restaurants moved in along the eastern wall of the shopping centre, replacing sports and electronics shops. On the western side, the lobby area at the main entrance was removed to allow for a bigger central entertainment area. Yet another alteration was made outside, where a path leading to the main entrance of the mall was removed and

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, a spacious car park was built. The entrance,

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, was kept in the same location and the lines of trees surrounding the shopping centre remained largely unchanged where possible.