Ou Raadsaal Ou Raadsaal The Ou Raadsaal (English: "Old Council Hall") is a historic building in Pretoria, South Africa, located on the south side of Church Square. The Ou Raadsaal housed the Volksraad, the parliament of the South African Republic, from 1891 to 1902. The Ou Raadsaal was commissioned in the late 19th century by the South African Republic as the new seat of government in Pretoria, and was designed by Dutch architect Sytze Wierda in a Renaissance Revival style. The contract for construction was granted to John Johnstone Kirkness, a builder from the Orkney Islands with a prolific building career in
Ou Wei by former CMPC director Lee Hsing. In 1972, Ou Wei starred in "Execution in Autumn", and was again named the Golden Horse Best Actor winner. In a sixteen year acting career, Ou Wei portrayed over one hundred roles. He wrote a number of screenplays, and released his final work, "The Big Raid", in which he was writer, producer, actor, and director, in 1973. He died of kidney disease in December of that year. Within the Yang Kui Literature Memorial Museum, there is an exhibit dedicated to Ou Wei. Ou Wei Ou Wei (; 16 September 1937 – December 1973) was