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Friday, November 10, 1972
FESTIVAL OF HONG KONG FOR 1973
The Government has decided to hold another Festival of Hong Kong
towards the end of 1973 to provide once again entertainment and enjoyment
for the people. The first was held in 1969, and was followed by one late
last year.
The next Festival will be held from Saturday, November 24 to Sunday,
December 2, 1973, both days inclusive.
A Steering Committee, under the chairmanship of Sir Yuet-keung
Kan, has been formed to start planning for the event, and one of its first
decisions was to set the dates for the Festival.
Other members of the Committee are Dr. S.Y. Chung; Mr. T.K. ANN;
Mr. P.G. Williams; Mr. A. de O. Sales; Mr. H.W. Lee; the Secretary for
Home Affairs or his deputy; the Secretary for Information; the Commissioner
of Police; the Festival Co-ordinator; a représentative of the Hong Kong
Tourist Association; and a representative of the Services.
Mr. Sales has again accepted the chairmanship of the Festival's
Executive Committee, which will be responsible for the planning and preparation
of entertainment programmes.
The terms of reference of the Steering Committee are:-
To decide on the date, theme and scope of the 1973 Festival taking into account as far as possible the points that (i) the next Festival should be broadly speaking on the same lines as the previous one;
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