THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1976
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RECEPTION TO MARK HK PROMOTION IN LONDON
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MORE THAN 400 GUESTS ATTENDED A RECEPTION AT THE COMMONWEALTH INSTITUTE, LONDON, ON TUESDAY NIGHT TO MARK THE HONG KONG AUGUST PROMOTION IN LONDON, WHICH IS CENTRED AROUND THE VISIT OF THE HONG KONG CHINESE SCHOOLS DANCE TEAM.
THE RECEPTION WAS GIVEN JOINTLY BY THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE AND THE LONDON REPRESENTATIONS OF THE HONG KONG TOURIST ASSOCIATION, THE HONG KONG TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, AND CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS. THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION, WHICH REPRESENTS COMPANIES WITH BUSINESS INTERESTS IN HONG KONG, WAS ALSO AMONG THE JOINT HOSTS,
A 30-MINUTE PERFORMANCE BY THE DANCERS AND A RECITAL OF CHINESE AND WESTERN SONGS BY THE HONG KONG TELEVISION STAR FRANCIS YIP, WHO APPEARED BY THE COURTESY OF CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS, WERE VERY WARMLY APPLAUDED.
OTHER ATTRACTIONS AT THE RECEPTION INCLUDED A DEMONSTRATION OF CARPET-MAKING BY TWO CRAFTSWOMEN FROM THE TAI PING CARPET FACTORY, A SPECIAL PRODUCT DISPLAY MOUNTED BY THE TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, AND THE TOURIST ASSOCIATION'S HONG KONG LIGHT SHOW+.
THERE WAS ALSO A DEMONSTRATION OF CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY BY MR. Y.Y. CHEUNG, WHO IS EMPLOYED IN LONDON BY THE TUNG PO OVERSEAS LIMITED. MR. CHEUNG PROVED TO BE VERY POPULAR WITH THE GUESTS, WHO LINED UP TO HAVE THEIR NAMES WRITTEN IN LARGE CHINESE CHARACTERS.
AT THE RECEPTION, THE HONG KONG COMMISSIONER IN LONDON, MR. S.T. KIDD PRESENTED COMMEMORATIVE BANNERS TO THE MAYOR OF KENSINGTON, COUNCILLOR DAVID B. COLLENETTE, AND TO
MRS. ELEANOR LEE, TEAM MANAGER OF THE HONG KONG SCHOOLS CHINESE DANCE TEAM, ON BEHALF OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.
MRS. LEE, ON BEHALF OF THE DANCE TEAM, ALSO PRESENTED BANNERS TO MR. KIDD AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE COMMONWEAL TH INSTITUTE, MR. J.K. THOMPSON.
HOLIDAY POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS ******
THE POST OFFICE ANNOUNCES THAT THERE WILL BE ONE DELIVERY OF MAIL ON MONDAY (AUGUST 30), WHICH IS A GENERAL HOLIDAY.
THIRTY-TWO POST OFFICES, INCLUDING THE GENERAL POST OFF ICE, THE KOWLOON CENTRAL POST OFFICE AND THE TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE WILL BE OPEN FOR BUSINESS FROM 9 A.M. TO 12 NOON.
ALL OTHER POST OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED.
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