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P.W.D. FUN FAIR ****
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1976
GAMES STALLS, LIVE ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC, DANCING, AND FOOTBALL AND BEER DRINKING COMPETITIONS WILL BE THE ORDER OF THE DAY THIS SUNDAY WHEN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HOLDS ITS FIRST EVER FUN FAIR.
THOUSANDS OF P.W.D. WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE EXPECTED TO JOIN IN THE DAY'S FESTIVITIES WHICH START AT NOON AT THE GARDEN ROAD OPEN-AIR CARPARK NEXT TO MURRAY BUILDING.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR. ANDREW CHENG, SAID TODAY THE FAIR WAS INTENDED TO GIVE P.W.D. STAFF A CHANCE TO MEET INFORMALLY AND GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER BETTER IN A DAY OF FUN AND GAMES.
+THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS THE FOURTH LARGEST IN GOVERNMENT, INCORPORATING SIX CONSTITUENT DEPARTMENTS WITH OFFICES THROUGHOUT HONG KONG, AND THEIR STAFF HAVE LITTLE OR NO OPPORTUNITY TO GET TOGETHER INFORMALLY, HE SAID.
+THE FAIR WILL PROVIDE THEM WITH A UNIQUE OCCASION TO RENEW OLD ACQUAINTANCES, AND MAKE NEW ONES.+
THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE FAIR WILL BE A RAFFLE DRAW BY LOVELY ROWENA LAM, MISS HONG KONG 1976.
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT WILL BE PROVIDED BY ARTISTES FROM HK-TVE, RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG, AND HONG KONG'S ANSWER TO ELVIS PRESLEY THE POPULAR JOHNNY MA.
A HUGE VARIETY OF GAMES ATTRACTIONS FOR BOTH ADULTS AND CHILDREN WILL BE PROVIDED BY MORE THAN 25 STALLS AMONG THEM +CHILDREN WONDERLAND+, +STUNT DRIVING+ AND +SPACE TRAVELLING+.
PART OF THE PROGRAMME WILL BE TAKEN UP BY COLOURFUL MUSIC AND DANCE PERFORMANCES BY STUDENTS FROM THE NEW METHOD COLLEGE AND SCHOOLS FROM THE TUNG WAH GROUP AND THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE BAND.
FOR SOCCER ENTHUSIASTS, TWO P.W.D. WORKERS WHO FANCY THEMSELVES AS GOAL-KEEPERS WILL TAKE ON ALL-COMERS, AND FOR THOSE WHO FANCY THEMSELVES ON THE STAGE A TALENT QUEST WILL BE HELD TO CONCLUDE THE AFTERNOON'S PROCEEDINGS.
THE FAIR WILL BE OFFICIALLY OPENED BY THE WIVES OF THE DEPARTMENT'S DIRECTORS FOLLOWED BY AN OPENING ADDRESS BY THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS MR. DAVID MCDONALD.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND YOUR REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE FAIR. IT WILL BE HELD FROM 12 NOON TO 6 P.M. ON SUNDAY (NOVEMBER 7) AT THE GARDEN ROAD OPEN-AIR CARPARK NEXT TO MURRAY BUILDING.