THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1978
SPECIAL SPORTS PROGRAMME TO CELEBRATE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY
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THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS ORGANISED A SPECIAL SPORTS PROGRAMME FOR ALL TO 'CELEBRATE THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION SPORTS PROGRAMME WILL BE HELD AT VARIOUS PLACES THROUGHOUT HONG KONG INCLUDING MORSE PARK AND MACPHERSON PLAYGROUND IN KOWLOON, VICTORIA PARK AND FORBES STREET PLAYGROUND IN KENNEDY TOWN ON THE ISLAND.
OTHER VENUES ARE AT YUEN LONG, TUEN MUN, TSUEN WAN, TAI PO, SHA TIN AND SAI KUNG IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, AS WELL AS CHEUNG CHAU AND LANTAU ISLAND.
THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, MR. LI FOOK-KOW, WILL PERFORM A CEREMONY TO START THE PROGRAMME AT MORSE PARK AND THE SECRETARY FOR SOCIAL SERVICES, MR. E.P. HO, WILL START THE PROGRAMME AT VICTORIA PARK.
PROGRAMMES AT OTHER VENUES WILL BE OFFICIATED BY PROMINENT MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.
THE EVENTS WILL INCLUDE LION DANCES, MARTIAL ARTS DEMONSTRATIONS, MARCHING BANDS, AS WELL AS TRAMPOLINING, POTTED SPORTS, ATHLETICS AND SWIMMING GALAS.
APART FROM SOME OF THE SPORTS COMPETITIONS WHICH REQUIRE PRIOR REGISTRATION, EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO TAKE PART IN THE EVENTS.
THE SPECIAL SPORTS PROGRAMME HAS PROVED VERY POPULAR WITH THE PUBLIC OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS. ABOUT 70,000 PEOPLE TOOK PART IN ACTIVITIES ON THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY HOLIDAY LAST YEAR WHICH WAS THE SILVER JUBILEE YEAR.
NOTE TO EDITORS:-
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION SPORTS PROGRAMME TOMORROW. THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, MR. LI FOOK-KOW WILL START THE PROGRAMME AT THE MORSE PARK OPEN THEATRE AND THE SECRETARY FOR SOCIAL SERVICES, MR. E.P. HO AT THE NO. 1 FOOTBALL PITCH AT VICTORIA PARK BOTH AT 9 A.M.
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