FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1978
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PWD FAIR ON SUNDAY
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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS TO HOLD ITS SECOND FUN FAIR AT THE GARDEN ROAD OPEN-AIR CARPARK NEXT TO MURRAY BUILDING ON SUNDAY.
THOUSANDS OF P.W.D. STAFF ARE EXPECTED TO TURN UP AT THE FAIR WHERE SOME 30 STALLS WILL PROVIDE A LARGE VARIETY OF GAMES FOR BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FUN FAIR ORGANISING COMMITTEE,
MR. G. N. VAN LANGENBERG, SAID THAT FOLLOWING THE OVERWHELMING SUCCESS OF THE FIRST FUN FAIR HELD IN NOVEMBER 1976, IT WAS DECIDED THAT A DEPARTMENTAL FUN FAIR SHOULD BE HELD EVERY ALTERNATE YEAR TO PROVIDE THE STAFF OF THE P.W.D. AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH A DAY OF FUN.
+THE AIM IS TO DRAW STAFF FROM ALL THE P.W.D. OFFICES AND SUB-OFF ICES SCATTERED THROUGHOUT HONG KONG, KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES TO A FOCAL POINT WHERE, IN AN ATMOSPHERE OF FUN AND RELAXATION, THEY COULD GATHER TO ENJOY A DAY WITH THEIR COLLEAGUES AND THEIR FAMILIES,+ HE SAID.
+ IT IS ON OCCASIONS SUCH AS THIS THAT OPPORTUNITIES ARISE FOR RENEWING FRIENDSHIPS PARTICULARLY WITH THOSE ONE RARELY HAS THE CHANCE OF MEETING. THESE GATHERINGS ALSO GO A LONG WAY TO FOSTERING GOODWILL AND UNITY AMONG THE STAFF.+
THE PROGRAMME OF THE FAIR WILL INCLUDE VARIETY SHOWS TO BE STAGED BY ARTISTES FROM HK-TVB AND RTHK. OTHER ATTRACTIONS WILL CONSIST OF SONGS BY +HONG KONG ELVIS+, JOHNNY MA, FOLK DANCES BY SCHOOLS OF THE TUNG WAH GROUP, STREET THEATRE SHOW BY G.I.S., FASHION BY ROOTES CO. LTD. AND CATWALK PRODUCTION, AND SAN MIGUEL BEER DRINKING COMPETITION.
THERE WILL ALSO BE A P.W.D. STAFF TALENT SHOW.
THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY WILL BE A RAFFLE DRAW BY MISS HONG KONG 1978 WINNIE CHAN.
THE FAIR WILL BE OFFICIALLY OPENED BY THE WIVES OF THE DEPARTMENT'S DIRECTORS FOLLOWING AN OPENING ADDRESS BY THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, MR. DAVID MCDONALD.
THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE BAND AND THE CAPE COLLINSON TRAINING CENTRE BAND WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND
REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE
P.W.D. FAIR. IT WILL BE HELD FROM 11 A.M. TO 5 P.M. ON SUNDAY (NOVEMBER 5) AT THE GARDEN ROAD OPEN-AIR CARPARK NEXT TO MURRAY BUILDING.
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