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SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 1980
THE PROGRAMME AT YUEN LONG STADIUM, BEGINNING AT 9.30 AM, WILL ALSO FEATURE GYMNASTIC, DANCE AND MARTIAL ARTS DISPLAYS AS WELL AS GAMES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND CHILDREN. A FRIENDLY DIVISION A FOOTBALL MATCH BEGINNING AT 4 PM WILL ROUND OFF THE DAY'S EVENT.
SHA TIN RESIDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO CATCH A GLIMPSE OF MISS HONG KONG 1979, MISS OLIVIA CHENG WHO WILL ATTEND THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE PROGRAMME AT LEK YUEN COMMUNITY HALL AT 10 AM.
PROGRAMMES WILL ALSO BE HELD AT THE FANLING RECREATION GROUND, THE SOUTH CHINA UNION MIDDLE SCHOOL IN SAI KUNG, AT THE PEAK PUBLIC PLAYGROUND AND SING YAU LANE PLAYGROUND ON CHEUNG CHAU, AND AT MUI WO ON LANTAU AS WELL AS A NUMBER OF SPORTS GROUNDS AND SCHOOLS IN YUEN LONG, TUEN MUN AND TSUEN WAN.
AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE IN THE AFTERNOON, REPRESENTATIVES OF THE JUDICIARY AND LEGAL PROFESSION WILL BE GUESTS AT A GARDEN PARTY.
IN THE EVENING, THE HONG KONG YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND THE HONG KONG YOUTH CHINESE ORCHESTRA WILL PLAY A MIXED PROGRAMME OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MELODIES AND WESTERN CLASSICAL MUSIC IN THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY HALL.
AT THE SAME TIME, THE HONG KONG PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA WILL TAKE THE STAGE AT THE CITY HALL CONCERT HALL. THE CONDUCTOR FOR THE EVENING WILL BE MR LING TUNG, AND ONE OF BRITAIN'S LEADING PIANISTS, PETER KATIN WILL BE THE GUEST SOLOIST. THE CONCERT WILL BE ATTENDED BY THE GOVERNOR.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE WELCOME TO COVER THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS ON MONDAY (APRIL 21) AT THE VARIOUS PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS.
SIR MURRAY RETURNS FROM MANILA
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE RETURNED TO HONG KONG THIS (SATURDAY) MORNING AT THE END OF HIS VISIT TO MANILA.
THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR JACK CATER HAS CEASED TO ASSUME THE FUNCTIONS OF THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR FOLLOWING SIR MURRAY'S RETURN.
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