WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1981
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WONG TAI SIN ORGANISING PRODUCTS FAIR
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THE NEWLY-FORMED WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT BOARD IS ORGANISING AN EXHIBITION AND FAIR OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE ART AND CRAFT PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED IN THE AREA,
THE 1981 WONG TAI SIN CRAFTS FAIR WILL BE HELD FROM SEPTEMBER 12 TO 14, AND IS EXPECTED TO ATTRACT BOTH LOCAL AND OVERSEAS BUYERS.
EXHIBITS WILL INCLUDE CHINESE FURNITURE, IVORY, JADE WOOD-CRAVING, SILK FLOWER AND PAINTINGS, AND MANY OTHER CRAFT PRODUCTS.
+MOST OF THE PRODUCTS ARE MADE IN SMALL, FAMILY WORKSHOPS IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD. WONG TAI SIN CITY DISTRICT OFFICE STAFF HAVE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH LOCAL GROUPS TO INVITE MANUFACTURERS TO JOIN THE FAIR, AND MANY MANUFACTURERS HAVE ALREADY SHOWN INTEREST IN PARTICIPATION, SAID MR STEPHEN SELBY, CITY DISTRICT OFFICER FOR THE AREA.
THE FAIR WILL BE HELD AT THE NEW FUNG MING HALL OF THE WONG TAI SIN TEMPLE WHICH CAN ACCOMMODATE 40 STALLS AND IS SERVED BY A MASS TRANS IT RAILWAY STATION.
THE FAIR WILL COST $50 000 TO ORGANISE, AND THE DISTRICT BOARD HAS SPONSORED $15 000 OF THIS, WHILE THE TRUSTEES OF THE HONG KONG BANK FOUNDATION HAVE CONTRIBUTED ANOTHER $15 000. THE EXHIBITORS WILL MEET THE REST OF THE COSTS.
THE HONG KONG TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL WILL ASSIST
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GIVING ADVICE IN THE ORGANISATION OF THE FAIR.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND,
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