THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1981
NOTE TO EDITORS.
THE OPENING OF THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL ENTERTAINMENT AT SHA TIN RACE-COURSE WILL TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY (SEPT 12) AT 8 PM.
THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, WILL ARRIVE AT 7.55 PM.
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND MEMBERS OF YOUR STAFF TO COVER THE EVENT. TWO PRESS COACHES, REGISTRATION NUMBERS BT 870 AND BX 308, WILL LEAVE FROM BEHIND THE PENINSULA HOTEL IN HANKOW ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI, AT 6.30 PM TO TAKE MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES TO SHA TIN RACE-COURSE AND BACK TO TOWN AFTER THE SHOW.
PRESS BADGES, LIMITED TO TWO PER ORGANISATION, ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION FROM GIS DUTY OFFICERS ON THE SIXTH FLOOR OF BEACONSFIELD HOUSE.
OFFICERS FROM GIS AND THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION PRESS UNIT WILL ASSIST MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES.
TAI PO TO CELEBRATE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL
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A SERIES OF ACTIVITIES WILL BE HELD FOR TAI PO RESIDENTS TO CELEBRATE THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL.
A MID-AUTUMN EVE PARTY WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AND A VAR IETY SHOW WILL BE HELD IN TAI YUEN ESTATE ON SUNDAY. BOTH EVENTS HAVE BEEN ORGANISED BY THE CULTURE AND RECREATION SUB- COMMITTEE OF TAI PO DISTRICT BOARD AND CO-SPONSORED BY TAI PO RURAL COMMITTEE, SAI KUNG NORTH RURAL COMMITTEE AND TAI PO DISTRICT YOUTH AND RECREATION CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE.
FUNDS FOR THE ACTIVITIES, AMOUNTING TO $20 000, WILL
BE PROVIDED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD.
THE MID-AUTUMN EVE PARTY WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE HEUNG SZE WUI STREET FOOTBALL GROUND BETWEEN 8 PM AND 10 PM AND INCLUDE A LION DANCE PERFORMED BY THE LAW PONG MARTIAL ARTS ASSOCIATION, A PERFORMANCE BY. THE ORCHESTRA OF TAI KWONG MIDDLE SCHOOL, CHINESE FOLK DANCES BY SHA TIN AND TAI PO JUNIOR POLICE CALL, A MAGIC SHOW, AND A LANTERN RIDDLE CONTEST.
THE TAI YUEN ESTATE VARIETY SHOW WILL BE HELD IN THE ESTATE'S COMMUNITY HALL FROM 4 PM TO 6 PM.
THE PROGRAMME WILL CONSIST OF JUDO AND FOLK DANCING BY THE JUNIOR POLICE CALL. A KUNG-FU DEMONSTRATION BY THE AU SIU-WING MARTIAL ARTS ASSOCIATION, AND A PERFORMANCE BY THE YOUTH CHOIR OF TAI PO DISTRICT ARTS ADVANCEMENT ASSOCIATION.
BOTH EVENTS WILL BE FREE FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS.
TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICER, MR NICKY LO, THE CHAIRMEN OF LOCAL RURAL COMMITTEES AND COMMUNITY LEADERS WILL BE GUESTS.
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