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SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 1982
YUEN LONG RESIDENTS CELEBRATE LUNAR NEW YEAR
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MORE THAN 7 000 YUEN LONG RESIDENTS ATTENDED A FUN FAIR TODAY (SATURDAY) TO CELEBRATE LUNAR NEW YEAR.
THE PROGRAMME INCLUDED GAMES STALLS, A VARIETY SHOW FEATURING SINGING, DANCING, ACROBATIC AND MAGIC SHOWS, FAMILY GAMES, A TELE-MATCH AND A JUDO DEMONSTRATION.
OFFICIATING AT THE RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY WERE THE CHAIRMAN OF YUEN LONG TOWN HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, MADAM LEUNG SING-TAK- THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR FUNG KWOK-KEUNG- THE DISTRICT POLICE SUPERINTENDENT, MR DAVID GALLOWAY- AND THE REGIONAL SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER, MR HENRY AU.
THE PROGRAMME WAS ORGANISED BY YUEN LONG TOWN HALL WITH THE LOCAL DISTRICT BOARD PROVIDING NEARLY $29 000 TOWARDS THE COST.
ANOTHER EVENT TO CELEBRATE THE NEW YEAR WILL BE A ROAD RACE TOMORROW (SUNDAY).
IT HAS BEEN ORGANISED BY YUEN LONG SPORTS ASSOCIATION, YUEN LONG TOWN HALL AND THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE YUEN LONG OFFICE.
MORE THAN 150 RUNNERS WILL TAKE PART.
THERE WILL BE A TOTAL OF SIX GROUPS IN THE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SECTIONS, WITH DISTANCES RANGING FROM 2.4 TO 11.2 KILOMETRES.
BOTH THE STARTING AND FINISHING POINTS WILL BE YUEN LONG STADIUM.
THE RACE WILL START AT 9 AM AND THE YUEN LONG ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MR GARY YEUNG, WILL PRESENT PRIZES TO WINNERS AT THE FINISHING POINT AT 12 NOON.
MONTH-LONG FESTIVAL FOR KWAI CHUNG RESIDENTS
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A MONTH-LONG FESTIVAL FOR KWAI CHUNG RESIDENTS WILL START ON SATURDAY (FEBRUARY 6) WITH A TWO-HOUR PROGRAMME OF SINGING AND DANCING AT KWAI CHUNG PLAYGROUND.
ON FOLLOWING WEEKENDS UNTIL THE END OF THE MONTH, VARIETY PERFORMANCES, OUTDOOR EXCURSIONS AND CARNIVALS WILL BE HELD IN EACH OF THE SIX AREAS OF KWAI CHUNG.
AN ORGANISING COMMITTEE, WHOSE MEMBERS WERE DRAWN FROM AREA COMMITTEES, LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS AND TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD, WAS FORMED RECENTLY TO ORGANISE THE FESTIVAL.
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