SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1982-
THE FESTIVAL WHICH WILL HAVE SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE LIVING IN THE DISTRICT IS ORGANISED BY THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD, THE URBAN COUNCIL, THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT CULTURE AND RECREATION PROMOTION ASSOCIATION AND THE MUSIC OFFICE.
IT IS HOPED THAT THE ART APPRECIATION STANDARD OF LOCAL RESIDENTS WILL BE RAISED THROUGH THEIR PARTICIPATION AND INVOLVEMENT IN THE ACTIVITIES ORGANISED FOR THEM.
IN THE COMING TWO WEEKS, KWUN TONG RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES WILL SHARE THE FUN IN MORE THAN 30 FESTIVAL EVENTS.
THESE WILL INCLUDE MODERN AND FOLK DANCES, PUPPET SHOW, PHOTOGRAPHIC CONTEST, FLORAL EXHIBITION AS WELL AS POETRY AND ESSAY COMPETITIONS.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FESTIVAL WILL INCLUDE CANTONESE OPERA BY THE WELL-KNOWN CHOR FUNG MING OPERA TROUPE, THE THOUSAND ARTISTS' NITE+ AND THE ROLLER SKATING DISCO NIGHT+.
A TELEVISION PROGRAMME ON THE FESTIVAL HAS ALSO BEEN ARRANGED TO BE BROADCAST ON TVB'S JADE CHANNEL +ENJOY YOURSELF TONIGHT AT 9.30 PM ON MONDAY (NOVEMBER 22).
CORRECTIONAL SERVICES SHOW IN CENTRAL
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THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL STAGE A PHOTOGRAPHIC DISPLAY AND VARIETY SHOW AT THE QUEEN'S PIER CONCOURSE IN CENTRAL TOMORROW (SUNDAY),
THE DISPLAY, TO BE HELD FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM WILL COINCIDE WITH THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S CAREERS '83 EXHIBITION AT PRESENT BEING HELD IN THE CITY HALL EXHIBITION HALL,
ON DISPLAY WILL BE COLOURFUL PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES AND THE WIDE RANGE OF ITS INDUSTRIES,
IN ADDITION, THERE WILL BE DISPLAYS BY THE TAI TAM GIRL PIPERS AND PRECISION MARCHING TEAM AND THE CAPE COLLINSON MARCHING BAND AS WELL AS A VARIETY SHOW STAGED BY THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES MOBILE STREET THEATRE, WITH PERFORMANCES BY WELL-KNOWN ARTISTES AND AN ENTERTAINMENT TROUPE.
A MOBILE RECRUITMENT CENTRE WILL BE SET UP ON THE SPOT, WITH CORRECTIONAL SERVICES OFFICERS ON HAND TO ANSWER ENQUIRIES AND HANDLE APPLICATIONS.
A SPOKESMAN SAID THAT BESIDES THE REGULAR ASSISTANT OFFICERS AND ASSISTANT OFFICERS OF THE REFUGEE UNIT, THE DEPARTMENT IS ALSO LOOKING FOR INSTRUCTORS IN VARIOUS TRADES TO SUPERVISE INMATES AT WORK: SUCH AS GARDENING, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE, CARPENTRY, AND THE MAKING OF RATTAN AND FIBREGLASS ARTICLES.
ANYONE INTERESTED IN TAKING UP A CAREER WITH THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES MAY ENQUIRE WITH THE DEPARTMENT'S RECRUITMENT SECTION AT 5-8916559 FOR AN APPOINTMENT OR WITH ANY OF THE DISTRICT OFFICES.
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