FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1982
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CHRISTMAS LIGHTINGS AND ACTIVITIES
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THE TOWN CENTRE OF CHAI WAN WILL GLITTER WITH CHRISTMAS LIGHTING DECORATIONS TOMORROW (SATURDAY) EVENING FOLLOWING SWITCH-ON CEREMONY AT THE WAN TSU! COMMERCIAL COMPLEX.
THIS WILL BE THE FIRST MAJOR FESTIVE DISPLAY PUT ON IN CHAI WAN WITH MORE THAN 6 000 BULBS SET AGLOW OVER THE SITTING-OUT AREA OUTSIDE THE COMPLEX.
EASTERN ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MR MATTHEW CHEUNG, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE CEREMONY AT 6.30 PM.
IN SHA TIN, MORE THAN 90 WORKERS HAVE BEEN WORKING 10 HOURS DAILY FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS TO ENSURE THAT THE DECORATIVE LIGHTINGS WILL SHINE IN THE NEW TOWN NEXT WEEK.
A TOTAL OF 25 000 LIGHT BULBS TOGETHER WITH OTHER CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS ARE BEING PUT ON ALONG THE SHING MUN RIVER.
THE SECRETARY FOR NEW TERRITORIES, MR IAN MACPHERSON, WILL SWITCH ON THE LIGHTS AT 7 PM AT SHA TIN RURAL COMMITTEE ROAD BRIDGE ON TUESDAY (DECEMBER 21).
A PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION IN CONNECTION WITH THE LIGHTING DISPLAY IS BEING ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD AS PART OF THE CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION PROGRAMME.
MEANWHILE, AT A BRIEF CEREMONY TODAY, TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICER, MISS ELAINE CHUNG RECEIVED ABOUT 1 500 PACKETS OF GIFTS, CONTAINING TOYS AND CANDIES DONATED BY LOCAL FIRMS, FOR DISTRIBUTION AS SOUVENIRS TO RESIDENTS ATTENDING A CHRISTMAS EVE VARIETY SHOW.
THE SHOW, SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD AND A TELEVISION STATION, WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE SHA TSUI ROAD PLAYGROUND STARTING AT 9 PM. IT WILL BE OPENED BY THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES,
THREE GRAND PRIZES, TOTALLING MORE THAN $10 000, WILL ALSO BE AWARDED TO WINNERS OF A GAME COMPETITION TO BE HELD DURING THE THREE-HOUR SHOW. THE PRIZES INCLUDE ONE HONG KONG-LONDON RETURN AIR TICKET PLUS ONE WEEK HOTEL ACCOMMODATION, A SUCKLING PIG AND A SHARKS FIN DINNER FOR 12 PEOPLE, AND A CASHMERE JUMPER.
TICKETS TO THE VARIETY SHOW WILL BE AVAILABLE ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED BASIS AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE'S PUBLIC ENQUIRIES COUNTERS STARTING ON MONDAY.
IN KWUN TONG, AN OPEN DANCE CONTEST, ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD AND ORGANISATIONS AS PART OF CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES, WILL BE HELD AT 7 PM TOMORROW (SATURDAY) AT THE LEUNG SHEK CHEE COLLEGE, HIU KWONG STREET, SAU MAU PING.
/THE DEPUTY