SUNDAY, MAY 1, 1983
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STARTING AT 10 AM, A TWO-HOUR PROCESSION WITH A PARADE OF DRAGONS, UNICORNS, LIONS, LANTERN-BEAUTY TROUPES, CHIU CHOW GONGS AND DRUMS, PUPPET SHOW, AND CHINESE FOLK DANCES WILL SET OFF FROM THE EASTERN BUS TERMINUS.
IT WILL PASS ALONG FUNG CHEUNG, CASTLE PEAK AND TAI YUK ROADS BEFORE ARRIVING AT THE YUEN LONG STADIUM.
THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, AND HIS WIFE WILL BE GUESTS OF HONOUR AT THE FESTIVAL PROCESSION.
A TRADITIONAL +FA PAU+ DRAW WILL BE HELD OUTSIDE THE TAI SHU HA TEMPLE AT 3 PM.
IN TUEN MUN AND ON THE ISLANDS DISTRICT, CANTONESE OPERA PERFORMANCES WILL BE STAGED FROM MAY 3 TO 7 AT YUNG SHUE WAN IN NORTH LAMMA, AND FROM MAY 2 TO 6 NEAR THE HAU KOK TIN HAU TEMPLE IN TUEN MUN.
A +FA PAU+ DRAW, OFFICIATED BY THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MR WILLIAM HUT, WILL ALSO BE HELD IN TUEN MUN ON THE AFTERNOON OF MAY 5.
IN SAI KUNG, ABOUT 50 000 WORSHIPPERS ARE EXPECTED TO VISIT JOSS HOUSE BAY TIN HAU TEMPLE ON MAY 4 AND 5. SPECIAL FERRY SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED.
FIRE SERVICES DELEGATION TO ATTEND MACAU CELEBRATION
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THE DIRECTOR OF FIRE SERVICES, MR F.M. WATSON HAS LEFT HONG KONG WITH A 12-MEMBER DELEGATION FOR MACAU TO ATTEND THE CENTENARY CELEBRATION OF THE MACAU FIRE BRIGADE.
THE DELEGATION WAS MET ON ARRIVAL IN MACAU BY THE COMMANDANT OF THE BRIGADE, MR ROGERIO FRANCISCO DE PAULA DE ASSIS, AND MEMBERS OF THE BRIGADE.
THE CELEBRATION WILL BE HELD OFFICIALLY TOMORROW (MONDAY). IT WILL INCLUDE A FLAG-RAISING CEREMONY AT THE MACAU FIRE SERVICES HEADQUARTERS TO BE FOLLOWED BY A MEMORIAL SERVICE AT THE FIREMEN MAUSOLEUM.
THE GOVERNOR OF MACAU, REAR ADMIRAL VASCO DE ALMEIDA E COSTA WILL ARRIVE AT THE MACAU FIRE SERVICES HEADQUARTERS BUILDING TO TAKE THE SALUTE AT A MARCH-PASS AND REVIEW OF FIRE APPLIANCES.
HE WILL ALSO UNVEIL A COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE TO MARK THE OCCASION.
THE HONG KONG DELEGATION IS EXPECTED TO RETURN ON TUESDAY.
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