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OUND. DECEMBER 18, 1983
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LUNAR NEW YEAR FAIR SITES FOR BIDDING
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A TOTAL OF 922 SITES FOR ERECTING STALLS TO RETAIL FLOWERS, DRY GOODS, SNACKS AND BOTTLED DRINKS AT SEVEN LUNAR NEW YEAR FAIRS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WILL BE PUT UP FOR PUBLIC BIDDING ON SEVEN SEPARATE DAYS, STARTING MONDAY (DECEMBER 19).
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THE SEVEN FAIRS WILL BE HELD AT YUEN LONG, TUEN MUN, TSUEN WAN, TAI PO, SHA TIN, SHEUNG SHUI AND KWAI CHUNG BETWEEN JANUARY 26 AND FEBRUARY 2 NEXT YEAR, SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
TOMORROW (DECEMBER 19), 209 DRY GOODS AND FLOWER STALLS FOR THE YUEN LONG FAIR WILL BE PUT UP FOR BIDDING AT THE PING SHAN RURAL COMMITTEE AT ON NING ROAD.
BIDDING FOR 100 STALLS FOR WET AND DRY GOODS AT THE TUEN MUN FAIR WILL BE HELD AT TAI HING COMMUNITY HALL IN TAI HING ESTATE ON TUESDAY (DECEMBER 20).
ON FRIDAY (DECEMBER 30), 208 STALLS FOR THE TSUEN WAN FAIR WILL BE OPEN TO BIDDING AT THE CULTURAL ACTIVITY HALL OF TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL.
ALL THESE BIDDINGS WILL BE HELD BETWEEN 9.30 AM AND 4.30 PM, AND THE UPSET RENTAL WILL BE $100 FOR EACH STALL.
BIDDING FOR THE REMAINING 405 STALLS AT THE FOUR FAIRS IN TAI PO. SHA TIN, SHEUNG SHUI AND KWAI CHUNG WILL BE HELD EARLY NEXT MONTH, STARTING ON JANUARY 4. DETAILS WILL BE ANNOUNCED LATER.
FUN DAY FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE
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THE CHINESE TRADITIONAL RESPECT FOR AGED PEOPLE WAS MANIFESTED TODAY (SUNDAY) AT A FUN DAY WHICH BROUGHT HAPPINESS AND JOY TO MORE THAN 1 000 ELDERLY PEOPLE IN SAI KUNG.
THE FUN DAY, HELD AT THE CHENG CHIK CHEE SECONDARY SCHOOL IN HANG HAU, ALSO MARKED THE CLOSING OF THE MONTH-LONG ELDERLY FESTIVAL WHICH WAS SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD.
TODAY'S PROGRAMME BEGAN WITH A SERIES OF GAMES, IN WHICH THE PARTICIPANTS PROVED THEMSELVES AS ENERGETIC AND RESOURCEFUL AS YOUTHS.
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THEY WERE ALSO TREATED TO A FREE MEAL AND A CANTONESE OPERA
AT THE SAME TIME, AN EXHIBITION WAS STAGED AT THE SCHOOL, DISPLAYING WINNING ENTRIES OF THREE COMPETITIONS - CHINESE PAINTING, CALLIGRAPHY AND KNIT WORKS - WHICH WERE ORGANISED AS PART OF THE ELDERLY FESTIVAL.
DURING THE FESTIVAL, FREE MEDICAL CHECK-UPS WERE PROVIDED FOR OLD PEOPLE, AND VOLUNTEERS ALSO HELPED TIDYING UP THE HOMES OF ELDERLY SINGLE PERSONS.
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