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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1983
THE FESTIVAL, A JOINT VENTURE BY THE DISTRICT BOARD, URBAN COUNCIL AND THE SHAM SHUI PO ARTS ASSOCIATION, WILL HAVE A GALA OPENING AT THE PO ON ROAD PLAYGROUND ON FEBRUARY 18.
THE DAY'S PROGRAMME WILL COMPRISE LION AND DRAGON DANCES, MARCHING BAND DISPLAYS, DRUMS AND PIPERS PERFORMANCES, ORIENTAL DANCES, AND A MASS DRAWING AND A PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITIONS.
FESTIVAL EVENTS WILL INCLUDE CHOIR SINGING, CANTONESE OPERAS, CALLIGRAPHY AND PAINTINGS EXHIBITIONS, PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITIONS, PUPPET THEATRES, MODERN DANCES, A GUITAR CONCERT, AN INTER-SCHOOL DRAMA NIGHT, A SELECTION OF OVERSEAS FILMS AND VARIOUS COMPETITIONS TO BE STAGED AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN THE DISTRICT.
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ABOUT 50 000 PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND VARIOUS INDOOR PERFORMANCE PROGRAMMES. THE FREE OUTDOOR PROGRAMMES AND COMPETITIONS ARE LIKELY TO DRAW MORE THAN 100 000 PARTICIPANTS.
POSTAL BOOKING FOR MOST OF THE FESTIVAL PERFORMANCES AND ENTERTAINMENT SHOWS CAN BE MADE BETWEEN NOW AND JANUARY 7, BOOKING FOLDERS AND OTHER DETAILS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND SUB-OFFICES. COUNTER BOOKING WILL BEGIN ON JANUARY 15.
NTSD THANKED FOR PROMPT HELP
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STALL HOLDERS OF PAU CHEUNG STREET TEMPORARY MARKET AND HAWKER BAZAAR IN YUEN LONG TODAY PAID TRIBUTE TO STAFF OF THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR THE IR PROMPT ACTION IN HELPING RE-BUILD THE IR STALLS DESTROYED IN A RECENT FIRE.
THE FIRE, WHICH BROKE OUT AT MIDNIGHT OF DECEMBER 5, DAMAGED 90 STALLS AT THE TEMPORARY MARKET AND HAWKER BAZAAR.
WITHIN THREE DAYS, ALL STALLS WERE RE-BUILT WITH THE HELP OF THE YUEN LONG URBAN SERVICES OFFICE OFFICERS.
AT A BRIEF CEREMONY HELD AT THE TEMPORARY MARKET, THE STALL HOLDERS THANKED THE URBAN SERVICES OFFICER OF YUEN LONG, MR WILLIAM KWONG, AND HIS STAFF FOR THE IR HELPFUL EFFORT.
A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE STALL HOLDERS, MR NG HUNG-PE!, THEN PRESENTED A BANNER TO MR KWONG ON BEHALF OF THE TRADERS.
BANNERS WERE ALSO PRESENTED TO THE SENIOR HEALTH INSPECTOR (HAWKERS AND MARKETS), MR KONG WAN-FEE, AND THE SENIOR HEALTH INSPECTOR (CLEANSING), MR FUNG KWOK-LAU.
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