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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1984
THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE FESTIVAL WILL BE A BANQUET AND A TALENT QUEST BY 1 000 OLD PEOPLE IN THE DISTRICT. OTHER DISTRICT-WIDE FUNCTIONS INCLUDE HOME HELP SERVICES, MEDICAL CHECK-UPS, AN ORTHOPAEDICS EXHIBITION, CHINESE PAINTING AND PENMANSHIP COMPETITIONS.
THE FESTIVAL IS ORGANISED BY VARIOUS ORGANISATIONS IN SAI KUNG. HANG HAU AND RENNIE'S MILL WITH THE DISTRICT BOARD CONTRIBUTING $90 000 TOWARDS THE TOTAL COST OF ABOUT $140 000 FOR THE FESTIVAL.
TOMORROW, DISTRICT OFFICER, MISS CARRIE CHENG WILL OFFICIATE AT THREE OPENING CEREMONIES IN SUNG TSUN MIDDLE SCHOOL AT 9.30 AM IN SAI KUNG AND HANG HAU DISTRICT CHENG CHIK CHEE SECONDARY SCHOOL AT 10.30 AM; AND IN RENNIE'S MILL MIDDLE SCHOOL AT 2 PM TO START A SERIES OF AREA BASED ACTIVITIES FOR SENIOR RESIDENTS IN THE THREE AREAS.
AFTER THE CEREMONIES, A VARIETY SHOW WILL BE STAGED IN THE SUNG TSUN MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR 600 OLD PEOPLE IN SAI KUNG, WHILE 400 SENIOR CITIZENS IN HANG HAU WILL GO ON A PICNIC IN CHUK LAM SIM YUEN IN TSUEN WAN.
IN THE RENNIE'S MILL MIDDLE SCHOOL, 600 OLD PEOPLE WILL BE TREATED TO MAGIC AND ACROBATIC PERFORMANCES, A LUCKY DRAW AND SEVERAL SPECIALLY DESIGNED GAMES STALLS.
TAI PO RESIDENTS URGED TO TAKE PART IN ELECTIONS
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THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR ADOLF HSU, TODAY (SATURDAY) URGED RESIDENTS OF TAI PO TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS IN MARCH NEXT YEAR.
SPEAKING AT THE OPEN DAY OF THE LOK SIN TONG CHU TING CHEONG HOME FOR THE AGED, MR HSU SAID THOSE WHO WANTED TO PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS DIRECTLY COULD STAND AS CANDIDATES IN THE ELECTIONS.
+THEY CAN THEN REFLECT RESIDENTS' VIEWS AND HELP THE GOVERNMENT IN FORMULATING POLICIES THAT WILL MEET THE NEEDS OF THE LOCAL PEOPLE, HE SAID.
MR HSU REPORTED THAT MORE THAN 15 000 RESIDENTS IN TAI PO HAD SIGNED UP AS VOTERS IN THE RECENT REGISTRATION EXERCISE, BOOSTING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF REGISTERED VOTERS IN THE DISTRICT TO MORE THAN 27 800.
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