SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1984
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FESTIVAL OFF TO GOOD START
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THE FIFTH NORTH DISTRICT FESTIVAL GOT OFF TO A GRAND START TODAY (SUNDAY) AS LARGE CROWDS FLOCKED TO THE BURMA LINES CAMP IN FANLING FOR A DAY-LONG CARNIVAL.
THE CARNIVAL BEGAN WITH LION AND UNICORN DANCES, FOLLOWED BY ORIENTAL DANCES, A PARACHUTING DISPLAY AND MUSIC PERFORMANCES.
OTHER EVENTS INCLUDED HORSE-RIDING, ARCHERY, DART GAMES AND TELEMATCHES.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR ADOLF HSU, SAID THE FESTIVAL HAD BEEN ORGANISED FOR EVERYONE IN THE NORTH DISTRICT.
+AT A TIME OF DEVELOPMENT AND CHANGE IN NORTH DISTRICT, I HOPE THIS FESTIVAL WILL HELP INSTILL A SENSE OF BELONGING AND COMMON IDENTITY AMONG THOSE WHO HAVE RECENTLY MOVED INTO THE DISTRICT AND THOSE WHO HAVE LIVED HERE FOR MANY YEARS,+ HE SAID.
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A WIDE RANGE OF RECREATIONAL, CULTURAL AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN ORGANISED FOR THE TWO-WEEK FESTIVAL. INCLUDE A CANTONESE OPERA, A CHINESE ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCE, A FOLK SONG CONCERT, VARIETY SHOWS, AN EXHIBITION SOCCER MATCH, A DISCO NIGHT AND A ROLLER-SKATING NIGHT.
TICKETS FOR THE CANTONESE OPERA, THE CHINESE ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCE AND THE DISCO NIGHT ARE ON SALE AT THE NORTH DISTRICT TOWN HALL. ADMISSION TO ALL THE OTHER EVENTS ARE FREE.
TSUEN WAN SPORTS FESTIVAL CLOSES
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THE SIXTH TSUEN WAN SPORTS FESTIVAL CLOSED THIS (SUNDAY) EVENING WITH A MOTOR-CYCLING DEMONSTRATION BY THE 29TH SQUADRON ROYAL CORPS OF TRANSPORT.
SPEAKING AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE MONTH-LONG FESTIVAL, THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR ADOLF HSU, SAID: +THE FESTIVAL IS NOT A MERE DISTRICT EVENT, BUT AN ANNUAL GRAND OCCASION IN THE SPORTS CIRCLE OF HONG KONG.+
WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF INTERNATIONAL SPORTS GROUPS, THE STANDARD OF THE FESTIVAL HAD BEEN RAISED, HE SAID.
+OUTSTANDING SPORTSMEN