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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1984
SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD AT $42 000, THE LIGHTS ARE CONCENTRATED MAINLY ON THE PEDESTRIAN FOOTBRIDGE ACROSS WAN TSU ROAD AND WILL BE ON UNTIL JANUARY 3.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICE SAID SIMILAR DECORATIONS LAST YEAR HAD PROVED POPULAR WITH RESIDENTS.
THERE WOULD ALSO BE OTHER ACTIVITIES AND RESIDENTS WOULD THUS BE ABLE TO ENJOY THEMSELVES WITHOUT HAVING TO GO ELSEWHERE FOR ENTERTAINMENT DURING THE CHRISTMAS PERIOD, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
A VARIETY SHOW, FEATURING SINGING, MAGIC SHOWS, ACROBATICS,
AND A LUCKY DRAW, WILL BE HELD ON DECEMBER 31.
ORGANISED BY THE CHAI WAN NORTH AND SOUTH AREA COMMITTEES, THE SHOW WILL BEGIN AT 7.30 PM AT THE CHAI WAN COMMUNITY CENTRE.
A FILM SHOW, ORGANISED BY THE EASTERN DISTRICT YOUTH RECREATION CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE, WAS ALSO HELD TONIGHT AT THE CHAI WAN COMMUNITY CENTRE, PROVIDING FREE ENTERTAINMENT TO 400 RESIDENTS.
YULETIDE CHEER FOR LESS FORTUNATE *****
KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WILL BE BRINGING LITTLE CHRISTMAS JOY AND COMFORT TO THE LESS FORTUNATE RESIDENTS OF THREE INSTITUTIONS TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
THE MEMBERS HAVE FORMED THEIR OWN CHOIR TO ENTERTAIN FORMER MENTAL PATIENTS, MENTALLY RETARDED PERSONS AND THE ELDERLY WITH CHRISTMAS CAROLS, AND ONE OF THEM, DRESSED AS SANTA CLAUS, WILL DISTRIBUTE GIFTS TO RESIDENTS OF THE INSTITUTIONS.
THE IR FIRST STOP WILL BE AT THE KWUN TONG SHELTERED WORKSHOP OF THE MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG, WHERE THEY WILL ENTERTAIN THE MENTALLY RETARDED AND FORMER MENTAL PATIENTS.
THE CHOIR AND SANTA CLAUS WILL THEN PROCEED TO THE SHUN LEE HOSTEL FOR THE ELDERLY, AND THE WONG CHEUNG KIN MEMORIAL HOSTEL FOR THE ELDERLY.
KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR KEVIN MAK, THE REGIONAL SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER (EAST KOWLOON), MR KWOK KA-CHI, AND STAFF OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT WILL ALSO JOIN THE VISITS.
MRANWHILE, THE
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