TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12,
1985
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+SUCH MEETINGS MAY ONLY BE HELD IF THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE IS INFORMED BEFOREHAND THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE ALSO HAS THE POWER TO PROHIBIT SUCH MEETINGS...
+MEMBERS MAY WISH TO KNOW THAT SINCE 1979 SIX OF THE COUNCIL'S RECREATION FACILITIES HAVE BEEN DECLARED AS DESIGNATED PUBLIC AREAS FOR THE PURPOSE OF HOLDING MEETINGS UNDER THE PUBLIC ORDER ORDINANCE.+
LANTERN CARNIVAL SET FOR MARCH 6
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THE 1985 SPRING LANTERN CARNIVAL WILL BE HELD AT KO SHAN PARK ON MARCH 6.
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY MR TONG KAM-BIU AT THE URBAN COUNCIL MEETING TODAY, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ENTERTAINMENT SELECT COMMITTEE, MR STEPHEN LAU, SAID HIGHLIGHTS OF THE CARNIVAL WILL INCLUDE TWO CANTONĖSE OPERAS, A GOLDEN OLDIES SHOW AND OTHER MORE TRADITIONAL ITEMS OF ENTERTAINMENT.
+TO ENSURE THAT THE FESTIVITIES REACH A WIDER SECTOR OF THE COMMUNITY, MORE ACTIVE MEDIA PARTICIPATION IS BEING SOUGHT, HE SAID.
+IN ADDITION, SUPPORTING FESTIVALS WILL BE HELD WITH THE COUNCIL'S SUPPORT IN VARIOUS DISTRICTS INCLUDING CENTRAL, WESTERN, WONG TAI SIN, MONG KOK, WAN CHAI AND SOUTHERN.+
MR LAU ALSO REPORTED THAT THE MID-AUTUMN LANTERN CARNIVALS ORGANISED BY THE COUNCIL LAST YEAR WERE VERY WELL RECEIVED BY THE PUBLIC.
A TOTAL OF 198 000 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE MAIN CARNIVALS
AT VICTORIA PARK AND KO SHAN PARK WHILE SOME
133 000 PARTICIPATED IN THE 18 SUPPORTING DISTRICT CARNIVALS.
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