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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1985
FESTIVAL ENDS WITH VARIETY SHOW
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A VARIETY SHOW, WHICH IS THE FINALE OF THE TWO-WEEK SAI KUNG DISTRICT FESTIVAL, WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY (MARCH 2) AT THE TANG SHIU KIN SPORTS GROUND IN SAT KUNG TOWN.
JOINTLY PRESENTED BY THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT FESTIVAL CO- ORDINATING COMMITTEE AND RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG, THE SHOW WIL FEATURE A GROUP OF WELL-KNOWN ARTISTES SINGING THE NEWLY COMPOSED *SAI KUNG DISTRICT FESTIVAL SONG+, AS WELL AS THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT CHILDREN'S CHOIR SINGING THE DISTRICT BOARD ELECTION THEME SONG +A VOICE+.
THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE SHOW WILL BE A MUSICAL, THE VISIT OF PRINCESS STAR TO SAI KUNG+ WHICH LAUDS VARIOUS DÉVELOPMENTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE DISTRICT.
AMONG THE GUESTS TO BE PRESENT AT THE VARIETY SHOW INCLUDE THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR NEW TERRITORIES, DR J.W. HAYES, AND THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF BROADCASTING, MR CLIVE OXLEY.
AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (WEDNESDAY) TO ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF THE VARIETY SHOW, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE, MR YAU KI SAID THE SHOW WOULD BRING A CLOSE THE FIRST SAI KUNG DISTRICT FESTIVAL.
THE DISTRICT FESTIVAL REPRESENTED EFFORTS BY THE DISTRICT BOARD TO CENTRALISE FESTIVALS WHICH HAD BEEN HELD SEPARATELY IN HANG HAU, SAI KUNG AND RENNIE'S MILL - THE THREE MAIN AREAS OF SAI KUNG DISTRICT - SINCE 1970, MR YAU SAID.
+THE DISTRICT BOARD ALSO WANTS TO MAKE BETTER USE OF ITS RESOURCES IN ORGANISING ONE MAJOR EVENT INSTEAD OF SPLITTING INTO DIFFERENT AREAS, MR YAU ADDED.