THURSDA, MAY 9, 1985
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YUEN LONG SET FOR FESTIVAL PROCESSION
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A COLOURFUL AND ENTERTAINING PROCESSION WILL BE HELD IN YUEN LONG ON SUNDAY (MAY 12) TO CELEBRATE THE TIN HAU FESTIVAL.
THE ANNUAL EVENT, ORGANISED BY THE SAP PAT HEUNG RURAL COMMITTEE, IS THE RESULT OF MONTHS OF PLANNING AND CO-ORDINATION BETWEEN THE ORGANISERS, LOCAL RESIDENTS AND THE AUTHORITIES.
GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS SUCH AS TRANSPORT, POLICE, REGIONAL SERVICES AND THE DISTRICT OFFICE HELPED CO-ORDINATE TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS, CROWD CONTROL AND LAW AND ORDER.
A TOTAL OF 21 FA PAU ASSOCIATIONS WILL SEND THEIR TROUPES TO TAKE PART IN THE PROCESSION TO PERFORM LION, DRAGON AND UNICORN DANCES. THEY WILL ASSEMBLE AT ABOUT 10 AM AT THE BUS TERMINUS IN UNG CHEUNG STREET AND MOVE SLOWLY ALONG CASTLE PEAK ROAD TOWARDS THE YUEN LONG STADIUM IN TAI YUK ROAD.
THE PROCESSION WILL TAKE PLACE INSIDE THE STADIUM, WHERE A VARIETY SHOW HAS ALSO BEEN PLANNED.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, DR JAMES HAYES, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE TIN HAU FESTIVAL PROCESSION TO BE HELD AT 11 AM ON SUNDAY (MAY 12) IN THE YUEN LONG STADIUM, TAI YUK ROAD.
YOU ARE WELCOME TO COVER THE EVENT.
ALL PRESS MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO CARRY A PRESS BADGE ISSUED PY THE ORGANISERS WHEN ENTERING THE STADIUM. THE BADGES ARE AVAILABLE AT THE NEWS AND PUBLICITY DIVISION OF THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION ON THE 12TH FLOOR, WORLD SHIPPING CENTRE, HARBOUR CITY, 7 CANTON ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI. PLEASE NOTE THAT EACH PRESS REPRÉSENTATIVE IS LIMITED TO TWO BADGES ONLY.
A GOVERNMENT VEHICLE WILL LEAVE THE KOWLOON PUBLIC PIER AT 9.15 AM SHARP TO TAKE MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES TO YUEN LONG.
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