TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1985
NEXT MONTH, SEMINARS FEATURING SLIDE SHOWS WILL BE ORGANISED FOR SCHOOLS, AREA COMMITTEES AND MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES IN THE DISTRICT.
MEMBERS OF THE DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE WILL ALSO VISIT PIK UK PRISON, THE MARINE POLICE BASE IN TSO WO HANG AND THE CRIME PREVENTION BUREAU IN JANUARY.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT CRIME PREVENTION CARNIVAL TO BE HELD AT 2 PM ON SUNDAY (NOVEMBER 24) AT THE TSZ WAN SHAN CENTRAL PLAYGROUND.
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HAYES TO OFFICIATE AT KAM TIN TA CHIU
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THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, DR JAMES HAYES, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE KAM TIN TA CHIU, WHICH IS HELD ONCE EVERY 10 YEARS, THIS THURSDAY (NOVEMBER 21).
THE TA CHIU, WITH RITUALS LASTING FOR SIX DAYS, IS AN IMPORTANT EVENT FOR THE TANG CLAN LIVING IN KAM TIN AND IS ORGANISED TO SHOW THE IR RESPECT AND THANKSGIVING TO TWO OFFICIALS WHO HELPED THEIR ANCESTORS TO MOVE BACK TO KAM TIN AFTER FLEEING FROM PIRATES SOME 300 YEARS AGO.
THE BUDGET FOR THE KAM TIN TA CHIU IS MORE THAN $1 MILLION, WHICH IS SHARED BY THE VILLAGERS.
PAPER OFFERINGS AND SOME VALUABLE ANTIQUES BELONGING TO THE CLAN, WHICH DEPICT THE CLAN'S HISTORY, WILL BE ON DISPLAY DURING THE TA CHIU PERIOD.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, DR JAMES HAYES, WILL OFFICATE AT THE CEREMONY OF THE KAM TIN TA CHIU AT 4.30 PM IN SHUI TAU TSUEN, KAM TIN, YUEN LONG, NEAR THE +CHOW WONG YEE KUNG SHE YUEN+.
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE CEREMONY.
A GOVERNMENT VAN WILL LEAVE THE KOWLOON PUBLIC PIER, TSIM SHA TSUI AT 3 PM ON THURSDAY (NOVEMBER 21) FOR YUEN LONG.
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