TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1985
7
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NUMEROUS ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMMES THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY WILL BE MANY OF THE MORE POPULAR EVENTS SUCH AS DISCOS AND POP CONCERTS FOR YOUTHS AND THE YOUNG-AT-HEART, AS WELL AS FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT WITH CARNIVALS AND FUN FAIRS.
FOR DETAILS OF THE VARIOUS PROGRAMMES ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICES, DISTRICT BOARDS, URBAN COUNCIL, REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS AND COMMERCIAL FIRMS, THE PUBLIC CAN MAKE INQUIRIES AT THE DISTRICT OFFICES.
MR CHAU NOTED THAT THIS YEAR'S CHRISTMAS LIGHTINGS IN SOME DISTRICTS WERE EVEN MORE SPLENDID AND IMAGINATIVE THAN THOSE IN PREVIOUS YEARS.
CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND DECORATIONS HAVE BEEN PUT UP IN TSIM SHA TSUI EAST, TSIM SHA TSUI, CENTRAL, CHAI WAN, SHA TIN AND TSUEN WAN.
THESE DECORATIONS, COSTING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, ARE SPONSORED BY LEADING COMMERCIAL AND REAL ESTATE FIRMS AND LOCAL BODIES SUCH AS DISTRICT BOARDS AND THE HOUSING AUTHORITY.
+ THE DISPLAY OF DAZZLING LIGHTS WILL PROVIDE AN EXCEPTIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN PHOTOGRAPHY TO CAPTURE SCENES OF HONG KONG DURING THIS FESTIVE TIME, + MR CHAU SAID.
+HOWEVER, FOR THE PUBLIC'S OWN SAFETY AND COMFORT, I WOULD LIKE TO APPEAL TO FAMILIES, ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH OLD PEOPLE AND YOUNG CHILDREN, TO AVOID CONGESTED AREAS LIKE TSIM SHA TSUI EAST AND CENTRAL ON CHRISTMAS EVE.
+MOST CHRISTMAS LIGHTS WILL BE ON DISPLAY OVER A CONSIDERABLE PERIOD OF TIME AND CAN BE ENJOYED MORE LE ISURELY ON OTHER DAYS, BEFORE AND AFTER CHRISTMAS, HE ADDED.
ALSO PRESENT AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE WERE YAU MA TEI DISTRICT OFFICER, MR AUGUSTINE CHENG, CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR K.K. LAM, AND CHIEF TRANSPORT OFFICER, MR SAM CHAN, WHO GAVE DETAILS OF TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS FOR SEVERAL AREAS DURING THE HOLIDAY PERIOD.
CHEUNG CHAU FISHERMEN'S VILLAGE EXTENSION OPENED
****
AN EXTENSION TO THE CHEUNG CHAU ROUND TABLE FIRST VILLAGE, A REHOUSING SCHEME FOR LOCAL FISHERMEN AFFECTED BY TYPHOON, WAS OPENED TODAY (TUESDAY) BY THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, DR JOHN RIDDELL-SWAN.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, HE DESCRIBED THE PROJECT AS +AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF THE STRONG SPIRIT OF CO-OPERATION AND MUTUAL HELP AMONG MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY+.
/DR RIDDELL, SWAN
+