THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1985
17
SWITCHING-ON CEREMONY AT SHA TIN
****
A SWITCHING-ON CEREMONY FOR THIS YEAR'S FESTIVE LIGHTING IN SHA TIN TO CELEBRATE THE CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR WILL BE HELD AT THE SAND MARTIN BRIDGE IN THE TOWN CENTRE TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AT 6 PM.
OFFICIATING AT THE CEREMONY WILL BE THE UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MISS MARIA TAM; CHAIRMAN OF THE PLANNING COMMITTEE ON THE FESTIVE LIGHTING IN SHA TIN, MR LAM HUNG-CHIU, AND THE SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR LAM WOON-KWONG.
THE LIGHTING AND CHRISTMAS AND LUNAR NEW YEAR LIGHTING DECORATIONS, WHICH COSTS ABOUT $500 000, IS SPONSORED BY THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD, TO DECORATE THE SAND MARTIN AND BANYAN BRIDGES, THE NEWLY COMPLETED SHING MUN RIVER PROMENADE, AND OTHER SELECTED AREAS.
A PHOTO CONTEST AND A SWITCHING-ON CEREMONY FOR THE LUNAR NEW YEAR FESTIVE LIGHTS WILL BE ARRANGED AT A LATER DATE.
THE ANNUAL EVENT IS ORGANISED BY THE PLANNING COMMITTEE AND THE SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICE.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE EVENT AT 6 PM AT THE SAND MARTIN BRIDGE ADJACENT TO THE NEW TOWN PLAZA IN SHA TIN TOMORRO
SHENZHEN ANIMAL, PLANT EXPERTS ON VISIT ****
THREE MEMBERS OF THE SHENZHEN ANIMAL AND PLANT QUARANTINE SERVICE TODAY (THURSDAY) MET WITH SENIOR OFFICIALS OF THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT TO EXCHANGE VIEWS AND TO DISCUSS FUTURE CO-OPERATION.
THE GROUP COMPRISED DEPUTY DIRECTOR, MR YE ZHANG-MING, VETERINARIAN, MR TANG GUI-ZHANG, AND LABORATORY CHIEF AGRONOMIST, MR HUANG QING-SONG.
THEY WERE MET BY THE DEPARTMENT'S ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (AGRICULTURE), DR THOMAS YIP, AT THE DEPARTMENT'S HEADQUARTERS.
/ALSO PRESENT