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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1986
LANTERN FESTIVAL CELEBRATIONS
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SOUTHERN DISTRICT RESIDENTS WILL BE TREATED TO FUN, GAMES AND ENTERTAINMENT IN A NUMBER OF CARNIVALS AND VARIETY SHOWS TO BE HELD IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE DISTRICT TO CELEBRATE THE SPRING LANTERN FESTIVAL THIS SUNDAY.
THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD'S COMMUNITY BUILDING COMMITTEE HAS ALLOCATED MORE THAN $98 000 FOR LOCAL ORGANISATIONS TO CRGANISE LUNAR NEW YEAR ACTIVITIES IN TIN WAN, WONG CHUK HANG, POK FU LAM, STANLEY, WAH FU AND SHEK PAI WAN.
A SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID SOME 32 000 RESIDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO TAKE PART IN THE VARIOUS ACTIVITIES.
+WE HOPE SUCH COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES WILL HELP PROMOTE NEIGHBOURLINESS, ENHANCE COMMUNITY SPIRIT AND BOOST COOPERATION AMONG VARIOUS LOCAL ORGANISATIONS, HE SAID.
THE TIME AND VENUE OF SUNDAY'S ACTIVITIES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
VENUE
FOOTBALL PITCH BETWEEN BLOCK 6 AND BLOCK 7, TIN WAN ESTATE
SQUARE OUTSIDE TANG SHIU KIN PRIMARY SCHOOL, WONG CHUK HANG ESTATE
AREA
TIME
1. TIN WAN
7 PM
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11 PM
2. WONG CHUK
1 PM
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6 PM
HANG AND BAYS
3. POK FU LAM
2 PM
5 PM
4. STANLEY AND
SHEK O
2 PM
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6 PM
5. WAH FU
2 PM
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10 PM
WAH HONG SQUARE, WAH FU ESTATE
6. SHEK PAI WAN 11 AM
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6 PM
SHEK PAI WAN ESTATE
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CHI FU FA YUEN SKATING RINK
STANLEY UC PLAYGROUND
THE CELEBRATIONS WILL FEATURE SONGS BY ARTISTES AND LOCAL GROUPS, ACROBATIC SHOWS, LION DANCES, GAMES STALLS, LANTERN QUIZES, DRAWING COMPETITIONS AND SPRING COUPLETS WRITING COMPETITIONS.
IN SHEK PAI WAN, SPECIAL EMPHASIS WILL BE GEARED TOWARD THE ELDERLY, WITH PROGRAMMES THAT WILL INCLUDE A TEA PARTY AND AN INTRODUCTION TO WELFARE SERVICES FOR THE AGED. THERE WILL ALSO BE AN EXHIBITION ON DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION AND THE WORK OF LOCAL ORGANISATIONS.
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