THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1986
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LABOUR FESTIVAL TO CLOSE ON A HIGH NOTE
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A BUSY SCHEDULE HAS BEEN ARRANGED THIS SUNDAY FOR WORKERS LIVING AND WORKING IN WONG TAI SIN WHO WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN THE FINAL DAY OF THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT LABOUR FESTIVAL '86.
THE CONCLUSION OF THE THREE-WEEK-LONG FESTIVAL WILL INCLUDE A CLOSING CEREMONY AND THE FINALS OF THE SINGING CONTEST FOR WORKERS IN THE DISTRICT. IT WILL BE HELD AT 8 PM IN THE LOK SIN TONG WONG CHUNG MING SECONDARY SCHOOL.
TEN CONTESTANTS, CHOSEN FROM AMONG 200 ENTRIES, WILL BE COMPETING IN THE FINALS, ADJUDICATORS OF THE CONTEST WILL BE THE CHOIR MISTRESS OF THE WONG TAI SIN CHILDREN'S CHOIR MISS LOLA YOUNG UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MRS PAULINE NG WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER, MR STEPHEN LEUNG, AND A NUMBER OF PROFESSIONAL SINGERS.
THERE WILL ALSO BE PRESENTATION OF AWARDS TO WINNERS OF DIFFERENT COMPETITIONS HELD DURING THE FESTIVAL. OFFICIATING AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY WILL BE DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR MICHAEL CHENG: DISTRICT OFFICER, MR NICHOLAS YEK, AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE FESTIVAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR KWAN PUI.
FREE TICKETS CAN BE OBTAINED AT THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT OFFICE AND ITS BRANCH OFFICES ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED BASIS.
IN THE MORNING ON SUNDAY, THERE WILL BE A MURAL PAINTING PROJECT AND A TELEGAMES MATCH.
THE MURAL PAINTING WILL INVOLVE 30 PARTICIPANTS AND WILL START AT 9.30 AM. THEY WILL PAINT THE FESTIVAL'S SLOGAN ON THE WALL OF BLOCK 21, LOK FU ESTATE.
THE TELEGAMES MATCH WILL BE HELD AT THE WONG TAI SIN COMMUNITY CENTRE AT 10 AM. EIGHT TEAMS MADE UP OF REPRESENTATIVES OF LABOUR GROUPS AND FACTORIES IN THE DISTRICT WILL TAKE PART IN GAMES DESIGNED TO PROMOTE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY.
THE LABOUR FESTIVAL IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD, THE SAN PO KONG INDUSTRIAL AREA COMMITTEE, THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT INDUSTRIAL YOUTH ACTIVITIES COUNCIL AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES UNDER THE WONG TAI SIN LABOUR GROUPS ASSOCIATION.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT LABOUR FESTIVAL '86 AT 8 PM ON SUNDAY IN THE LOK SIN TONG WONG CHUNG MING SECONDARY SCHOOL AT 161, LOK SIN ROAD, SAN PO KONG.
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