THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1986
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FORMERLY ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER IN WONG TAI SIN, MR SIMON LOPI, REPLACES MR CHAN WITH EFFECT FROM TODAY (THURSDAY).
FORMER ASSISTANT SECRETARY (INDUSTRY) OF THE TRADE AND INDUSTRY BRANCH, MR ALEX FONG, WILL BE THE NEW KOWLOON CITY 21STRICT OFFICER FROM MAY 5, TAKING OVER FROM MR GORDON JONES WHO WILL BE ON STUDY LEAVE.
FORMER SECRETARY OF THE INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT BOARD SECRETARIAT, MR MATTHEW CHEUNG, ASSUMED THE POST OF NORTH DISTRICT OFFICER TODAY REPLACING MR IAN WOTHERSPOON WHO WILL BE MOVING TO THE FINANCE BRANCH.
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60 TO DRAW 36-ME TRE-LONG MURAL PAINTING
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SIXTY DISABLED AND ABLE-BODIED STUDENTS FROM KOWLOON CITY WILL DEMONSTRATE THE IR TALENTS IN PAINTING A 36-METRE-LONG MURAL PAINTING ON SATURDAY (APRIL 12).
SPONSORED BY THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD AND JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE FESTIVAL OF ARTS WITH THE DISABLED, DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE URBAN COUNCIL, THE EVENT IS TO MARK THE OPENING OF THE FESTIVAL OF ARTS WITH THE DISABLED IN HONG KONG.
LED BY PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS, STUDENTS AGED 13 TO 15 FROM PUI CHING MIDDLE SCHOOL AND C.C.C. NIM TSI COLLEGE, WILL BE PAINTING ON A WALL AT THE PUI CHING ROAD PLAYGROUND.
THE FUNCTION IS TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ABLE-BODIED AND DISABLED PEOPLE TO WORK TOGETHER AND CHANNEL THEIR ENERGIES THROUGH ART.
IT IS ALSO TO STIMULATE THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE THOSE WITH DISABILITY SO THAT THEY WOULD BE BETTER PREPARED TO INTEGRATE AND INCLUDE DISABLED PEOPLE INTO THE IR EVERYDAY LIVES AND ACTIVITIES.
OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE THE COMMISSIONER FOR REHABILITATION, MR MARTIN LEWIS; KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICER, MR GORDON JONES, ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER REHABILITATION DIVISION, MR ALDAN KWOK; URBAN COUNCILLOR, MR PAO PING-WING KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT COMMUNITY COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, MR PETER CHOW AND DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER, MR WONG SIU-YEE.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MURAL PAINTING WHICH WILL START AT 2 PM ON SATURDAY (APRIL 12) AT THE PUI CHING ROAD PLAYGROUND, HO MAN TIN,
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