TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1986
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THE CLOSING CEREMONY TELEVISED LIVE THROUGHOUT CANADA WAS HELD AT THE 60 000-SEAT BRITISH COLUMBIA PLACE STADIUM, BY THE FAIRGROUND, AND LASTED ONE HOUR.
EXPO'S COMMISSIONER GENERAL, MR PATRICK REID, PAID TRIBUTE TO THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITORS FOR THEIR DRIVE, DETERMINATION AND INGENUITY IN MAKING THE EXPOSITION SUCH A MEMORABLE EVENT.
THE 50-STRONG STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS OF THE HONG KONG PAVILION JOINED THOUSANDS OF OTHERS IN A PARADE THAT LED INTO THE STADIUM.
A HIGHLIGHT OF THE CEREMONY CAME AS THE EXPO THEME SONG +SOMETHING'S HAPPENING HERE+ AND THE SPECIALLY COMPOSED PEACE ON EARTH+ WERE SUNG.
THE EXPO FLAG WAS LOWERED, AND HANDED OVER TO REPRESENTATIVES FROM BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA, WHERE A WORLD EXPO WILL BE HELD IN 1988.
THE LAST WEEK OF EXPO 86 ATTRACTED BIG CROWDS, WITH ATTENDANCE OVER THE LAST FOUR DAYS AVERAGING 250 000.
OFFICIALS NOTED THAT THE TOTAL ATTENDANCE OF 22.1 MILLION EXCEEDED THE 20.3 MILLION RECORDED BY THE TUSKUBA EXPO IN JAPAN LAST YEAR.
AS HONG KONG STAFF BEGAN TO DISMANTLE THEIR PAVILION THE QUESTION OF WHAT TO DO WITH THE 3 000 PIECES OF BAMBOO FORMING THE EXTERIOR SCAFFOLDING WAS READILY SOLVED.
THE POLES WILL BE DONATED TO THE CITY OF KELOWNA IN BRITISH COLUMBIA WHICH IS BUILDING AN ORIENTAL GARDEN BEHIND ITS CITY HALL. THE POLES WILL BE USED FOR RAILINGS AND FOR THE ENTRANCE.
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MP VISITS WELFARE FACILITIES
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A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, MR JAMES COUCHMAN, TODAY (TUESDAY) VISITED A NUMBER OF WELFARE FACILITIES OPERATED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MRS EVELYN DOE, HE FIRST VISITED THE CHOI WAN SHELTERED WORKSHOP TO SEE THE DISABLED ENGAGING IN GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT IN A SHELTERED ENVIRONMENT.
IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING WORK, THE WORKSHOP ALSO ORGANISES OCCASIONAL INDOOR AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES FOR ITS 120 SHELTERED WORKERS TO MAKE THEIR LIVES MORE SATISFYING AND INTERESTING.
/FROM CHOI