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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1986
THE FESTIVAL IS ORGANISED BY THE 1986 SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT FESTIVAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE, CO-ORGANISED BY THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT OFFICE, THE SHAM SHUI PO ARTS ASSOCIATION AND THE SHAM SHUI PO SPORTS ASSOCIATION, AND SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD, THE URBAN COUNCIL AND RESIDENTS.
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SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT OFFICER, MR SYLVESTER TSE SAID THE FESTIVAL WOULD BE ORGANISED IN A +DECENTRALISATION+ FORMAT, DEPARTURE FROM THE PRACTICE IN PREVIOUS YEARS.
+ IN THE PAST, THE DISTRICT OFFICE OR THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE WOULD CO-ORDINATE THE ORGANISATION OF ALL ACTIVITIES OF THE FESTIVAL, HE SAID, BUT THIS TIME, ALL PROGRAMMES WILL BE SEPARATELY ORGANISED BY LOCAL ORGANISATIONS.+
+I THINK THE NEW FORMAT IS A WAY TO ENCOURAGE REAL COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, AND TO MATCH THE PRINCIPLE OF CIVIC EDUCATION,+ HE EXPLAINED.
CHAIRMAN OF THE DISTRICT FESTIVAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR CHOW KWEN-LIM. EXPLAINED THAT IT HAD BECOME A CUSTOM OF SHAM SHUI PO TO ORGANISE A LARGE-SCALE FESTIVAL EVERY YEAR SINCE 1981.
PAST FESTIVALS INCLUDED THE 1981 SHAM SHUI PO FESTIVAL A SPORTS FESTIVAL IN 1982: AN ARTS FESTIVAL IN 1983: THE SECOND SPORTS FESTIVAL IN 1984; AND A YOUTH FESTIVAL IN 1985.
+ ALL THESE ACTIVITIES WERE SUCCESSFULLY HELD BECAUSE OF GOOD RESPONSE AND THE FULL SUPPORT OF RESIDENTS, MR CHOW SAID.
+THAT IS WHY WE PLAN TO ORGANISE A DISTRICT FESTIVAL PROVIDING THE BEST PROGRAMMES WITH THE HIGHEST BUDGET EVER THIS YEAR,+ HE ADDED.
IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THE FESTIVAL THIS YEAR WILL COST AROUND $1.2 MILLION, OF WHICH $200 000 IS SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD. THE REST COMES FROM DONATIONS FROM LOCAL ORGANISATIONS AND ENTHUSIASTS.
PUBLICITY PROGRAMMES FOR THE FESTIVAL HAVE ALREADY STARTED WITH ABOUT 300 FLAGS AND BANNERS BEING PUT UP THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT, AS WELL AS +PAI LAU+ AT THE SHAM SHUI PO CLOCK TOWER.
THE FESTIVAL WILL CLOSE WITH A VARIETY SHOW PERFORMED BY TELEVISION STARS AND POPULAR SINGERS AT THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY HALL, KOWLOON TONG, ON DECEMBER 13. HIGHLIGHT OF THE NIGHT WILL BE DRAMA SHOW BY TELEVISION ARTISTES ON THE THEME OF CIVIC EDUCATION.
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