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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1986
THE CARNIVAL WILL INCLUDE STALL GAMES, FILM SHOWS, SONGS FOR CHILDREN, PHOTO-WITH-SANTA, AND CORNERS FOR DRAWING AND HANDICRAFTS.
WINNERS OF A CHRISTMAS CARD DESIGN COMPETITION WILL RECEIVE THEIR PRIZES AT A CEREMONY BEFORE THE CARNIVAL BEGINS AT 2.30 PM.
THE CARNIVAL IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, CAINE ROAD CARITAS CENTRE, MID-LEVEL CENTRAL AREA COMMITTEE AND MID-LEVEL WEST AREA COMMITTEE. IT IS SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD AND THE DISTRICT ASSOCIATION FOR CULTURE AND ARTS (CENTRAL AND WESTERN).
ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21 A CARNIVAL WILL BEHELD IN THE FORBES STREET PLAYGROUND IN KENNEDY TOWN, MORE THAN 3 000 CHILDREN ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND THE CARNIVAL WHICH WILL START AT 2.15 PM.
THERE WILL BE A VARIETY SHOW, GAMES STALLS, CHOIR SINGING, FOLK SONGS, MARTIAL ARTS PERFORMANCES, ORIENTAL DANCE, AND MAGIC AND ACROBATIC PERFORMANCES.
ALSO SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD, THE CARNIVAL IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE, KENNEDY TOWN AREA COMMITTEE AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS.
ON TUESDAY (DECEMBER 23) EVENING, A FAMILY BUFFET DINNER WILL BE HELD AT 7.30 PM AT THE CAINE ROAD CARITAS RESTAURANT IN CENTRAL.
SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD AND 10 DISTRICT COMPANIES, THE DINNER IS ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE CHUNG WAN AREA COMMITTEE.
TICKETS AT $45 FOR ADULTS AND $30 FOR CHILDREN ARE AVAILABLE AT THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE. ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON 5-8523486 OR 5-8523488,
ADMISSION TO THE CHRISTMAS CARNIVALS ARE FREE FOR RESIDENTS.
COLOURFUL PROCESSION TO MARK FESTIVAL OPENING
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A COLOURFUL PROCESSION OF FLOATS, LION DANCE AND ORCHESTRAL BAND WILL LAUNCH THE THREE-WEEK-LONG SHA TIN FESTIVAL THIS SUNDAY (DECEMBER 21) AFTERNOON.
SENIOR MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MISS LYDIA DUNN, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY IN THE SHA TIN SPORTS GROUND AT 2 PM.
/THE PROCESSION