SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1987
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GRAND TATTOO TO CLOSE DISTRICT FESTIVAL
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A GRAND TATTOO BY VARIOUS DISCIPLINED UNITS AND LOCAL GROUPS WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (SUNDAY) AT 2.30 PM IN WONG CHUK HANG TO MARK THE END OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT FESTIVAL.
THE THREE-HOUR SPECTACULAR WILL FEATURE PERFORMANCES SUCH AS DRAGON DANCES, A MOCK BATTLE, DEMONSTRATION OF KARATE, MOTOR CYCLE AND BMX BICYCLE TECHNIQUE, REGIMENTAL BAND AND FOOT DRILLS.
THE MOCK BATTLE WILL BE PERFORMED BY ABOUT 50 MEMBERS OF THE 1ST BATTALION COLDSTREAM GUARDS. THEY WILL BE SPLIT UP INTO TWO TEAMS, ATTACKING AND DEFENDING WITH VARIOUS ANTITANK TACTICS AND WEAPONS. A HIGHLIGHT OF THE SHOW WILL BE THE DESPATCH OF EXTRA MEN FROM A HELICOPTER TO BACK UP THE DEFENDING TEAM.
OTHER PERFORMING GROUPS INCLUDE THE ROYAL CORPS OF TRANSPORT, THE ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT (THE VOLUNTEERS), THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE KARATE-DO CLUB AND CHINESE MARTIAL ART GROUPS.
THE GRAND FINALE WILL BE THE RELEASE OF A THOUSAND BALLONS TO BRING THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT FESTIVAL TO A CLOSE.
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OFFICIATING AT THE CEREMONY WILL BE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR SIMON LORD, CHAIRMEN OF THE FESTIVAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE AND ITS SIX WORKING GROUPS, MRS SO CHOW YIM-PING, MR JASPER LAM, MR JOSEPH CHAN, MR CHAN YAU-YUE, MR ALBERT POON, MR LAI CHI-TONG AND MR YUNG CHEK-CHOW.
FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF RESIDENTS, FREE COACH SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED FROM 1 PM TO TAKE RESIDENTS FROM STANLEY AND SHEK O TO WONG CHUK HANG. THE PICK-UP POINTS ARE THE BUS STOP OUTSIDE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE'S BRANCH ON STANLEY VILLAGE ROAD AND THE SHEK O CARPARK.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE CLOSING CEREMONY AND GRAND TATTOO FROM 2.30 PM TO 5.30 PM TOMORROW IN THE URBAN COUNCIL HARD-SURFACED SOCCER PITCH IN WONG CHUK HANG.
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