SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1987
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SAI KUNG FESTIVAL STARTS TOMORROW
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THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT FESTIVAL WILL BE MARKED BY A SERIES OF SPORTS EVENTS TOMORROW (MONDAY) BEFORE THE OPENING CEREMONY AT THE TANG SHIU KIN SPORTS GROUND.
A NEW YEAR MARATHON WILL BE HELD AT 9 AM WITH SOME 300 RESIDENTS TAKING PART.
PARTICIPANTS WILL RUN ALONG A 10-KILOMETRE SCENIC ROUTE STARTING FROM THE LADY MACLE HOSE HOLIDAY VILLAGE AND TO THE SPORTS GROUND.
AFTER THE RACE, A CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL MATCH WILL BE HELD AT 11 AM BETWEEN THE TOP TWO TEAMS THAT PLAYED IN A SERIES OF MATCHES EARLIER THIS MONTH.
THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE DISTRICT FESTIVAL WILL BE HELD AT 12.30 PM.
SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR KEVIN HO, DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR WILLIAM WAN, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE RURAL COMMITTEE, MR LAU WAN-HEI, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE CEREMONY.
APART FROM SPORT EVENTS FOR THE FESTIVAL, MANY OTHER PROGRAMMES WILL ALSO BE HELD IN THE FOLLOWING DAYS. THESE PROGRAMMES INCLUDE A VARIETY SHOW, A DISCO NIGHT, CONCERTS, CARNIVALS, CANTONESE OPERA, SPORTS DAY AND FILM SHOWS.
ADMISSIONS TO THE PROGRAMMES, EXCEPT THE DISCO NIGHT, WILL BE FREE. TICKETS AND PAMPHLETS CONCERNING THE FESTIVAL ARÉ OBTAINABLE FROM THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICE, RURAL COMMITTEE OFFICES, RENNIE'S MILL SERVICE CENTRE AND ALL THE MÚTUAL AID COMMITTEE OFFICES.
THE DISTRICT FESTIVAL IS ORGANISED BY A PREPARATORY COMMITTEE WHICH COMPRISES REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE DISTRICT BOARD, GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, RURAL COMMITTEES AND LOCAL ORGANISATIONS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE FOOTBALL MATCH FINAL AND THE OPENING CEREMONY OF SAI KUNG DISTRICT FESTIVAL TOMORROW AT TANG SHIU KIN SPORTS GROUND, SAI KUNG TOWN. MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WISHING TO USE TRANSPORT TO COVER THE START OF THE MARATHON AT THE LADY MACLE HOSE VILLAGE SHOULD ASSEMBLE AT THE KOWLOON PUBLIC PIER, NEXT TO STAR FERRY, BY 8 AM.
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