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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1987
THE PRIVATE SECTOR CAN MAKE USE OF NON-CONFIDENTIAL ESTABLISHMENT PARTICULARS SUCH AS THE NAME, THE ADDRESS, THE MAJOR TYPE OF BUSINESS ACTIVITY AND THE EMPLOYMENT SIZE CLASS OF INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENTS FOR MARKET RESEARCH, STATISTICAL SURVEY, BUSINESS AND PRODUCT PROMOTION PURPOSES.
APPLICATIONS CAN BE MADE TO THE CENTRAL REGISTER SECTION OF THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE SUPPLY OF A PHOTOCOPY OR A MAGNETIC TAPE OF THE LISTING OF NON-CONFIDENTIAL PARTICULARS.
A CHARGE WILL BE LEVIED FOR THIS SERVICE. THE RATES ARE $2.50 PER PHOTOCOPY CONTAINING ABOUT 10 ESTABLISHMENTS, AND $330 PER STREAM HOUR OF COMPUTER TIME IF THE INFORMATION IS REQUIRED ON A MAGNETIC TAPE WHICH IS TO BE PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT.
FURTHER DETAILS ABOUT THE SERVICE CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE CENTRAL REGISTER SECTION OF THE DEPARTMENT ON 5-8234760.
CHEUNG CHAU BUN FESTIVAL THIS SUNDAY
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HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO CONVERGE ON CHEUNG CHAU THIS SUNDAY (MAY 3) TO SEE AND PARTICIPATE IN THE ANNUAL BUN FESTIVAL PROCESSION.
THERE WILL BE 12 FLOATS, LION AND UNICORN DANCES, FLAG PARADES, CHINESE FOLK DANCES AND FESTIVE MUSIC FEATURING DRUMS AND GONGS.
ALSO FEATURED IN THE PROCESSION WILL BE SHRINES OF DEITIES AND THE CHERISHED SWORD OF THE GOD PAK TEI.
THE TWO-HOUR PROCESSION WHICH INVOLVES SOME 2 000 PEOPLE INCLUDING SEVERAL HUNDRED SCHOOL CHILDREN WILL START AT 2 PM FROM THE PAK TEI TEMPLE AND WILL PASS THROUGH VARIOUS STREETS TO THE RECLAMATION AREA AT PRAYA STREET ALONG THE WATERFRONT.
THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, DR JAMES HAYES, WILL BE THE OFFICIATING GUEST OF HONOUR.
THE BUN FESTIVAL WAS FIRST ORGANISED ABOUT 100 YEARS AGO TO APPEASE THE SPIRITS OF PEOPLE KILLED BY PIRATES ON THE ISLAND AND HAD SINCE BEEN HELD WITHOUT INTERRUPTION.
FESTIVITIES IN THIS YEAR'S BUN FESTIVAL WILL START TOMORROW THURSDAY) WITH WORSHIPPING AND DISTRIBUTION OF BUNS AND SUNDAY'S PROCESSION WILL BE THE HIGH POINT OF THE WEEK-LONG FESTIVAL.
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