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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4 1987
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YUEN LONG ARTS FESTIVAL OPENS
THE EIGHTH YUEN LONG ARTS FESTIVAL WAS OPENED TODAY (FRIDAY)
FOR BY THE NEWLY APPOINTED REGIONAL SECRETARY
THR NEW TERRITORIES,
MR MICHAEL SUEN.
SAID THE FESTIVAL OF 42
AND PROGRAMMES
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, MR SUEN WOULD ENABLE LOCAL RESIDENTS TO ENJOY A TOTAL DEVELOP A SENSE OF BELONGING TO THE COMMUNITY.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE LONG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR ALAN
CEREMONY WERE ALSO OFFICIATING AT THE FESTIVAL CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE, MR LEE KAE-BUN; YUEN BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR TAI KUEN AND YUEN LONG DISTRICT WONG.
MR LEE NOTED THAT THE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE FESTIVAL THIS WAS EMPHASIS ON PERFORMANCES BY LOCAL ARTISTS INCLUDING THE YUEN CANTONESE OPERA TROUPE, CHINESE ORCHESTRA, CHILDREN'S CHOIR AND TROUPS.
YEAR
LONG
DANCE
POPULAR TROUPES SUCH AS CONCERT BY RAIDAS
HE ADDED THAT PERFORMANCES BY OTHER THE CHOR FUNG MING CANTONESE OPERA TROUPE AND POP HAD ALSO BEEN ARRANGED.
THE FESTIVAL WILL LAST UNTIL DECEMBER 20 AND
HONG KONG BANK AVAILABLE AT YEUN LONG TOWN HALL, OFFICE AND YUEN LONG LUT SAU HALL.
TICKETS ARE NOW YUEN
LONG BRANCH
CARNIVAL TO PROMOTE INTEGRATION OF DISABLED, ABLE-BODIED
* *
THE DISABLED AND THE
ABLE-BODIED
WILL
SHARE
THE FUN OF A REHABILITATION CARNIVAL ON SUNDAY (DECEMBER 6) IN AN EVENT JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE KWAI CHUNG AND TSING YI DISTRICT BOARD AND THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT.
THE CARNIVAL, TO BEGIN AT I PM AT
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THE HING FONG ROAD PLAYGROUND, WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FREE OF CHARGE.
GAMESTALLS AND AN EXHIBITION WILL BE SET UP AT THE VENUE. RESIDENTS MAY ALSO WATCH PERFORMANCES BY THE HONG KONG
GROUP, A LION DANCE AND A SIGN LANGUAGE DEMONSTRATION.
BALLET
TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT THE KWAI TSING DISTRICT OFFICE
SUB-OFFICES. RESIDENTS
ALSO CALL 0-273593 FOR
AND ITS SEVEN
FURTHER DETAILS.
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