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MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1987
LIGHTING DISPLAY TO LAUNCH MONG KOK FESTIVAL
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THE SECTION OF NATHAN ROAD BETWEEN BOUNDARY STREET AND DUNDAS STREET WILL BE ILLUMINATED WITH THOUSANDS OF LIGHT BULBS TO THE FIRST MONG KOK FESTIVAL AND THE CHRISTMAS SEASON.
ANNOUNCING DETAILS OF THE SIX-WEEK FESTIVAL AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (MONDAY), THE MONG KOK DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR CHOW CHUN-FAI SAID THIS WAS THE FIRST-EVER CHRISTMAS LIGHTINGS UP IN THE DISTRICT AND WAS SPECIALLY ARRANGED TO TIE IN WITH THE DISTRICT FESTIVAL.
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"THE DISPLAY, COSTING MORE THAN $300,000, WAS JOINTLY SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD AND LOCAL COMMERCIAL ORGANISATIONS,' HE SAID.
TO MARK THE OPENING OF THE DISTRICT FESTIVAL, THE LIGHTINGS WILL BE OFFICIALLY SWITCHED ON BY THE REGIONAL SECRETARY (HONG KONG AND KOWLOON), MR T.H. CHAU, ON THURSDAY (DECEMBER 10) EVENING, THE LIGHTINGS WILL STAY ON FOR TWO MONTHS.
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MONG KOK DISTRICT OFFICER, MRS BRENDA FUNG, POINTED OUT THAT "HOME IN MONG KOK WAS THE THEME FOR THE DISTRICT FESTIVAL WHICH AIMED AT PROMOTING THE IMAGE AND PROSPERITY OF THE DISTRICT.
"IT IS ALSO HOPED THAT THROUGH THE FESTIVAL, ABLE TO DEVELOP A SENSE OF DISTRICT BELONGING BETWEEN THE BOARD AND LOCAL ORGANISATIONS WILL BE SAID.
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RESIDENTS WILL AND CO-ORDINATION
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MRS FUNG POINTED OUT THAT THE ACTIVITIES WERE SO DESIGNED SO THAT BOTH LOCAL RESIDENTS AND PEOPLE OF OTHER DISTRICTS WOULD ATTAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE DISTRICT.
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"THE SUCCESSFUL LAUNCHING OF THIS FESTIVAL IS THE FRUITFUL CO-OPERATION AMONG COMMUNITY BODIES, LOCAL CONCERNS, THE DISTRICT BOARD, DISTRICT OFFICE AND OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, SHE STRESSED.
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A WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES HAS BEEN LINED UP TO PROVIDE FREE ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION FOR RESIDENTS DURING THE FESTIVAL.
A SOCIAL DANCE GATHERING WAS HELD LAST FRIDAY TO HERALD THE APPROACH OF THE FESTIVAL.
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A LARGE-SCALE EXHIBITION ON FISHES BIRDS AND FLORAL PLANTS WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY (DECEMBER 12 AND 13) IN THE GARDENS OF THE BOUNDARY STREET INDOOR GAMES HALL.
THE EXHIBITION IS ORGANISED IN VIEW OF THE WELL-KNOWN BIRD TRADE IN HONG LOK STREET WHICH IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE 'BIRD STREET' 1 THE LARGE NUMBER OF GOLDFISH-MONGERS IN THE DISTRICT, AS WELL AS THE WHOLESALE TRADE OF CUT FLOWERS AND POT PLANTS IN FLOWER MARKET ROAD.
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