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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1988
TAI PO READY FOR FESTIVITIES
A VARIETY SHOW WILL BE HELD IN TAI PO PLAYGROUND ON SATURDAY (FEBRUARY 13) TO MARK THE OPENING OF THE DISTRICT'S LUNAR PROGRAMME.
THE SHOW WILL BEGIN AT 8 PM AND A NEW YEAR FLOWER ALSO GET UNDERWAY IN THE PLAYGROUND ABOUT THE SAME TIME.
NEW
YEAR
FAIR WILL
COMMITTER FROM THE
THE SHOW, ORGANISED BY THE TAI PO TSAT YEUK RURAL WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE REGIONAL COUNCIL AND SPONSORSHIP TAI PO DISTRICT BOARD, WILL INCLUDE SINGING, LION AND UNICORN DANCRS AND GAMES FOR CHILDREN.
BURRETT, WILL OFFICIATE
THE TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICER, MR JOHN AT THE OPENING CEREMONY WITH OTHER GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS.
DURING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR, RESIDENTS WILL BE TREATED TO A SERIES OF ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES PROVIDED UNDER THE DISTRICT'S LUNAR NEW YEAR PROGRAMME.
NEW
THE ACTIVITIES, TO BE HELD BETWEEN SATURDAY AND MARCH 2, ARE ORGANISED BY DISTRICT ORGANISATIONS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE LUNAR YEAR PROGRAMME CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE. THE REGIONAL COUNCIL GIVEN ASSISTANCE AND THE DISTRICT BOARD HAS PROVIDED SPONSORSHIP.
HAS
THIS ANNUAL PROGRAMME, NOW IN ITS EIGHTH YEAR, IS AIMED AT PROMOTING A
OF BELONGING AMONG THE RESIDENTS AS WELL AS CULTIVATING A FESTIVE ATMOSPHERE.
SENSE
SIXTEEN EVENTS WILL BE HELD THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT ΤΟ ALLOW AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAMME.
THE EVENTS INCLUDE NINE GALA AND CARNIVAL EVENTS TO BE STAGED IN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES, VILLAGES AND A TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA.
THERE WILL ALSO BE VARIETY SHOWS, A DISCO NIGHT, A PHOTOGRAPH AND ART EXHIBITION, AND A BANQUET FOR ABOUT 1,450 ELDERLY PEOPLE.
COSTING ABOUT $470,000, THE PROGRAMME IS FUNDED BY THE DISTIRCT BOARD AND FROM DONATIONS FROM LOCAL ORGANISATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
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YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE VARIETY SHOW STARTING AT 8 PM SATURDAY (FEBRUARY 13) IN THE TAI PO PLAYGROUND, HEUNG SZE WUI STREET, TAI PO MARKET.
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