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MEANWHILE, MEMBERS WILL ALSO DISCUSS THE NEED FOR NEW TERRITORIES TAXIS TO OPERATE ON SAI SHA ROAD WHICH PROVIDES A DIRECT ROAD LINK BETWEEN SHA TIN AND SAI KUNG DISTRICTS,
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT BOARD'S TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE MEETING TOMORROW (MONDAY) IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT BOARD, SECOND FLOOR, SAI KUNG GOVERNMENT OFFICES, CHAN MAN STREET, SAI KUNG TOWN. THE MEETING WILL START AT 10 AM.
KWUN TONG RESIDENTS GET INTO FESTIVE SPIRIT
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NEARLY 1,000 KWUN TONG RESIDENTS ENTERED INTO THE SPIRIT THE KWUN TONG FESTIVAL '88 WHEN THEY ATTENDED A MUSIC EXTRAVAGANZA HELD AT THE SAU NGA ROAD PLAYGROUND THIS (SUNDAY) EVENING,
THE "MUSIC EXTRAVAGANZA", FEATURING DRAGON AND LION DANCES, BRASS BAND PERFORMANCE AND A VARIETY SHOW PERFORMED BY TELEVISION ARTISTS, MARKED THE OPENING OF THE THREE-WEEK-LONG KWUN TONG FESTIVAL '88.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR DAVID LAN, SAID THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD HAD DEVOTED MUCH EFFORT TO PROVIDING CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE 700,000 RESIDENTS AS WELL AS THE 170,000 PEOPLE WORKING IN THE DISTRICT.
HE SAID THE BOARD THIS YEAR HAD ALLOCATED $2 MILLION FOR VARIOUS CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL PROJECTS, OF WHICH THE KWUN TONG FESTIVAL WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENT.
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MR LAN NOTED THAT THE DISTRICT FESTIVAL, WITH "KWUN TONG LOVELY HOME" AS ITS THEME, WOULD PROVIDE A WIDE VARIETY OF TO CATER FOR THE NEEDS AND INTERESTS OF RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES, AND FROM DIFFERENT SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY.
"THEY INCLUD CHINESE OPERA SONGS, A PICNIC AND DINNER FOR SENIOR RESIDENTS, PAINTING AND DRAWING COMPETITIONS FOR CHILDREN, LUNCH-HOUR CONCERT FOR WORKERS, FILM SHOWS, FUN-DAYS, CARNIVALS AND VARIETY SHOWS, AS WELL AS AREA FESTIVALS IN SOME SUB-DISTRICTS, SAID.
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