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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1988
CAS BEATING RETREAT CEREMONY
THE PUBLIC WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO WATCH A SPECTACULAR BEATING RETREAT CEREMONY TO BE STAGED BY THE CIVIL AID SERVICES AT SOCCER PITCH NO. 2 OF VICTORIA PARK ON SUNDAY (DECEMBER 11) EVENING.
THE BEATING RETREAT IS A TRADITIONAL MILITARY FUNCTION, CALLING TROOPS BACK TO THE FORTRESS AT SUNSET.
CEREMONIAL
IT HAS GRADUALLY BECOME A SPECTACULAR ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE PUBLIC IN PLACES WHERE MILITARY TROOPS ARE STATIONED.
THE CEREMONY, STARTING AT 8 PM, WILL FEATURE PERFORMANCES BY CAS BANDS, MOTOR CYCLE DEMONSTRATION AND SILENT DRILL.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME ΤΟ THIS FUNCTION AND ADMISSION IS FREE OF CHARGE.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE CAS BEATING RETREAT AT VICTORIA PARK, SOCEER PITCH NO. 2 ON SUNDAY (DECEMBER 11). THE EVENT WILL START AT 8 PM.
SHA TIN COMMUNITY DAY CAMP ON SUNDAY
MUTUAL AID
MORE THAN 200 REPRESENTATIVES FROM VARIOUS LOCAL COMMITTEES, OWNERS' CORPORATIONS, RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATIONS, VILLAGES, AREA COMMITTEES AND YIN NGAI SOCIETIES WILL TAKE PART IN A COMMUNITY DAY CAMP ON SUNDAY (DECEMBER 11).
THE CAMP AT WU KAI SHA YOUTH CAMP IS ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE.
SHA TIN
THE FUNCTION,
FREE OF CHARGE, IS AIMED AT ENHANCING COMMUNICATION AMONG SHA TIN'S COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS AND THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF LOCAL AND CENTRAL GOVERNMENT.
THE PROGRAMME IN THE MORNING WILL INCLUDE A ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER (DEVELOPMENT) OF SHA TIN, MISS FONG, ON THE DISTRICT'S PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT.
TALK BY THE MARGARET
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