SUNDAY, JANUARY 15, 1989

MR JUSTEIN WONG WILL ASK IF THERE ARE MEASURES TO IMPROVE THE CURRENT WAYS OF RELEASING INFORMATION TO COMMUTERS CONCERNING CONGESTION AT APPROACHES TO AND FROM THE LION ROCK TUNNEL.

OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE NOISE POLLUTION AFFECTING SCHOOLS; LICENSING GUIDELINES IN RESPECT OF AMUSEMENT GAMES CENTRES; HAWKER PROBLEMS IN HOUSING AREAS; AND LAYOUT OF APPROACH ROADS TO TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL.

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YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD MEETING BEGIN AT 9.30 AM ON TUESDAY (JANUARY 17) AT THE DB CONFERENCE ROOM ON THE SIXTH FLOOR, KCR HOUSE, SHA TIN STATION.

TSUEN WAN ARTS FESTIVAL BEGINS ON SATURDAY

THE 11TH TSUEN WAN ARTS FESTIVAL, FEATURING PERFORMANCES BY LOCAL AND OVERSEAS ARTISTS, WILL BE LAUNCHED ON SATURDAY (JANUARY 21) EVENING.

ANNOUNCING THIS AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (SUNDAY), THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR WILLIAM SHIU, SAID TSUEN WAN WAS A PIONEER IN ORGANISING DISTRICT ARTS FESTIVALS.

"THE TSUEN WAN ARTS FESTIVAL HAS, THROUGH HARD WORK OVER THE PAST YEARS, ESTABLISHED ITSELF AS AN IMPORTANT ANNUAL CULTURAL EVENT WELL SUPPORTED BY THE PUBLIC," HE SAID.

"NOW ENTERING THE 11TH YEAR, WE WILL FESTIVAL'S OBJECTIVE OF PROMOTING THE VARIOUS ARTS BY PRESENTING RENOWNED OVERSEAS AND LOCAL ENCOURAGING ACTIVE PARTICIPATION BY CULTURAL DISTRICT.

"THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS MADE EVERY WIDE RANGE OF HIGHLY

HIGHLY COLOURFUL CULTURAL ENJOYMENT OF RESIDENTS."

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ADHERE TO THE FORMS OF PERFORMING ARTISTS, AS WELL A9 ORGANISATIONS IN THE

EFFORT TO PROVIDE A PERFORMANCES FOR THE

TURNING TO THE PROGRAMME FOR THE FESTIVAL, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, MR CHEUNG CHUNG-YAN, SAID THERE WOULD BE A GRAND OPENING, FEATURING PERFORMANCES BY THE JIANGSU ARTISTIC TROUPE AND THE TAIPEI YOUTH FOLK ARTS TROUPE.

"THE CHILDREN'S CHOIR OF THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD WILL ALSO STAGE ITS PREMIERE SHOW AT THE OPENING CEREMONY," HE SAID.

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