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SUNDAY, APRIL 23, 1989
IF,
WILL PERFORM A
BY DISPLAY
THE
THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR ROBIN
"MINI-FIREWORKS" A PRESS-BUTTON CEREMONY TO IGNITE QUEEN'S GURHKA ENGINEERS.
WHO PRAY
THE FESTIVAL HAS SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE TO BOAT PEOPLE TO THE SEA GODDESS FOR FAIR WEATHER AND GOOD TIDINGS ALL YEAR ROUND.
FESTIVALS FOR YUEN IT IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT RELIGIOUS
WAS A LONG PEOPLE, DATING BACK TO THE 17TH CENTURY WHEN THE DISTRICT COASTAL FISHING VILLAGE.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE TIN HAU FESTIVAL PROCESSION BEGINS AT 10.30 AM IN YUEN LONG ON FRIDAY (APRIL 28).
WHICH
FOR COLLECTION FROM PRESS BADGES FOR THE EVENT ARE AVAILABLE
FLOOR, THE NEWS AND PUBLICITY DIVISION OF THE CNTA HEADQUARTERS, 12TH WORLD SHIPPING CENTRE, 7 CANTON ROAD, HARBOUR CITY, TSIM SHA TSUI,
IS ENTITLED ΤΟ ONLY ONE PLEASE NOTE THAT EACH ORGANISATION
BADGE.
AM ON
ON
TWO GOVERNMENT VANS WILL LEAVE KOWLOON PUBLIC PIER AT 9 FRIDAY TO TAKE PRESS MEMBERS TO YUEN LONG. SEATS WILL BE ALLOCATED A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS.
SPECIAL FERRY SERVICES FOR TIN HAU WORSHIPPERS
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MORE THAN 60,000 WORSHIPPERS AND SIGHTSEERS ARE EXPECTED TO FLOCK TO THE TIN HAU TEMPLE AT JOSS HOUSE BAY, SAI KUNG, ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY (APRIL 27 AND 28) TO CELEBRATE THE ANNUAL TIN HAU (SEA GODDESS) FESTIVAL.
IN VIEW OF THE ANTICIPATED LARGE CROWD, A SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN URGED WORSHIPPERS TO MAKE GOOD USE OF SEA TRANSPORT.
HE SAID THE PARKING SPACES OUTSIDE THE CLEAR WATER BAY GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB WILL BE RESERVED FOR GOVERNMENT VEHICLES. WORSHIPPERS SHOULD MAKE USE OF FERRY SERVICES TO GO TO THE TIN HAU TEMPLE.
THE HONGKONG AND YAUMATI FERRY COMPANY WILL ARRANGE SPECIAL SERVICES BETWEEN NORTH POINT FERRY PIER AND JOSS HOUSE BAY.
THE FIRST FERRY WILL LEAVE NORTH POINT AT 10.30 AM ON THURSDAY (APRIL 27) AND THE LAST FERRY FROM JOSS HOUSE BAY WILL LEAVE AT 4 PM ON FRIDAY (APRIL 28). THE FREQUENCY OF THE SERVICES WILL RANGE FROM 45 MINUTES TO ONE-AND-A-HALF HOURS.
THE SPOKESMAN REMINDED WORSHIPPERS THAT THEY SHOULD TAKE SPECIAL CARE TO REDUCE FIRE RISKS.
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