MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1989
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WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT FESTIVAL TO START ON SATURDAY
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THE $1.3 MILLION WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT FESTIVAL. OFFERING WIDE VARIETY OF CULTURAL, RECREATIONAL AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES, WILL BEGIN ON SATURDAY (NOVEMBER 4).
ANNOUNCING DETAILS OF THE FESTIVAL AT A PRESS CONFERENCE THIS (MONDAY) AFTERNOON, CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR ALBERT LI, SAID THE AIM OF THE THREE-WEEK FESTIVAL WAS TO FOSTER A SENSE OF BELONGING AMONG LOCAL RESIDENTS WHILE PROVIDING ENTERTAINMENT FOR THEM.
"IT IS HOPED THAT THROUGH PARTICIPATING IN THE FESTIVAL, RESIDENTS WILL GET TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THEIR DISTRICT AND DEVELOP A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY TO THE COMMUNITY, HE SAID.
MORE THAN 30 EVENTS HAVE BEEN ORGANISED FOR THE FESTIVAL.
MR LI POINTED OUT THAT THE PROGRAMME HAD BEEN DESIGNED TO SUIT
THE INTERESTS OF RESIDENTS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE.
FOR SPORTS ENTHUSIASTS, A TABLE TENNIS TEAM FROM GUANGDONG AND A BADMINTON TEAM FROM FUJIAN WILL COMPETE WITH LEADING LOCAL TEAMS, IN ADDITION TO A RHYTHMIC GYMNASTIC SHOW BY A GUANGDONG TEAM.
THERE WILL BE A DANCING CONTEST, A DISTRICT LONG RUN, AN ATHLETIC MEET, A TELEMATCH FOR THE DISABLED,
SPORTS DAY FOR THE ELDERLY AND A CHILDREN'S GAMES DAY.
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FOR MUSIC LOVERS, THERE WILL BE PERFORMANCES BY THE CHINESE ORCHESTRA, THE WONG TAI SIN CHILDREN'S CHOIR AND OFFICE INSTRUCTORS' ORCHESTRA.
HONG KONG
THE MUSIC
REPERTORY
AS
WELL AS
CULTURAL EVENTS WILL INCLUDE DRAMAS BY THE HONG KONG THEATRE, PERFORMANCES BY THE MIRANDA CHIN DANCING GROUP, CANTONESE AND CHIU CHOW OPERAS.
A PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION ON THE SCENERY OF SOUTH POLE AND AN TAI SIN WILL BE EXHIBITION ON THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF WONG HELD.
IN ADDITION, THERE WILL BE DEBATE, PUBLIC AND CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY COMPETITIONS FOR YOUNGSTERS.
SPEAKING, DRAWING
THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE DISTRICT FESTIVAL WILL BE HELD AT THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY HALL ON SATURDAY (NOVEMBER 4) EVENING. WITH THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR
KONG AND KOWLOON, MR DAVID LAN, OFFICIATING.
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IT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A VARIETY SILOW WITH PERFORMANCES BY
CHILDREN'S POPULAR SINGERS AND THE WONG TAI SIN
WELL AS CHINESE AND LION DANCES.
AS CHOIR,
LIVE
WAVE".
ON NOVEMBER 11. THE TELEVISION PROGRAMME "MORNING ON ATV-HOME CHANNEL. WILL INTRODUCED THE FESTIVAL'S ACTIVITIES.
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