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THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1991
BALLOON EXTRAVAGANZAS FOR MUNICIPAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS
TO PROMOTE THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS ON SUNDAY TWO BALLOON EXTRAVAGANZAS WILL BE HELD OUTSIDE SHA TIN TOWN HONG KONG CITY HALL THAT MORNING, BEGINNING AT 9 AM AND RESPECTIVELY.
(MAY 5),
HALL AND 10.30 AM
OFFICIATING AT THE SHA TIN TOWN HALL CEREMONY WILL BE THE REGIONAL COUNCIL CHAIRMAN, MR CHEUNG YAN-LUNG, AND AT THE CITY HALL CEREMONY, THE URBAN COUNCIL CHAIRMAN, MR H.M.G. FORSGATE. THEY WILL DOT THE EYES OF THE LIONS IN HONG KONG'S FIRST BALLOON LION DANCES.
FEATURED AT THE EVENTS WILL ALSO BE A "GIANT BALLOON CONTEST" IN WHICH PARTICIPANTS WILL BE INVITED ΤΟ ESTIMATE THE NUMBER OF BALLOONS USED IN THE BALLOON SPECTACULAR.
AFTER THE CEREMONIES, BALLOON-DECORATED OPEN-DECK BUSES WILL TOUR THE TERRITORY AND VISIT A NUMBER OF POLLING STATIONS IN THE TWO MUNICIPAL DISTRICTS TO PROMOTE THE "VOTE '91" MESSAGE.
ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE CEREMONIES AND THE BUS TOURS ON SUNDAY (MAY 5).
TRANSPORT WILL BE PROVIDED FOR MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES. FOR THE SHA TIN TOWN HALL CEREMONY, TWO VANS WILL LEAVE EDINBURGH PLACE IN CENTRAL, NEAR HMS TAMAR, AT 8.10 AM AND A COACH (CAR NO. EN645) WILL LEAVE THE KOWLOON TONG KCR STATION, AT 8.20 AM.
PRESS MEMBERS WILL BE TAKEN BY COACH TO CITY HALL AFTER THE SHA TIN CEREMONY. GIS OFFICERS WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST.
DETAILS OF THE TWO CEREMONIES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
REGIONAL COUNCIL CEREMONY
VENUE:
PROGRAMME:
OUTSIDE SHA TIN TOWN HALL FACING NEW TOWN PLAZA
MARCHING BAND PERFORMANCE
8.40 AM
9 AM
9.15 AM
BRIEF SPEECH BY THE REGIONAL COUNCIL CHAIRMAN, MR CHEUNG YAN-LUNG, FOLLOWED BY RIBBON CUTTING TO RELEASE FOUR GIANT BALLOON BOUQUETS WITH VOTE '91 STREAMERS WHICH WILL RISE ABOVE SHA TIN TOWN HALL
MR CHEUNG ΤΟ DOT THE EYES OF A BALLOON SCULPTURED LION
/9.17 AM