TUESDAY, JULY 9, 1991
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'DANCES WITH DRAGONS' CARNIVAL TO START KEEP CLEAN CAMPAIGN
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THE 1991/92 KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN CAMPAIGN WILL START WITH A LARGE-SCALE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PROJECT, THE "DANCES WITH DRAGONS" CARNIVAL, TO BE HELD AT THE HONG KONG CULTURAL CENTRE PIAZZA (NEAR THE CLOCK TOWER), TSIM SHA TSUI ON SUNDAY (JULY 14), BRGINNING FROM 10.30 AM.
THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, MR ALBERT LAM, WILL OFFICIATE AT A RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY TO LAUNCH THE CAMPAIGN.
OTHER OFFICIATING GUESTS ARE THE CHAIRMAN AND VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT URBAN COUNCIL/REGIONAL COUNCIL KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN STEERING COMMITTEE, MR GILBERT LEUNG AND MISS CHRISTINA TING; DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES, MRS IRENE YAU; DIRECTOR OF REGIONAL SERVICES, MR ADOLF HSU; AND ACTING DIRECTOR OR URBAN SERVICES, MR PETER NG.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE CARNIVAL WILL INCLUDE A DANCE, A MIME SHOW AND A RHYMED RAP TALK, ALL DESIGNED TO CONVEY MESSAGES OF KEEPING HONG KONG CLEAN.
THE CAMPAIGN MASCOTS, THE DRAGON OF CLEANLINESS AND ITS FAMILY MEMBERS, WILL JOIN HANDS WITH THE ACADEMY OF PERFORMING ARTS, THE: FRINGE CLUB AND THE HONG KONG CHILDREN'S CHOIR TO PERFORM THE THREE PROGRAMMES.
ARTISTES NG KWAN-YUE AND WONG YAT-SAN WILL BE THE MASTERS OF CEREMONY. OTHER CELEBRITIES, INCLUDING ANITA MUI, SIAO FONG-FONG, FLORA CHEONG-LEEN, ALEX TO AND LILY POON WILL ALSO TAKE PART IN THE RÁP TALK.
ADMISSION TO THE CARNIVAL 1S FREE. MEMBERS OF THE BE INVITED TO GO UP TO THE STAGE AND RAP AND THEY SOUVENIRS.
PUBLIC WILL WILL RECEIVE
FOLLOWING THE TSIM SHA TSUI CARNIVAL, THE DRAGONS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB MEMBERS WILL FORM CLEANING SQUADS AND HEAD FOR SHA TIN TOWN HALL SQUARE FOR A CLEAN-UP OPERATION WHICH WILL START AT 12.30 PM.
ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER THE EVENTS.
TRANSPORT WILL BE PROVIDED TO TAKE REPORTERS AND FROM THE HONG KONG CULTURAL CENTRE IN TSIM SHA TSUI TO TOWN HALL SQUARE TO COVER THE CLEAN-UP OPERATION. GIS BE ON HAND TO ASSIST.
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