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FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1992
"PAI LAU" TO HERALD YEAR OF THE MONKEY
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EASTERN DISTRICT WILL USHER IN THE LUNAR NEW LIGHTING UP OF A DECORATIVE SIGNBOARD OR "PAI LAU" AT TOMORROW (SATURDAY).
YEAR WITH THE VICTORIA PARK
HAS BEEN PUT
MEASURING 14 METRES BY 11 METRES, THE "PAI LAU" UP BY THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD AT A COST OF ABOUT $80,000.
COMPRISING MORE THAN 1,000 LIGHT BULBS, IT PORTRAYS TWO MONKEYS WITH LUNAR NEW YEAR GREETINGS.
THE LIGHTS WILL BE TURNED ON FROM 6 PM TO 11 PM FEBRUARY 19. DURING THE THREE NIGHTS PRECEDING LUNAR NEW THEY WILL BE SWITCHED ON OVERNIGHT.
DAILY UNTIL YEAR'S DAY,
A SWITCHING-ON CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT 6 PM TOMORROW AT
VICTORIA PARK'S FOOTBALL PITCH NO. 6.
EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR STEVE BARCLAY DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR SHUM CHOI-SANG; THE DISTRICT'S POLICE COMMANDER, MR DONALD GRIFFITHS, AND AN URBAN COUNCILLOR, MS CHRISTINA TING, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE CEREMONY.
ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:
YOUR REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER THE EASTERN DISTRICT LUNAR NEW YEAR LIGHTS SWITCHING-ON CEREMONY WHICH WILL BEGIN AT 6 PM TOMORROW (SATURDAY) AT VICTORIA PARK'S FOOTBALL PITCH NO. 6, NEAR HING FAT STREET ENTRANCE,
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