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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1993
SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICE, SIXTH FLOOR, RAILWAY STATION, NEW TERRITORIES.
KCR HOUSE, SHA TIN
WRITE TO
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ANY PERSON WISHING TO OBJECT TO THE PROPOSALS SHOULD
OFFICES, EAST WING, THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT SECOND FLOOR, LOWER ALBERT ROAD, HONG KONG NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY
IN WHICH HE WILL BE NEXT YEAR, DESCRIBING HIS INTEREST AND MANNER AFFECTED.
AGRICULTURAL CARNIVAL DRAWS CROWDS
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THE COLOURFUL "1993 AGRICULTURAL CARNIVAL" NOW UNDER WAY AT THE KWAI CHUNG SPORTS GROUND HAS ATTRACTED LARGE CROWDS IN THE FIRST WEEK OF ITS OPENING.
AND MORE PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO TURN UP IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS MORE ACTIVITIES WILL BE ORGANISED FOR CHRISTMAS.
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ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, MISS VERA SO, WHOSE DEPARTMENT IS ONE OF THE ORGANISERS, SAID MORE THAN 120, 000 PEOPLE VISITED THE CARNIVAL SINCE ITS OFFICIAL OPENING LAST SATURDAY.
"IT IS A GOOD TIME FOR CITY PEOPLE TO BRING ALONG THEIR FAMILIES ΤΟ THE CARNIVAL TO GET TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE TERRITORY'S FARMING INDUSTRY, IN ADDITION TO SHARING THE FESTIVE FUN, MISS SO SAID.
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FEEDBACKS FROM VISITORS REVEALED THAT THEIR CHILDREN WERE FASCINATED ABOUT THE VISIT, SHOWING SPECIAL INTEREST IN THE VARIETY OF LIVE FARM ANIMALS AND POULTRY, AS WELL AS THE EXHIBITS AND DEMONSTRATIONS THERE.
SHE SAID DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS, A SERIES OF ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMES HAD REEN SCHEDULED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE INCREASING NUMBER OF VISITORS.
APART FROM THE LARGE-SCALE DOG SHOW STAGED BY THE HONG KONG KENNEL CLUB ON DECEMBER 25 AND 26, TWO ADDITIONAL DAYS OF HORSE RIDING WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB ON DECEMBER 29 AND 30.
THERE WILL ALSO BE TWO ADDITIONAL FIXTURES FOR THE POPULAR PIG RACES, MAKING A TOTAL OF FOUR RACES A DAY, ON DECEMBER 25, 26 AND 27.
OTHER ATTRACTIONS INCLUDE THE "INTEGRATED FARMING VILLAGE" WITH A WIDE SPECTRUM OF TECHNICAL DISPLAYS AND FARMING DEMONSTRATIONS, GIANT TOMATO ARCHWAYS, A MINI BEE REARING FARM, A GIANT PUMPKIN, A FLOWER BAZAAR AS WELL AS MORE THAN 70 STALLS SELLING OVERSEAS AND LOCAL FARM PRODUCE AND FOOD.
/THE MAJOR