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Sham Shui Po District Festival to be launched next week
The annual Sham Shui Po District Festival will take place from December 6 to January 14 next year with a host of activities to promote this year's theme - Building A Better Sham Shui Po.
To mark the launching of the festival, a grand opening cum variety show produced by the Metro Broadcast Corporation will be staged at the Hong Kong Coliseum at 8 pm next Wednesday, which will feature performances by famous singers and local groups.
Participants will include Miss Vivian Chow, Mr Anthony Lun, Miss Cass Pang, Mr Eric Mo, Miss Karen Tong, Mr Andy Hui, Miss Christine Ng, Mr Eric Suen, Mr Edmond Leung and Mr Jeff Cheung, and the Sham Shui Po Arts Association Children's Choir as well as students of the Suen Mei Speech and Hearing Centre for the Deaf.
Admission tickets for the show will be available free on a first-come-first- served basis at the Lai Kok Community Hall in Lai Kok Estate from 10 am tomorrow (Thursday).
Apart from the show, as many as 46 cultural and recreational activities will also be organised during the district festival by local groups, including carnivals, outings, feasts to honour the elderly, singing and dancing contests, as well as photo and drawing competitions.
Residents wishing to know more about the festival activities can obtain a programme leaflet at the Sham Shui Po District Office and its sub-offices, or telephone 2720 4251 ext 35.
The festival is organised by the Sham Shui Po District Festival Co-ordinating Committee with the assistance of Sham Shui Po District Office.
It is sponsored by the Sham Shui Po District Board and the China Light and Power Company and subsidised by the Urban Council.
End/Wednesday, November 29, 1995