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Friday, February 8, 1974

FUN FAIR FOR 6,000 CHILDREN

One of the biggest Fun Fairs ever to be held for children in

Hong Kong this year will take place at the Social Welfare Department's Community Centre in Wong Tai Sin on Sunday (February 10) when some 6,000 children in the district will have a day of fun and games.

This function, to celebrate the Lunar New Year, is an annual affair that has been held since 1963. This year it is organized by the

Community centre and 20 children and youth welfare agencies and schools

in Wong Tai Sin District.

Altogether there will be 16 stalls at which the children wil1 be able to try their luck and skills in a variety of games. Other

entertainment will include judo demonstrations, a lion dance, a Chinese

classical dance and harmonica and folk music.

The fair will begin at 10 a.m. with the judging of booths to be

followed by the opening ceremony which will be officiated by Mrs. Ko

Shiu-wah, Chairman of the Children and Youth Division of the Hong Kong

Council of Social Service.

Mrs. Henrietta Chen, Warden of the Community Centre and Chairman

of the Fun Fair Organizing Committee, said the money raised on this occasion

will be incorporated into the welfare furd of the Wong Tai Sin District

Federation of the Welfare Services of the Aged.

The Fun Fair will be held in three'sessions each with 100 volunteers

manning the stalls and scouts and members of the St. John's Ambulance Brigade

to look after the children and provide any first-aid service that may be required.

Note to Editors:

You are welcome to cover this Fun Fair on Sunday (February 10) at the Wong Tai Sin Community Centre at, 104 Ching Tak Street, Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon. It will begin at 10 a.m. and last until 6 p.m.

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