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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1978

NEW YEAR ENTERTAINMENT A GREAT SUCCESS

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THE SPECIAL ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME OF RECREATIONAL AND SPORTS EVENTS ORGANISED FOR THE FIRST TIME FOR THE PUBLIC DURING THE CHINESE NEW YEAR PERIOD BY VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS WAS +A GREAT SUCCESS+.

COMMENTING ON THIS TODAY, MR. NORMAN OEI, CHAIRMAN OF THE CENTRAL CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR YOUTH RECREATION, SAID: +SIMILAR ACTIVITIES WILL BE ORGANISED AGAIN NEXT YEAR WITH MORE EMPHASIS ON PROGRAMMES TO SUIT THE WHOLE FAMILY.+

+THIS YEAR A LARGE VARIETY OF EVENTS WERE HELD BUT IT WAS THE ACTIVITIES ORGANISED FOR FAMILIES, LIKE THE FAMILY SPORTS CAMPS AT THE SAI KUNG OUTDOOR RECREATION CENTRE, AND EVENTS INVOLVING MASS PARTICIPATION PROVED TO BE THE MOST POPULAR,+ MR. OEI SAID.

+THIS IS QUITE UNDERSTANDABLE, BECAUSE TRADITIONALLY, THE CHINESE NEW YEAR PERIOD IS THE TIME OF YEAR WHEN FAMILIES GET TOGETHER TO ENJOY THEMSELVES.+

+OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, LIKE PICNICS, SOCIAL GATHERINGS, FUN FAIRS, ALSO PROVED TO BE POPULAR AND WERE WELL-ATTENDED DESPITE THE FACT THAT MANY PEOPLE, INCLUDING YOUNG FACTORY WORKERS, SPENT THEIR HOLIDAYS ABROAD,+ MR. OE ADDED.

IN SUPPORT OF THE ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME, THE GIS MOBILE STREET THEATRE STAGED A TOTAL OF 10 LIVE SHOWS AT VARIOUS PLACES IN HONG KONG, KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES DURING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR PERIOD BETWEEN FEBRUARY 4 AND 12.

ONE DAY-SHOW AND ONE NIGHT-SHOW WERE HELD ON NEW YEAR DAY AND THE FOLLOWING DAY ON BOTH SIDES OF THE HARBOUR.

THE CO-ORDINATOR OF THE STREET THEATRE SAID THAT THE SHOWS, WHICH INCLUDED PERFORMANCES BY WELL-KNOWN TV ARTISTES, LION DANCES AND DISTRIBUTION OF FREE GIFTS, HAD ATTRACTED LARGE HOLIDAY CROWDS.

+AT THE SAME TIME, MESSAGES OF VARIOUS GOVERNMENT PUBLICITY CAMPAIGNS LIKE FIGHT CRIME, CLEAN HONG KONG, ANTI-DRUGS AND ROAD SAFETY WERE WELL RECEIVED BY THE PUBLIC,+ HE SAID.

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