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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1978

DETAILS OF TUEN MUN FESTIVAL OUTLINED

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ABOUT $200,000 WILL BE SPENT TO PROVIDE RESIDENTS OF THE FAST-GROWING TUEN MUN NEW TOWN WITH THEIR FIRST MAJOR FESTIVAL TUEN MUN FESTIVAL - FROM NOVEMBER 4 TO 12 THIS YEAR.

THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR. PETER NG, TOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE AT THE HONG KONG HOTEL TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT THROUGHOUT THE FESTIVAL PERIOD THE RESIDENTS WOULD BE TREATED TO A WIDE VARIETY OF CULTURAL, RECREATIONAL AND ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMMES.

THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR. DAVID AKERS-JONES, WILL OFFICIALLY OPEN THE FESTIVAL ON NOVEMBER 6 IN HIS CAPACITY AS HONORARY PATRON OF THE FESTIVAL.

+ THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD HAS ALLOCATED $50,000 OF ITS FUNDS TO THE FESTIVAL WHICH AIMS AT AROUSING RESIDENTS' INTERESTS IN CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO PAVE THE WAY FOR OPTIMUM UTILIZATION OF CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES SOON TO BE BUILT IN TUEN MUN, + HE SAID.

+THE FESTIVAL ALSO AIMS AT BUILDING UP THE COMMUNITY OF TUEN MUN AND TO INSTIL A STRONGER SENSE OF BELONGING THROUGH THE INVOLVEMENT OF RESIDENTS IN PARTICIPATING AND ORGANISING THE FESTIVAL.+

ALSO SPEAKING AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE WAS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FESTIVAL'S ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR. LAU WONG-FAT, WHO TOLD THE GATHERING THAT HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PROGRAMMES WOULD INCLUDE A SERIES OF CONCERTS BY THE HONG KONG YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, THE HONG KONG UNITED CHINESE ORCHESTRA AND THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE BRASS BAND. MANY POPULAR SINGERS AND TELEVISION ARTISTES WILL HELP ADD GLAMOUR TO THE OCCASION.

THERE WILL ALSO BE A VARIETY SHOW, DRAMA AND DANCING PERFORMANCES, A FILM SHOW AND FOOTBALL MATCHES AS WELL AS COMPETITIONS IN DRAMA, SINGING AND DANCING.

AT THE SAME TIME A +TUEN MUN ART EXHIBITION 178+ WILL BE HELD DAILY FROM NOVEMBER 6 TO 11 AT THE HOH FUK TONG COLLEGE,

THE FESTIVAL WILL END WITH A GRAND CARNIVAL TO BE HELD AT THE TUEN MUN PLAYGROUND ON NOVEMBER 12.