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FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1979

+NEW YEAR FESTIVAL FOR CHAI WAN RESIDENTS

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A CARNIVAL SPIRIT WILL REIGN THROUGH CHAI WAN OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS DURING A NEW YEAR FESITVAL+ BEING ORGANISED FOR MORE THAN 100,000 RESIDENTS.

THE MONTH-LONG FESTIVAL A JOINT COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND LOCAL COMMUNITY GROUPS - IS TO PROVIDE ENTERTAINMENT AND FUN TO THE RESIDENTS DURING THE NEW YEAR PERIOD.

A CEREMONY TO MARK THE OPENING OF THE FESTIVAL WILL BE HELD ON SUNDAY AT THE DEPARTMENT'S CHAI WAN COMMUNITY CENTRE, TO BE FOLLOWED BY A +HAPPY FAMILY+ CARNIVAL.

HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT'S GROUP AND COMMUNITY WORK DIVISION, MR. LOK MAN-PAN, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY.

THE FESTIVAL PROGRAMMES INCLUDE +HAPPY FAMILY+ PHOTO COMPETITION AND EXHIBITION, A MINI-SOCCER TOURNAMENT, A +SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER DISCOTHEQUE AND A BEER DRINKING COMPETITION.

THE HIGHLIGHT WILL BE AN ENJOY THE NEW YEAR+ VARIETY SHOW

TO BE STAGED ON FEBRUARY 11.

+THE FESTIVAL IS THE FIRST JOINT COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT EVER HELD IN CHAI WAN WHICH INVOLVES THE PARTICIPATION OF BOTH LOCAL RESIDENTS AND EXPATRIATE PROFESSIONALS IN ITS PLANNING,+ THE DEPARTMENT'S COMMUNITY AND YOUTH OFFICER (EASTERN), MR. STEPHEN LAM, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

CO-SPONSORS, HE SAID, INCLUDE THE CHAI WAN FISHERMEN RECREATION CLUB, AND THE ROUND TABLE NO. 5 A GROUP CONSISTING MAINLY OF EXPATRIATE PROFESSIONALS.

+APART FROM BRINGING JOYS TO THE RESIDENTS, THE FESTIVAL IS TO PROMOTE A SPIRIT OF CO-OPERATION AND FRIENDSHIP AMONG LOCAL ORGANISATIONS AND TO CREATE A SENSE OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN CHAI WAN, HE SAID.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE +NEW YEAR FESTIVAL FOR CHAI WAN DISTRICT, TO BE HELD ON SUNDAY (JANUARY 7) AT 2 P.M. AT THE CHAI WAN COMMUNITY CENTRE, 230 CHA WAN ROAD, HONG KONG.