XN000022-1980-09-14 — Page 2

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1980

HONG KONG IN LONDON FESTIVAL DELEGATION SETS OFF

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A GROUP OF 80 PEOPLE LEFT FOR LONDON THIS (SUNDAY) EVENING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE HONG KONG IN LONDON FESTIVAL - THE GREATEST OVERSEAS PROMOTION THAT GOVERNMENT HAS EVER STAGED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.

THE GROUP - THE MAIN CONTINGENT OF THE FESTIVAL DELEGATION OF OVER 150 - COMPRISED REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE NEW TERRITORIES HEUNG YEE KUK, THE CHIU CHOW ASSOCIATION, THE KIANGSU-CHEK I ANG RESIDENTS (HK) ASSOCIATION, AND THE HONG KONG TELEVISION BROADCASTING LTD.

THEY WERE SEEN OFF AT KAI TAK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BY THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER OF THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT, MR GEORGE YUEN, WHO WISHED THEM BON-VOYAGE AND EVERY SUCCESS IN THEIR MISSION.

AMONG THE PARTICIPANTS ARE THE CHAIRMAN AND VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK, MESSRS LAU WONG-FAT AND LIU YUN-SUM, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CHIU CHOW ASSOCIATION, MR LIU LIT-MAN, AS WELL AS A TEAM OF FAMOUS TVB ARTISTES LED BY ROMAN TAM, ROWENA CORTES AND YUEN SIU-FAI.

THE FIRST GROUP OF 12 PARTICIPANTS LEFT LAST WEEK TO MAKE PREPARATIONS FOR THE FESTIVAL PERFORMANCES. THE LAST GROUP FROM THE POK 01 HOSPITAL WILL DEPART LATER THIS WEEK TO JOIN OTHER DELEGATES IN LONDON.

THE FESTIVAL WILL BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 20 AND 21 AT BATTERSEA PARK, LONDON, TO PROJECT A FAVOURABLE HONG KONG IMAGE BY +SELLİNG+ TO LONDONERS OUR CULTURE AND TRADITIONS.

MAJOR ATTRACTIONS OF THE FESTIVAL WILL BE THE DRAGON BOAT RACE ON THE RIVER THAMES, THE EXHIBITION OF THE JUNK

KEYING 11+, A LANTERN PARADE, A MARKETING FAIR AND A CHINESE THEATRE.

THE FESTIVAL IS EXPECTED TO DRAW UP TO 250 000 PEOPLE. MILLIONS WHO ARE UNABLE TO VISIT THE FESTIVAL WILL BE ABLE TO SEE OR HEAR ABOUT IT THROUGH THE LIVE BROADCASTS OF THE PROGRAMMES BY LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS.

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