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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1980

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HONG KONG FESTIVAL GROUP RETURNS IN TRIUMPH

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A CONTINGENT OF THE HONG KONG IN LONDON FESTIVAL DELEGATION THIS (TUESDAY) MORNING RETURNED TO HONG KONG IN TRIUMPH AFTER THE IR GREAT SUCCESS IN THE UK.

AS THEY STEPPED OUT FROM THE ARRIVAL GATE, THEY WERE GIVEN A WARM WELCOME BY FRIENDS, RELATIVES AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE FESTIVAL ORGANISERS, WHO CONGRATULATED THEM ON THEIR REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT IN THE FESTIVAL, WHICH ATTRACTED MORE THAN 750 000 PEOPLE.

AMONG THE GROUP OF 50 WERE REPRESENTATIVES FROM HONG KONG TELEVISION BROADCASTING LIMITED AND THE HEUNG YEE KUK LED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, MR LAU WONG-FAT, AND VICE-CHAIRMAN, MR LIU YUN-SUM,

THEY WERE THE FIRST BATCH OF FESTIVAL DELEGATES TO RETURN. OTHERS WILL SPEND THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL IN LONDON BEFORE COMING HOME LATER THIS WEEK.

DURING THE FESTIVAL IN LONDON'S BATTERSEA PARK, THE PERFORMANCE OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE DANCES BY THE HEUNG YEE KUK TEAM - COMPRISED MAINLY OF STUDENTS OF THE FUNG KAI SECONDARY SCHOOL IN YUEN LONG

WAS ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEKEND EVENT.

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A SPOKESMAN FOR THE FESTIVAL ORGANISERS SAID THE PERFORMANCES WERE ALL VERY WELL RECEIVED.

THE SUCCESS OF THE FESTIVAL REFLECTED THE STRONG COMMUNITY SPIRIT WHICH PREVAILED FROM THE EARLY PLANNING STAGE.

+THESE ORGANISATIONS HAVE, INDEED, DONE MUCH, NOT ONLY IN PROMOTING OUR CULTURE AND TRADITIONS, BUT ALSO IN IMPROVING HONG KONG'S IMAGE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. THE IR PARTICIPATION IS COMMENDABLE, HE SAID.

WITH THE CHIU CHOW ASSOCIATION AND THE KIANGSU CHEKIANG RESIDENTS (H.K.) ASSOCIATION TEAMS, THE HEUNG YEE KUK DELEGATION WON WIDESPREAD ACCLAIM FROM THE LONDON AUDIENCES.

TEMPORARY SPORTS GROUND FOR TAL PO

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THE GOVERNMENT IS TO SPEND $300 000 TO BUILD A TEMPORARY SPORTS GROUND AT TAI PO.

IT WILL BE ON A 7 392 SQUARE METRE SITE IN TING KOK ROAD WHERE A NEW TOWN CENTRE WILL BE BUILT.

FACILITIES WILL INCLUDE A STANDARD SIZE GRASS SOCCER PITCH,

A BASKETBALL COURT AND A TENNIS COURT.