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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1981

THESE TWO EXHIBITIONS WILL BE ON FOR THE DURATION OF THE FESTIVAL.

DURING THE FESTIVAL, AN EXHIBITION OF BOOKS ON PERFORMING ARTS WILL ALSO BE HELD AT THE KWAI CHUNG PUBLIC LIBRARY.

BIG TURNOUT FOR TAI PO SHOW *****

TAI PO'S LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS OPENED TODAY (TUESDAY) WITH A VARIETY SHOW ATTENDED BY 2 000 PEOPLE.

THE SHOW WAS HELD AT A SPORTSGROUND IN PLOVER COVE ROAD WHERE A NEW YEAR FAIR IS ALSO TAKING PLACE.

PERFORMANCES INCLUDED FOLK DANCES, SINGING, AND LION DANCES BY TAI PO ARTS ADVANCEMENT ASSOCIATION AND LOCAL SCHOOLS AND SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS.

OPENING THE SHOW WAS TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICER, MR NICHOLAS NG, WHO PRESENTED PRIZES TO 15 WINNERS OF A CHINESE COUPLET WRITING COMPETITION WHICH ATTRACTED 6 000 ENTRIES LAST MONTH.

THE WINNING ENTRIES, WHICH DEPICTED THE SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF TAI PO AND PROMOTED NEW YEAR FESTIVITY AND GOODWILL, WERE ON DISPLAY AT THE PLAYGROUND.

MR NG SAID ACTIVITIES TO CELEBRATE LUNAR NEW YEAR HAD BEEN ORGANISED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS IN THE PAST,

TO ENCOURAGE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION BY LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS, A COMMITTEE WITH OFFICIAL AND UNOFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVES WAS FORMED RECENTLY TO CO-ORDINATE ACTIVITIES.

HE SAID IT WAS HOPED THAT EVERY RESIDENT WOULD ENJOY THE PROGRAMME AND GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE NEW TOWN THROUGH PARTICIPATION.

SOME OF 12 EVENTS WILL BE HELD DURING THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, WITH A CLOSING CEREMONY TAKING PLACE AT THE TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICE CAR PARK ON FEBRUARY 19.

THE DISTRICT OFFICE BUILDING IS BEING FULLY DECORATED WITH LIGHTING FOR THE WHOLE OF THE TWO-WEEK PERIOD.

OTHER ACTIVITIES IN THE PROGRAMME INCLUDE A FLOWER SHOW, NEW YEAR WALKS, PICNICS, A DINNER FOR THE ELDERLY, FILY SHOWS, CAMPS AND COMPETITIONS IN PHOTOGRAPHY AND LANTERN DESIGN.

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ENTRIES TO THE PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION, WHICH MUST SHOW THE SCENERY OF TAI PO CR ACTIVITIES HELD DURING THE LUNAR NE. SHOULD REACH TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICE BY FEBRUARY 27.