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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1981

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IT WILL BE OPEN TO PEOPLE LIVING, STUDYING, OR WORKING IN TSZ WAN SHAN BUT ENTRIES WILL BE LIMITED TO 16 TEAMS.

THE COMPETITION WILL START AT 10.30 AM ON FEBRUARY 15 (SUNDAY) AFTER AN OPENING CEREMONY AT 9.30 AM AT TSZ WAN SHAN CENTRAL PLAYGROUND.

MR S.R. SELBY, CITY DISTRICT OFFICER (WONG TAI SIN), MR Y.Y. CHAN, RECREATION AND SPORT OFFICER (WONG TAI SIN) AND MR HERBERT HUNG, BRANCH MANAGER OF HANG LUNG BANK WILL OFFICIATE AT THE CEREMONY.

A FRIENDSHIP MATCH BETWEEN THE STAFF OF TSZ WAN SHAN BRANCH, HANG LUNG BANK AND CITY DISTRICT OFFICE (WONG TAI SIN) WILL BE HELD AS PART OF THE CEREMONY.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO COVER THE EVENT.

YAN YAT DINNER FOR TAI PO ELDERLY

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A DINNER FOR THE ELDERLY IS TO BE HELD IN TAI PO ON WEDNESDAY (FEBRUARY 11) AND WILL BE ATTENDED BY 600 LOCAL RESIDENTS ALL AGED OVER 70.

THE PARTY FALLS ON THE SEVENTH DAY OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR, WHICH ACCORDING TO CHINESE CUSTOM IS YAN YAT -- EVERYBODY'S BIRTHDAY.

IT IS BEING ORGANISED BY A COMMITTEE OF OFFICIAL AND UNOFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVES AS PART OF NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS.

COSTS WILL BE MET BY THE DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD AND PRIVATE DONATIONS FROM COMMUNITY LEADERS.

THE ELDEST GUEST AT THE PARTY WILL BE MR WONG KWOK-SHOU, AGED 103, WHO WILL RECEIVE A GOLDEN DISH AS A SOUVENIR.

THE NEXT FOUR ELDEST, WHO ARE ALL CLOSE TO 100 YEARS OLD, WILL ALSO BE AWARDED A SOUVENIR EACH.

ALL THOSE ATTENDING THE DINNER WILL BE PRESENTED WITH A +LAI SEE+ PACKET AS A TOKEN OF BLESSING.

ALSO ATTENDING THE PARTY WILL BE TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICER, MR NICHOLAS NG.

TAI PO NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS, WHICH BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 3, WILL LAST TWO WEEKS.

A CLOSING CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICE CAR PARK ON FEBRUARY 19 WHICH WILL INCLUDE PERFORMANCES BY SCHOOL BANDS, TAI PO CHILDREN'S CHOIR AND DANCE GROUPS FROM LOCAL SCHOOLS.