THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1981
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TAI PO SWITCHED ON
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SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES TODAY (THURSDAY) LIT UP TAI PO BY SWITCHING ON 200 LANTERN LIGHTS TO OPEN A FIRST FULL MOON FAIR.
THE LANTERNS, MADE BY STUDENTS, WERE ENTERED IN A DES IGN COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS AS PART OF A 14-DAY PROGRAMME OF NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS.
BEFORE THE SWITCHING-ON CEREMONY 500 STUDENTS, EACH CARRYING
A LANTERN, SNAKED THEIR WAY THROUGH THE MAIN ROADS OF THE NEW TOWN.
AT DUSK THEY GATHERED AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE CARPARK AND WATCHED PERFORMANCES BY LOCAL SCHOOLS, TAI PO CHILDREN'S CHOIR AND THE LIONS CLUB YOUTH CENTRE.
WISHING THE AUDIENCE SUCCESS IN THE YEAR OF THE COCKEREL, MR AKERS-JONES SAID THE ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORT AND PARTICIPATION BY TAI PO RESIDENTS IN THE CELEBRATIONS REFLECTED THE TRADITIONAL CO-OPERATIVE COMMUNITY SPIRIT WHICH HAD BEEN RETAINED DURING THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW TOWN.
A SERIES OF EVENTS HAD BEEN ORGANISED FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS DURING THE PAST TWO WEEKS, PROMOTING NEW YEAR FESTIVITY AND GOODWILL.
THESE EVENTS ENABLED PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO OBTAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF TAI PO AND TO SHOW THE IR CONCERN FOR THE NEW TOWN, MR AKERS-JONES SAID.
THE FAIR WAS THE LAST EVENT OF THE CELEBRATION PROGRAMME, WHICH INCLUDED NEW YEAR WALKS, PICNICS, A DINNER FOR THE ELDERLY, FILM SHOWS, CAMPS AND COMPETITIONS IN PHOTOGRAPHY AND LANTERN DESIGN.
THE AGED OF KWAI CHUNG ATTEND PARTY
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MORE THAN 1 000 AGED PEOPLE IN KWAI CHUNG TODAY (THURSDAY) ATTENDED A PARTY TO CELEBRATE THE LUNAR NEW YEAR FESTIVAL.
TODAY IS THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR - OR THE FIRST FULL MOON IN THE LUNAR CALENDAR - AND, ACCORDING TO CHINESE TRADITION, IT IS A TIME FOR LAVISH CELEBRATION.
OFFICIATING AT THE PARTY, TSUEN WAN TOWN MANAGER, DR JAMES HAYES, PRAISED THE VOLUNTARY WELFARE AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS FOR THEIR FINE WORK+ IN ORGANISING ACTIVITIES FOR THE AGED IN THE DISTRICT.
HE ASSURED THAT MORE DEVELOPMENT PLANS WOULD BE CARRIED OUT IN KWAI CHUNG TO MEET THEIR NEEDS.
+ANY FURTHER DEVELOPMENT WILL RELY ON THE EFFORTS OF THE GOVERNMENT, COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS, VOLUNTARY AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY LEADERS, HE SAID.
/BE ALSO
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