SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 18.1
THE CELEBRATIONS IN VICTORIA PARK WHICH ALSO INCLUDE A WIDE RANGE OF SPORTS EVENTS WILL BE OPENED BY THE ACTING CHIEF SECRETARY, MR DENIS BRAY, AT 9.15 AM, WHILE THE KOWLOON PARK PROGRAMME WILL BE LAUNCHED BY UNOFFICIAL LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR, REV JOYCE BENNETT, AT 9.30 AM.
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, VARIOUS SPORTS AND RECREATION ACTIVITIES WILL BE HELD IN THE NEW TOWNS.
THE SECRETARY FOR NEW TERRITORIES, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES WILL START THE EASTERN NEW TERRITORIES PROGRAMME AT FANLING SPORTS GROUND, WHILE THE COMMISSIONER FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE, "R BARRIE WIGGHAM, WILL LAUNCH THE WESTERN NEW TERRITORIES CELEBRATIONS IN TUEN MUN.
ALL THESE OUTDOOR RECREATION AND SPORTS PROGRAMMES ARE ORGANISED BY THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE (RSS) WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF BRITISH FORCES. THEY ARE OPEN FREE TO THE PUBLIC.
THE MUSICAL CARNIVAL AND THE TSUEN WAN CONCERT ARE PRESENTED BY THE MUSIC OFFICE WHICH WILL ALSO STAGE A CHINESE MUSIC AND DANCE SHOW JOINTLY WITH THE RSS IN PUI YING MIDDLE SCHOOL, WO CHE ESTATE, SHA TIN IN THE EVENING.
TIN HAU FESTIVAL PROCESSION GUEST
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SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, WILL BE GUEST OF HONOUR AT THE TIN HAU FESTIVAL PROCESSION IN YUEN LONG STADIUM ON MONDAY (APRIL 27). MRS AKERS-JONES WILL ALSO BE PRESENT.
MORE THAN 7 000 PEOPLE FROM 34 LOCAL RURAL ORGANISATIONS WILL TAKE PART IN THE PROCESSION, WHICH WILL BE WATCHED BY AN ESTIMATED 50 000 PEOPLE IN THE STADIUM AND ALONG THE ROUTE.
THE PROCESSION WILL INCLUDE FLOATS AND TRADITIONAL PERFORMANCES, SUCH AS DRAGON, UNICORN AND LION DANCES, CHIU CHAU GONGS AND DRUMS, LANTERN-BEAUTY TROUPES AND CHINESE FOLK DANCES.
THERE WILL ALSO BE BAND MUSIC AND WESTERN DANCES.
THE PROCESSION SETS OFF FROM THE EASTERN BUS TERMINUS OF YUEN LONG TOWN AT 10.30 AM, ARRIVING IN THE STADIUM VIA FUNG CHEUNG, CASTLE PEAK AND TAI YUK ROADS.
IN FRONT OF 4 000 INVITED GUESTS, THE PROCESSION WILL TAKE ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF TO PASS THROUGH THE STADIUM, IT WILL THEN MAKE ITS WAY TO THE TIN HAU TEMPLE AT TAI SHUE HA WHERE RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES WILL BE HELD.
THE TRADITIONAL +FA PAU+ DRAW WILL TAKE PLACE AT 2 PM.
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