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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1981
REMEMBRANCE DAY CEREMONY
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SINCE 1976, WHEN THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY WORKS IN STATUE SQUARE BEGAN, THERE HAVE BEEN THREE CEREMONIES ON REMEMBRANCE DAY EACH YEAR 1 A WREATH-LAYING AT THE CHINESE WAR MEMORIAL IN THE BOTANICAL GARDENS AND AT THE CENOTAPH IN STATUE SQUARE- AND A SERVICE AT ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL INCLUDING THE TWO-MINUTE SILENCE.
ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8 THIS YEAR AND IN FUTURE, ALL THESE OBSERVANCES WILL BE INCORPORATED IN A SINGLE CEREMONY AT THE CENOTAPH.
AN INSCRIPTION IN CHINESE IS TO BE ENGRAVED ON THE CENOTAPH, CORRESPONDING TO THE EXISTING INSCRIPTION +THE GLORIOUS DEAD+.
ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE MADE FOR ORGANISATIONS WHICH HAVE IN PREVIOUS YEARS LAID WREATHS AT THE CHINESE WAR MEMORIAL TO LAY THEM AT THE CENOTAPH.
THE CEREMONY AT THE CENOTAPH WILL REVERT TO THE PRE-1976 FORMAT, WITH MILITARY HONOURS, A RELIGIOUS SERVICE AND THE TWO-MINUTE SILENCE.
VARIETY SHOW FOR THE HANDICAPPED
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A VARIETY SHOW WILL BE HELD IN YUEN LONG ON SATURDAY EVENING (SEPTEMBER 26) TO RAISE FUNDS FOR ACTIVITIES TO INTEGRATE THE HANDICAPPED AND ABLE-BODIED.
THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR AUGUSTINE CHUT KAM, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE SHOW WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE AT YUEN LONG STADIUM AT 7.30 PM.
THE FUNCTION IS PART OF THE ACTIVITIES LAUNCHED BY THE YUEN LONG JAYCEES SINCE AUGUST TO SUPPORT THE 1981 INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF DISABLED PERSONS.
THE TWO-HOUR PROGRAMME WILL INCLUDE SINGING AND DANCING PERFORMANCES BY STUDENTS OF SILVER JUBILEE SCHOOL AND POPULAR TELEVISION ARTISTES.
MORE THAN 300 HANDICAPPED PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INVITED TO ATTEND. TICKETS AT $10 EACH ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE CHARTERED BANK, HAPPY VALLEY SNACK SHOP AND HONG KONG PHOTO FINISHING LIMITED IN YUEN LONG.
THE SHOW IS SPONSORED BY THE LOCAL DISTRICT BOARD THE CHAIRMAN OF YUEN LONG TOWN HALL, MADAM LEUNG SING-TAK HO AND OTHER COMMUNITY LEADERS.
MR STANLEY
/THE PRESIDENT
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