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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1981
NORTH DISTRICT FESTIVAL TO BE HELD
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A NINE-DAY FESTIVAL, CONSISTING OF A SERIES OF ACTIVITIES, WILL BE HELD IN NORTH DISTRICT OF THE NEW TERRITORIES AT THE END OF THE MONTH.
THE FESTIVAL, BEING THE SECOND HELD IN THE DISTRICT, IS ORGANISED BY NORTH DISTRICT FESTIVAL '81 COMMITTEE.
IT WILL START WITH A VARIETY SHOW ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31 AND END WITH A PROMENADE CONCERT ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8.
THE SHOW, FEATURING DRAGON AND LION DANCES, FOLK DANCES, GYMNASTIC AND MARCHING DISPLAYS, WILL BE OPENED BY THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, AT FANLING PLAYGROUND.
ON NOVEMBER 1, THERE WILL BE TWO FOOTBALL MATCHES BETWEEN SOUTH CHINA VETERAN AND NORTH DISTRICT TEAMS.
A DANCING COMPETITION WILL BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 2, AT FUNG KAI MIDDLE SCHOOL.
THE PROMENADE CONCERT WILL BE STAGED BY HONG KONG YOUTH SYMPHONIC BAND, NORTH DISTRICT CHILDREN'S CHOIR, GURKHA RIFLE REGIMENTAL BAND AND FUNG KAI MIDDLE SCHOOL DANCE GROUP. THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR AUGUSTINE CHUT KAM, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE CEREMONY.
THE CONCERT WILL INCLUDE POPULAR SONGS, SYMPHONIES, FILM THEME SONGS AND DANCES.
OTHER FESTIVAL EVENTS WILL INCLUDE A QUIZ ON NOVEMBER 4 AND A WATER TELE-MATCH ON NOVEMBER 7.
THE MATCH, INVOLVING TEAMS FROM SHEUNG SHUI, TA KWU LING, SHA TAU KOK AND FANLING, WILL BE DIVIDED INTO OPEN AND YOUNGSTERS SECTIONS.
FUNDS FOR THE FESTIVAL AMOUNT TO $190 000, OF WHICH $60 000 WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL DISTRICT BOARD. THE BALANCE WILL BE RAISED FROM PRIVATE DONATIONS.
THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE, CHAIRED BY MR LAU YAM-MAN, COMPRISES REPRESENTATIVES FROM LOCAL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.
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