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MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1981

LUNAR NEW YEAR FUN FOR TAI PO RESIDENTS

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THE START OF THE YEAR OF THE DOG WILL BE CELEBRATED IN TAI PO WITH AN 18-DAY PROGRAMME OF ENTERTAINMENT.

AN ORGANISING COMMITTEE, CHAIRED BY TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICER, MR NICKY LO, WAS FORMED IN OCTOBER TO DRAW UP THE PROGRAMME WHICH CONTAINS 15 EVENTS.

IN SUPPORT OF THE OCCASION, THE DISTRICT BOARD ALLOCATED $200 000 TOWARDS THE COST, WHILE THE REMAINING $100 000 WAS DONATED BY RESIDENTS.

MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL DISTRICT BOARD, RURAL AND MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AS WELL AS FISHERMEN, TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATIONS, PLUS GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ARE REPRESENTED ON THE COMMITTEE.

TWO SUB-COMMITTEES HEADED BY LOCAL LEADERS, MR HO YUNG-SANG, AND MR YAU FOOK-PING, WERE ALSO SET UP.

AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (MONDAY), MR LO AND THE SUB-COMMITTEES' CHAIRMEN ANNOUNCED DETAILS OF THE CELEBRATIONS WHICH WILL OPEN ON JANUARY 22 WITH A VARIETY SHOW AT TAI PO SPORTSGROUND.

CHILDREN OF TAI YUEN ESTATE WILL HAVE A DAY'S FUN ON JANUARY 30 AT A FAIR COMPRISING GAMES STALLS, A MERRY-GO-ROUND AND SHOWS.

THERE WILL BE A PARTY FOR 660 LOCAL PEOPLE ALL AGED OVER 73 ON JANUARY 31, WHICH ACCORDING TO THE CHINESE CALENDAR IS YAN YAT - EVERYBODY'S BIRTHDAY.

A DISCO NIGHT WILL BE HELD AT TAI YUEN COMMUNITY HALL ON FEBRUARY 3 IN WHICH 80 TEAMS WILL TAKE PART IN A DANCING COMPETITION.

THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, WILL ATTEND A GALA FUN DAY ON FEBRUARY 6′′AT TAI PO SPORTSGROUND,

OTHER EVENTS IN THE PROGRAMME INCLUDE AN EXHIBITION OF TAI PO HISTORY AT THE RURAL COMMITTEE OFFICE BETWEEN FEBRUARY 2 AND 8, COUPLET WRITING AND LANTERN DESIGN COMPETITIONS, A CLEAN-UP OPERATION, FOOTBALL MATCHES, A FILM SHOW AND A FOLK SONG CONTEST.

THE CLOSING CEREMONY, WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE ON FEBRUARY 8, THE FIRST FULL MOON OF THE LUNAR CALENDAR, WILL INCLUDE A LANTERN PARADE AND A VARIETY SHOW.

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