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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1982

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FESTIVAL FOR KWAI CHUNG RESIDENTS

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MORE THAN 30 ACTIVITIES ARE PLANNED FOR THE THREE-WEEK KWAI CHUNG FESTIVAL WHICH STARTS ON SATURDAY (FEBRUARY 6)

AREAS.

ACTIVITIES WILL BE STAGED IN EACH OF THE SIX KWAI CHUNG

ABOUT $200 000 WILL BE SPENT ON THE FESTIVAL, OF WHICH $130 000 IS BEING PROVIDED BY TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD AND THE REST WILL COME FROM LOCAL DONATIONS.

AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (TUESDAY), KWAI CHUNG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR FRED TING, SAID IT WAS AN OPPORTUNE TIME TO HOLD THE FESTIVAL, JUST A MONTH BEFORE THE NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS.

+WE HOPE RESIDENTS WILL APPRECIATE THE WORK DONE BY TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS AND COME FORWARD TO VOTE, HE SAID,

THE FESTIVAL OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT KWAI CHUNG SPORTSGROUND AT 3 PM AND INCLUDE A TWO-HOUR PROGRAMME OF LION AND DRAGON DANCES, SINGING AND AN ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE.

ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE :

* A TOUR TO THE SUNG DYNASTY CITY AND SPACE MUSEUM

A PAINTING COMPETITION, A TELE-MATCH AND A VARIETY SHOW FOR SOUTH KWAI CHÙNG RESIDENTS-

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A ROUND-THE-ESTATE WALK, A ROLLER-SKATING AND RADIO-CONTROLLED CAR DEMONSTRATION, AND A VARIETY SHOW FOR SHEK LEI ESTATE RESIDENTS-

* A PICNIC TO SAI KUNG, A TRIP TO THE SPACE MUSEUM, AN EXHIBITION AND A FILM SHOW FOR WEST KWAI CHUNG RESIDENTS-

* A SINGING CONTEST, A TELE-MATCH, A VARIETY SHOW AND

GAMES STALLS FOR CENTRAL KWAI CHUNG RESIDENTS-

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A PARACHUTE PERFORMANCE, A FRIENDLY FOOTBALL MATCH, A TELE-MATCH, GAMES STALLS AND A VARIETY SHOW FOR NORTH KWAI CHUNG RESIDENTS- AND

* A ROUND-THE-ESTATE WALK, A CANTONESE OPERA AND A VARIETY SHOW FOR KWAI SHING ESTATE RESIDENTS.

ALSO PRESENT AT TODAY'S PRESS CONFERENCE WERE MEMBERS OF THE FESTIVAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE, DRAWN MAINLY FROM AREA COMMITTEES, LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS AND THE DISTRICT BOARD.

KWAI CHUNG HAS A POPULATION OF ABOUT 410 000.