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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1982
LORD MAYOR OF MANCHESTER VISITS SHA TIN
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THE LORD MAYOR OF MANCHESTER COUNCILLOR HUGH LEE, WHO IS IN HONG KONG FOR A WEEK'S VISIT, TOURED SHA TIN NEW TOWN TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
ACCOMPANIED BY THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR IAN MACPHERSON, AND THE DISTRICT OFFICER, DR PATRICK HASE, THE LORD MAYOR WENT TO SUI WO COURT LOOKOUT POINT FOR A BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF THE NEW TOWN.
HE WAS BRIEFED ON MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS BEING PLANNED FOR THE DISTRICT, INCLUDING PRIVATE AND PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECTS, THE ELECTRIFIED RAILWAY SYSTEM, THE TOWN PARK ALONG THE SHING MUN RIVER, A TOWN HALL IN THE CENTRAL AREA AND SOCIAL WELFARE AND MEDICAL FACILITIES.
HE WAS ALSO TOLD ABOUT THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM AND THE DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS TO BE HELD TOMORROW.
LATER, THE PARTY DROVE THROUGH FO TAN, THE NEW TOWN'S FIRST INDUSTRIAL AREA, AND PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HOUSING PROJECTS,
COUNCILLOR LEE ARRIVED IN HONG KONG ON MONDAY TO ACQUAINT HIMSELF WITH HONG KONG AND TO STRENGTHEN BUSINESS TIES BETWEEN HONG KONG AND NORTH-WEST ENGLAND.
DURING HIS STAY HERE, HE WILL ALSO MEET TRADE REPRESENTATIVES AND VISIT FACTORIES AND THE KWAI CHUNG CONTAINER PORT.
EASTERN DISTRICT CARNIVAL TO FEATURE LION DANCE
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A DRAGON DANCE ALONG THE MAIN THOROUGHFARE IN CHAI WAN ON SATURDAY NIGHT (MARCH 6) WILL BE A FEATURE OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT CARNIVAL, MARKING THE CLOSE OF A MASSIVE TWO-MONTH LONG COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PROJECT ENTITLED +NEW YEAR EASTERN 82+, ORGANISED BY THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD, MR C. GATELY WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT CARNIVAL, AT CHAI WAN PARK AT 7 PM ON SATURDAY BEFORE AN EXPECTED GATHERING OF 5 000 PEOPLE.
THE +NEW YEAR EASTERN 82+ PROJECT BEGAN IN JANUARY THIS YEAR.
APART FROM A SPECTACULAR DRAGON AND LION DANCE PERFORMANCE, THE CARNIVAL WILL FEATURE A VARIETY SHOW AND STALL GAMES BY 20 KAIFONG ASSOCIATIONS, COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES THROUGHOUT EASTERN DISTRICT.
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