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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1982

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CHEUNG CHAU BUN FESTIVAL ON SATURDAY

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A GRAND PROCESSION OF LOCAL TRADITIONAL ITEMS WILL HIGHLIGHT THE ANNUAL CHEUNG CHAU BUN FESTIVAL ON SATURDAY (MAY 1) WHEN ABOUT 20 000 PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND.

THE 90-MINUTE PROCESSION WILL START AT 2.30 PM FROM PAK TI TEMPLE, MOVE DOWN THE MAIN STREETS AND PASS THE GUEST STAND ON PRAYA STREET AT THE WATERFRONT, BEFORE RETURNING TO THE TEMPLE.

THIS YEAR MORE THAN 1 600 PEOPLE FROM SOME 20 LOCAL ORGANISATIONS, SCHOOLS AND SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS WILL TAKE PART IN THE PROCESSION WHICH WILL INCLUDE A PARADE OF ALL THE SHRINES FROM THE ISLAND'S TEMPLES, THE FAMOUS TREASURE SWORD+ OF PAK TI TEMPLE, FLOATS, UNICORN AND LION DANCES, CHIU CHAU GONG AND DRUM PERFORMANCES AND TRADITIONAL CHINESE MUSIC AND DANCES.

THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR IAN MACPHERSON, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE MAIN PROCESSION.

ON FRIDAY (APRIL 30) THE ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICER, MR RICKY FUNG, WILL DOT THE EYES OF LIONS AND UNICORNS IN A CEREMONY TO BE HELD AT 3 PM AT THE TEMPLE, IN PREPARATION FOR SATURDAY'S PROCESSION.

THE DISTRICT OFFICE ARRANGED THE FINANCING OF CONSTRUCTION OF THREE 13.7-METRE TALL BUN TOWERS.

ACCORDING TO LEGEND THE BUNS WILL BRING LUCK TO THE RECIPIENTS FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR.

THE BUNS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED ON SUNDAY WHEN THE PROCESSION WILL BE HELD AGAIN, BUT ON A DIFFERENT ROUTE.

NOTE TO EDITORS 1

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WISHING TO COVER THE GRAND PROCESSION ON SATURDAY ARE ADVISED THAT A HONG KONG AND YAU MA TEI FERRY, <MAN TAT+, WILL TAKE THE PRESS AND INVITED GUESTS TO CHEUNG CHAU, LEAVING QUEEN'S PIER AT 12.30 PM AND RETURNING AT 4 PM.

BADGES WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE PRESS ON THE FERRY BY STAFF OF THE CNTA INFORMATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS UNIT.

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