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DECEMBER 24, 1982

CHRISTMAS MESSAGE FROM SDA

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CHRISTMAS IS A SEASON OF JOY AND PEACE, OF WELL-EARNED REST AND LIGHT-HEARTED RELAXATION.

THIS WAS THE YULETIDE MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, WHEN HE OPENED A THREE-HOUR TELEVISION VARIETY SHOW AT THE SHA TSUI ROAD PLAYGROUND IN TSUEN WAN THIS (FRIDAY) EVENING.

AND HAPPY FACES AND SMILES, JOY AND LAUGHTER, EXCITEMENT AND FESTIVE ATMOSPHERE AMONG THE PACKED AUDIENCE CLEARLY DEMONSTRATED THIS SEASONAL SPIRIT.

MR AKERS-JONES SAID THAT THE ACTIVITIES ORGANISED IN INDIVIDUAL DISTRICTS WOULD BRING MORE ENJOYMENT TO MORE PEOPLE AND REINFORCE THE SENSE OF IDENTITY AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL+.

+CLEARLY THE TIME HAD COME WHEN ALL FESTIVAL ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMMES SHOULD NOT TAKE PLACE IN CENTRAL.

+THIS YEAR A START HAS BEEN MADE TO DECENTRALISE AND CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMMES ARE BEING ORGANISED IN HONG KONG, KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES, HE ADDED,

AND

AT THE VARIETY SHOW, THREE LUCKY RESIDENTS WON A HONG KONG- LONDON RETURN AIR TICKET, A SHARK'S FIN DINNER FOR 12 PERSONS A CASHMERE JUMPER RESPECTIVELY WHILE OTHERS ALSO RECEIVED GIFT PACKETS OF TOYS AND CONFECTIONERIES DONATED BY LOCAL FIRMS.

AS IN OTHER DISTRICTS, THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE HAS THIS YEAR ORGANISED A COMPREHENSIVE CHRISTMAS PROGRAMME FOR THE LOCAL PEOPLE AND THE VARIETY SHOW WAS ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS.

APART FROM THE 28 FESTIVE ACTIVITIES BEING HELD UNTIL THE END OF THE MONTH, SOME TWO-KILOMETRE-LONG CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, GARLANDS AND BALLOONS HAVE BEEN PUT ON MAJOR ROADS AND WALKWAYS IN THE DISTRICT DURING THE FESTIVE PERIOD.

MEANWHILE, A SERIES OF CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN ORGANISED IN DIFFERENT DISTRICTS FOR THE THREE-DAY HOLIDAY PERIOD.

ON CHRISTMAS DAY, A CARNIVAL WILL BE HELD AT TAI HING ESTATE IN TUEN MUN STARTING AT 7.30 PM.

SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD AND JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE, THE LOCAL YIN NGAI SOCIETY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS THE CARNIVAL WILL FEATURE FLORAL FLOATS, GROUP SINGING, DANCING, BAND PERFORMANCE, LION DANCES AND SINGING BY POPULAR SINGERS.

/THE MAIN