XN000022-1983-04-07 — Page 7

THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1983

6

TSING YI CULTURE WEEK STARTS ON SATURDAY

*****

A WEEK OF CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING JOINT SCHOOL PERFORMANCES, DANCING, CHILDREN'S CHOIR SINGING, CANTONESE OPERA AND FILM SHOWS, WILL BE HELD ON TSING YI IN TSUEN WAN STARTING ON SATURDAY (APRIL 9).

SPONSORED BY THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD WHICH HAS CONTRIBUTED $15 000 TOWARDS HALF OF THE COST FOR THE EVENT, THE TSING YI CULTURE WEEK WAS HELD FOR THE FIRST TIME FOR THE ISLAND'S 45 000 RESIDENTS.

OTHER PROGRAMMES WILL INCLUDE A RECITATION DEMONSTRATION AND PERFORMANCE, CHINESE MUSICAL PERFORMANCES, A HORTICULTURAL SHOW AND A BOOK EXHIBITION.

ALL EVENTS WILL BE HELD AT THE CHEUNG CHING COMMUNITY CENTRE -

THE THE FIRST SUCH CENTRE ON THE ISLAND DAILY UNTIL APRIL 16. CENTRE WAS COMPLETED IN JANUARY AND HAS WIDE RANGE OF FACILITIES, INCLUDING A 450-SEAT AUDITORIUM.

ADMISSION TO ALL EVENTS IS FREE AND TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE TSING YI PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRE AND LOCAL ORGANISATIONS.

THE EVENT IS BEING JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE TSING YI AREA COMMITTEE, THE YUEN YUEN INSTITUTE, THE TSUEN WAN CULTURE AND RECREATION CO-ORDINATING ASSOCIATION AND THE SOCIAL WELFARE AND CULTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENTS.

THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT COMMISSIONER, MR ADOLF HSU, WILL OFFICIATE AT AN OPENING CEREMONY TO BE HELD AT 2 PM ON SATURDAY.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING OF THE TSING YI CULTURE WEEK TO BE HELD AT 2 PM AT THE CHEUNG CHING COMMUNITY CENTRE IN CHEUNG CHING ESTATE ON SATURDAY (APRIL 9). A GOVERNMENT VAN, AM 5797, WILL LEAVE KOWLOON PUBLIC PIER AT 1 PM FOR TSING YI.

1

17