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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5. 1984

*THIS, TOGETHER WITH THE CLUB'S PREVIOUS GRANT OF $4 MILLION, RAISES ITS TOTAL CONTRIBUTION FOR THE PROJECT TO $7.5 MILLION, + THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

HE SAID THE IDEA OF A TOWN HALL HAD BEEN FIRST CONCEIVED BY A GROUP OF LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS WHO LATER FORMED THEMSELVES INTO THE SAI KUNG TOWN HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE COMPANY LIMITED IN 1981.

+THEIR PRIME OBJECTIVE IS TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT VENUE FOR CULTURAL, RECREATIONAL AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES IN THE DISTRICT, WHICH CAN HELP PROMOTE COMMUNITY SPIRIT, HE SAID.

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FESTIVE PROGRAMME FOR NORTH DISTRICT

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A 15-DAY LUNAR NEW YEAR PROGRAMME FOR NORTH DISTRICT RESIDENTS WILL BEGIN NEXT SUNDAY (FEBRUARY 12).

TO START OFF THE PROGRAMME, A CHINESE ORCHESTRA AND OPERA PERFORMANCE WILL BE STAGED AT 2.30 PM AT SHEUNG SHUI TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA AND A VARIETY SHOW WILL BE PUT ON AT SHA TAU KOK.

ON FEBRUARY 15, A PUPPET SHOW WILL BE STAGED AT FANLING TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA, WHILE ON FEBRUARY 18 AN EXHIBITION OF CALLIGRAPHY AND PAINTINGS WILL BE HELD AT THE NORTH DISTRICT TOWN HALL.

OTHER ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE AN ANTI-NARCOTICS VARIETY SHOW, A CHILDREN'S CARNIVAL, A CHINESE ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCE AND A LONG DISTANCE RACE FROM TA KWU LING TO SHEUNG SHUI.

ABOUT $160 000 WILL BE SPENT ON THE FESTIVE PROGRAMME, OF WHICH $93 000 HAS BEEN PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL DISTRICT BOARD.

ROLLER SKATING FUN DAY AT FANLING

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MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE BEING INVITED TO TAKE PART IN A ROLLER SKATING FUN DAY TO BE HELD IN FANLING NEXT SUNDAY (FEBRUARY 12).

ORGANISED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE EVENT WITH DISCO MUSIC WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE ROLLER SKATING RINK OF THE FANLING RECREATION GROUND BETWEEN 2 PM AND 5 PM.

THE FUN DAY IS AIMED AT PROVIDING ENTERTAINMENT FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS DURING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR AND AT PROMOTING THE SPORT, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.

MORE THAN 30 MEMBERS FROM THE HONG KONG SWAN SKATING GROUP WILL DEMONSTRATE THEIR TECHNIQUES AND GIVE TRAINING TO PARTICIPANTS WHO ARE REQUESTED TO BRING ALONG THEIR OWN ROLLER SKATES,

ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER OF SKATES WILL BE AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED BASIS.

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