XN000022-1984-02-18 — Page 4

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1984

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ALSO SPEAKING AT THE CEREMONY, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FESTIVAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, MR KWOK CHEONG, SAID THE FESTIVAL WAS AIMED AT PROVIDING A COLOURFUL AND HEALTHY+ VARIETY OF LOW-COST ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE DISTRICT'S 500 000 PEOPLE AND, AT THE SAME TIME, FOSTERING YOUNG PEOPLE'S INTEREST IN ART AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES.

THE FESTIVAL, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT BOARD, THE SHAM SHUI PO ARTS ASSOCIATION AND THE URBAN COUNCIL, WILL BE PRESENTED AT DIFFERENT VENUES IN THE NEXT THREE WEEKS.

MORE THAN 5 000 SPECTATORS ATTENDED TODAY'S GALA OPENING PROGRAMME WHICH INCLUDED A DRAGON AND A LION DANCE, A POLICE MARCHING BAND DISPLAY, PIPES AND DRUMS PERFORMANCES AND MASS DANCES.

ON DISPLAY AT THE PLAYGROUND WAS A 90-SQUARE-METRE GIANT PAINTING CREATED BY 100 CHILDREN.

TICKETS AND DETAILS OF THE FESTIVAL PROGRAMMES ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT OFFICE AND SUB-OFFICES.

ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON TELEPHONE 3-704251 DURING OFFICE

HOURS.

DISTRICT LANDMARK FOR SHAM SHUI PO

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THE SHAM SHUI PO CLOCK TOWER - A DISTRICT LANDMARK BUILT BY THE LOCAL DISTRICT BOARD WAS OFFICIALLY UNVEILED AT A CEREMONY THIS (SATURDAY) AFTERNOON.

LOCATED AT THE JUNCTION OF TAI PO ROAD AND CASTLE PEAK ROAD, THE CLOCK TOWER HAS SOME UNIQUE FEATURES - THE STRUCTURE SYMBOLISES THE LOGO OF THE DISTRICT BOARD.

SPEAKING AT THE CEREMONY, THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR BARRIE WIGGHAM SAID THE CLOCK TOWER WAS A +GOOD ILLUSTRATION OF THE CO-OPERATIVE SPIRIT OF HONG KONG, WHERE GOVERNMENT, DISTRICT ORGANISATIONS AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR WORK HAND IN HAND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY.+

HE ADDED THAT WITH THE COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT WOULD HAVE, FOR THE FIRST TIME, A DISTINCT LANDMARK OF ITS OWN, WHICH CLEARLY IDENTIFIED IT FROM MONG KOK TO THE SOUTH AND THE NEW TERRITORIES TO THE NORTH.

MR WIGGHAM ALSO PAID TRIBUTE TO THE EIGHT KAIFONG ASSOCIATIONS WHICH, TOGETHER WITH THE DISTRICT BOARD, HAD CONTRIBUTED $200 00J FOR THE BUILDING OF THE CLOCK TOWER.

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