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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1984

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READY FOR FESTIVE FUN

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PREPARATIONS ARE WELL UNDER WAY IN EASTERN DISTRICT FOR THREE LARGE-SCALE LANTERN CARNIVALS IN NORTH POINT, SHAU KEI WAN AND CHAI WAN TO CELEBRATE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL NEXT WEEK.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DISTRICT OFFICE SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT THESE CELEBRATIONS WOULD HERALD ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DATES IN THE LUNAR CALENDAR WHEN THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS WOULD SHARE THE FUN AND JOY.

ON MONDAY (SEPTEMBER 10), A LANTERN CARNIVAL WILL BE HELD AT THE FACTORY STREET PLAYGROUND IN SHAU KEI WAN FROM 7.30 PM TO 10.30 PM, FEATURING A VARIETY SHOW WITH POP MUSIC, A LION DANCE, GAMES STALLS, LANTERN RIDDLES AND A LUCKY DRAW.

AT THE SAME TIME IN CHAI WAN, ANOTHER LANTERN CARNIVAL WILL BE HELD AT THE NO. 1 FOOTBALL PITCH IN HING WAH ESTATE. IT WILL FEATURE A MAGIC SHOW, ACROBATICS, A LION DANCE, AND A POP CONCERT. THERE WILL ALSO BE A DRAGON DANCE PARADE ALONG THE STREETS TO THE CHAI WAN TOWN CENTRE.

ON TUESDAY (SEPTEMBER 11), A LANTERN CARNIVAL WILL BE HELD AT THE KING'S ROAD PLAYGROUND IN NORTH POINT FROM 7.30 PM TO 11 PM. THERE WILL BE A VARIETY SHOW WITH BOTH POP MUSIC AND CHINESE MUSIC, A LION DANCE, LANTERN RIDDLES, AND AN EXHIBITION OF LANTERN DESIGNS FROM A RECENT COMPETITION.

THE LANTERN CARNIVALS, COSTING ABOUT $86 000, ARE BEING ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE TOGETHER WITH VARIOUS AREA COMMITTEES AND LOCAL ORGANISATIONS, AND SPONSORED BY THE URBAN COUNCIL, THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD AND LOCAL GROUPS.

DENG CALLS ON URBAN COUNCIL

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THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR-IN-CHARGE OF CHINA WELFARE FUND FOR THE HANDICAPPED, MR DENG PUFANG, CALLED ON THE URBAN COUNCIL THIS (WEDNESDAY) AFTERNOON.

MR DENG WHO WAS ACCOMPANIED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT COUNCIL FOR THE PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY DISABLED, DR HARRY FANG, WAS MET ON ARRIVAL BY THE URBAN COUNCIL CHAIRMAN, MR HILTON CHEONG-LEEN, AND THE VICE-CHAIRMAN, MR H.M.G. FORSGATE.

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DURING THE MEETING. VIEWS WERE EXCHANGED ON A WIDE VARIETY OF SUBJECTS INCLUDING CULTURAL EXCHANGES, REHABILITATION OF THE HANDICAPPED, AND INCREASED CULTURAL AND SPORT ACTIVITIES BETWEEN HONG KONG AND CHINA.

/MR HILTON