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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1984

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FESTIVAL FUN AT KOWLOON CITY

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A MAJOR ARTS FESTIVAL WILL BE LAUNCHED TOMORROW (SATURDAY) IN KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT, PROVIDING A WIDE RANGE OF CULTURAL AND ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVITIES FOR RESIDENTS IN THE DISTRICT.

THE FESTIVAL WHICH WILL RUN FROM DECEMBER 1 TO 13, IS ORGANISED BY THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICE WITH THE HELP OF COMMUNITY LEADERS, THE URBAN COUNCIL AND THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT.

ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MR ROGER GARCIA SAID $150 000 WOULD BE SPENT ON THE FESTIVAL, WHICH WILL BE BRINGING FUN TO MORE THAN 50 000 PEOPLE OF ALL AGES FROM THE DISTRICT.

+FOR THE ELDERLY, WE HAVE CANTONESE OPERA, A FILM SHOW AND A DANCE COMPETITION FOR THE AGED..

+THE YOUNGSTERS WILL ENJOY THE FOLK MUSIC FROM THE COMMUNITY AND MUSIC NIGHT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, HE SAID.

THERE WILL ALSO BE A CHILDREN'S VARIETY SHOW IN HOT SUM PARK AND A CITY-SCAPE MURAL PAINTING AT THE ARTS FESTIVAL FAIR, AS WELL AS EXHIBITIONS, CONCERTS AND PERFORMANCES BY POPULAR ARTISTES.

ADMISSION TO MOST OF THE EVENTS IN THE ARTS FESTIVAL IS FREE. TICKETS AND INFORMATION ON SOME OF THE EVENTS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICE.

AFTER THE OPENING OF THE FESTIVAL TOMORROW AT THE KO SHAN THEATRE, THERE WILL BE PERFORMANCES BY THE HONG KONG CHINESE ORCHESTRA, THE HONG KONG DANCE COMPANY AND THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT CHILDREN'S CHORUS.

THE REGIONAL SECRETARY (HONG KONG AND KOWLOON), MR BARRIE WIGGHAM WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY.

CUSTOMS MEN PRAISED FOR GOOD WORK

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THE PRESIDENT OF LOUIS VUITTON, PARIS, MR HENRY RACAMIER, TODAY (FRIDAY) PRESENTED A PLAQUE TO THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT'S TRADE CONTROLS INVESTIGATION BRANCH IN APPRECIATION OF SERVICES RENDERED TO PROTECT THE LOUIS VUITTON+ TRADE MARK.

THE PRINCIPAL INDUSTRY OFFICER, MR JOHN HOWARD, RECEIVED

THE PLAQUE ON BEHALF OF THE BRANCH.

IN THE LAST TEN MONTHS, THE BRANCH HAD ACTED ON 44 COMPLAINTS INVOLVING COUNTERFEIT LEATHERWARE PRODUCTS COMPRISING LADIES' HANDBAGS, TRAVELLING BAGS, BELTS AND WALLETS AND HAD SEIZED MORE THAN 4 000 ARTICLES WITH A MARKET VALUE OF $500 000.

MR HOWARD SAID THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD MAINTAIN VIGOROUS ACTION AGAINST TRADERS DEALING IN COUNTERFEIT PRODUCTS.

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