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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1984
CARNIVAL TO START OFF DISTRICT FESTIVAL
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A SPORTS CARNIVAL WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (SUNDAY) AT BURMA LINES CAMP IN FANLING TO MARK THE OPENING OF THE FIFTH NORTH DISTRICT FESTIVAL.
THE SEVEN-HOUR CARNIVAL WILL INCLUDE A PARACHUTING PERFORMANCE, A TAEKWONDO SHOW, AND LAND AND SEA RESCUE DEMONSTRATIONS BY THE MILITARY FORCES.
THERE WILL ALSO BE GAMES STALLS, ARCHERY, DART GAMES AND TELEMATCHES ORGANISED BY VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.
FREE SHUTTLE BUS SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED FROM 8 AM TO 11 AM AND FROM 3 PM TO 6 PM BETWEEN THE CAMP AND THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: TSUI KENG, KWU TUNG, CHOI YUEN ESTATE, SHEK WU HUI, LUEN WO HUI, CHEUNG WAH ESTATE, TA KWU LING AND SHA TAU KOK.
THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR NEW TERRITORIES, MR ADOLF HSU, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY.
DANCE CONTEST FOR THE ELDERLY ****
MORE THAN 250 ELDERLY PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER HONG KONG WILL CONVERGE ON KO SHAN THEATRE TOMORROW (SUNDAY) AFTERNOON TO COMPETE IN THE FOURTH HONG KONG DANCE COMPETITION FOR THE ELDERLY.
SPLIT INTO 23 TEAMS, THEY WILL PERFORM ORIENTAL CLASSICAL DANCES, WESTERN AND CHINESE FOLK DANCES AND MODERN AEROBIC DANCES.
THE COMPETITION IS PART OF THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT ARTS FESTIVAL WHICH RUNS FROM DECEMBER 1 TO 13.
ABOUT 3 000 ELDERLY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INVITED AS GUESTS TO THE FUNCTION WHICH WILL INCLUDE A DEMONSTRATION PERFORMANCE BY THE SPRING DANCING TROUPE.
OFFICIATING AT TOMORROW'S CEREMONY WILL BE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT COUNCIL FOR THE WELFARE AND RECREATION OF THE ELDERLY, MR HUT IN-YING; AND ITS PRESIDENT, MR WONG SIK- KONG; AN ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MR ROGER GARCIA; AN ASSISTANT DISTRICT SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER, MRS HENRIETTA CHAN; THE CHAIRMAN OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE HOLY CARPENTER MULTI-SERVICE CENTRE FOR THE ELDERLY, THE REV. L.K. LEUNG AND THE VICE- CHAI MAN OF THE LOK SIN TONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY, MR LAU TAK,
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