WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1985
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LIGHTING UP FOR FESTIVAL FUN IN MONG KOK
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MACPHERSON PLAYGROUND WILL BE LIT UP WITH THOUSANDS OF LANTERNS ON THE EVENING OF SEPTEMBER 28 (SATURDAY) AS HUNDREDS OF MONG KOK RESIDENTS ENJOY A CARNIVAL TO CELEBRATE THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL.
GAME STALLS FOR CHINESE CHESS, LANTERN RIDDLES, PALMISTRY AND FORTUNE-TELLING WILL BE SET UP IN THE PLAYGROUND.
THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE CARNIVAL WILL BE A VARIETY SHOW, FEATURING A LION DANCE, CHINESE DANCES, MAGIC SHOWS, SINGING, ACROBATIC PERFORMANCES, AND CONCLUDED WITH A LUCKY DRAW.
THE LANTERN CARNIVAL IS SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD AND THE URBAN COUNCIL, AND JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE MONG KOK KAIFONG ASSOCIATION, MONG KOK DISTRICT CULTURAL RECREATIONAL AND SPORTS ASSOCIATION" AND MONG KOK DISTRICT COUNTRYMEN AND CLANSMEN ASSOCIATION.
+THIS CARNIVAL HAS PROVED A VERY POPULAR EVENT AMONG RESIDENTS IN PAST YEARS AND WE EXPECT MORE THAN 3 000 PEOPLE TO JOIN THE FESTIVITIES THIS YEAR,+ A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE SAID.
FREE ADMISSION TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST- SERVE BASIS AT THE MONG KOK DISTRICT OFFICE. THE TAI KOK TSUI BRANCH OFFICE AND THE MONG KOK KAIFONG ASSOCIATION.
NEW POST OFFICE OPENING ***
A NEW POST OFFICE, LOCATED ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF TAI FUNG BUILDING AT 39 AND 41 TAI TSUN STREET, TAI KOK TSUI, KOWLOON, WILL BE OPENED AT NOON ON FRIDAY (SEPTEMBER 20).
THE 102TH POST OFFICE IN HONG KONG, IT WILL PROVIDE THE NORMAL RANGE OF COUNTER SERVICES BETWEEN 9 AM AND 5 PM FROM MONDAY TO FRIDAY AND 9 AM TO 1 PM ON SATURDAY. THE TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE NEW POST OFFICE IS 3-904511.
THE CHAIRMAN OF MONG KOK DISTRICT BOARD, MR CHOW CHUN-FAI, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING AT 11 AM. TOGETHER WITH THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, MR HUGH ARDLEY, AND THE MONG KOK DISTRICT OFFICER, MRS BRENDA FUNG.
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