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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1986

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RESIDENTS URGED TO SUPPORT RC ELECTIONS

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TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICER, MR THOMAS CHAN TODAY (SUNDAY) URGED LOCAL RESIDENTS TO SUPPORT THE REIONAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS ON MARCH 6 AS IT WOULD BE A STEP TOWARDS REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT.

SPEAKING AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE FIRST TAI PO FESTIVAL AND LANTERN CARNIVAL AT THE TAI PO PLAYGROUND, MR CHAN SAID THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT PEOPLE TOOK PART IN A DISTRICT-WIDE ELECTION TO CHOOSE SOMEONE TO REPRESENT THEM IN THE WHOLE REGION.

+ THE REGIONAL COUNCIL WILL PLAN ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS, PUBLIC HEALTH, RECREATION AND CULTURE FACILITIES FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, THEREFORE RESIDENTS SHOULD SUPPORT THE ELECTIONS AND VOTE ON MARCH 6,+ HE SAID.

HE SAID THE AIMS OF ORGANISING THE FIRST TAI PO FESTIVAL WERE TO PROMOTE THE RESIDENTS' SENSE OF BELONGING AND DISTRICT IDENTITY.

THE CARNIVAL FEATURED PERFORMANCES BY LOCAL SINGERS AND BANDS, DANCES, MAGIC AND ACROBATIC SHOWS AND KUNG FU DEMONSTRATIONS.

IT WAS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE FIRST TAI PO FESTIVAL CENTRAL CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE, THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE FRINGE CLUB AND SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD.

ANNUAL CONCERT FOR SOUTHERN DISTRICT CHOIRS

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SOUTHERN DISTRICT'S YOUTH CHOIR AND CHILDREN'S CHOIR WILL HOLD THE IR THIRD ANNUAL CONCERT ON SATURDAY (MARCH 1) AT 8 PM IN THE SHOUSON THEATRE AT THE HONG KONG ARTS CENTRE.

THE CONCERT IS ORGANISED BY THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT ARTS AND CULTURE ASSOCIATION AND SPONSORED BY THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EVENING INCLUDE 39 CHINESE AND WESTERN FOLK, CLASSICAL, ROCK'N ROLL AND POPULAR SONGS PERFORMED IN SOLO, GROUP OR MIXED CHORUS. TWENTY MEMBERS OF THE CHILDREN'S CHOIR WILL PRESENT A CHINESE FOLK DANCE TO CELEBRATE A PROSPEROUS YEAR.

THE TWO CHOIRS, WITH A MEMBERSHIP OF ABOUT 200, WERE FORMED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE DISTRICT BOARD WITH SUPPORT FROM THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE, THE MUSIC OFFICE AND LOCAL BODIES.

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