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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1986

THE CLOSING CEREMONY ON NOVEMBER 29 AT THE TSZ WAN SHAN CENTRAL PLAYGROUND WOULD BE MADE INTO A ONE-HOUR PROGRAMME AND BROADCAST ON TVB JADE THE NEXT DAY.

ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FESTIVAL WOULD BE A ROUND-THE- DISTRICT RACE WHICH WOULD ALLOW PARTICIPANTS TO GET AQUAINTED WITH THE DISTRICT WHILE TRYING OUT THEIR PHYSICAL STAMINA.

THE FESTIVAL WOULD ALSO FEATURE PROGRAMMES TO PROMOTE CIVIC EDUCATION, INCLUDING A THREE-DAY EXHIBITION OF CARTOONS AND STORIES ABOUT DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION AND THE WORK OF THE DISTRICT BOARD.

THE EXHIBITION WOULD BE HELD AT THE WONG TAI SIN COMMERCIAL CENTRE FROM NOVEMBER 28.

+A SONG SPECIALLY COMPOSED FOR THE DISTRICT FESTIVAL AND SUNG BY THE WONG TAI SIN CHILDREN'S CHOIR CAN BE HEARD THROUGHOUT THE FESTIVAL PERIOD, MR FUNG SAID.

+TO AROUSE MORE INTEREST AND AWARENESS AMONG RESIDENTS, A BUS PARADE WILL BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 15 TO PUBLICISE THE PROGRAMMES OF THE FORTNIGHT.

+AREA COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND SCHOOL CHILDREN WILL JOIN THE PUBLICITY TEAM IN THIS PROMOTION EXERCISE, HE SAID.

MR FUNG SAID THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE WAS SET UP IN MARCH THIS YEAR AND SIX WORKING GROUPS WERE FORMED TO TAKE CHARGE OF ARTS, SPORTS, CULTURAL, RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, PUBLICITY, AND THE PRODUCTION OF A COMMEMORATIVE PUBLICATION.

WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR MICHAEL CHENG, SAID THE FESTIVAL COST ABOUT $800 000, OF WHICH $300 000 WAS FROM THE DISTRICT BOARD, WITH THE REST DONATED BY LOCAL ORGANISATIONS, COMMUNITY LEADERS AND THE SIK SIK YUEN.

PAMPHLETS CONTAINING A FULL PROGRAMME OF THE FESTIVAL ARE AVAILABLE AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND ITS BRANCH OFFICES AND ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE AT 3-7572510.

THE FESTIVAL IS ORGANISED BY THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT BOARD AND CO-ORGANISED BY THE URBAN COUNCIL, CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT ARTS COUNCIL AND WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT RECREATION AND SPORTS COUNCIL.

/THEY WILL