SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1987
IT WAS ALSO HOPED, HE ADDED, THAT THE FESTIVAL WOULD HELP CULTIVATE A SENSE OF BELONGING TO THE DISTRICT AMONG RESIDENTS.
ALSO SPEAKING AT THE CEREMONY, CHAIRMAN OF THE CULTURE AND RECREATION COMMITTEE, MR LEE KON, SAID DURING THE FESTIVAL PERIOD CHINESE CHESS COMPETITION WOULD BE HELD EVERY EVENING AT THE KAI FONG ASSOCIATION PREMISES.
IN ADDITION, TWO FREE LUNCHTIME CHINESE CONCERTS WOULD BE HELD -- ONE AT THE METHODIST CENTRE AT 22 HENNESSY ROAD ON FEBRUARY 18, AND THE OTHER AT THE TAI YAU SHOPPING ARCADE AT FLEMING ROAD ON FEBRUARY 19.
TWO MORE CONCERTS WOULD BE HELD DURING THE WEEK FOR STUDENTS OF TWO SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT, MR LEE SAID.
THE FESTIVAL WOULD CLOSE ON FEBRUARY 22 AT THE MORRISON HILL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE AT 01 KWAN ROAD WITH A GATHERING OF FAMOUS LOCAL PAINTERS, CALLIGRAPHISTS AND MUSICIANS WHO HAD BEEN INVITED TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR SKILLS, HE ADDED.
THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME TO ATTEND ALL THE EVENTS HELD DURING THE FESTIVAL PERIOD AND ADMISSION IS FREE.
GROUP-ARRANGED ACTIVITIES ENRICHING COMMUNITY LIFE
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LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN ENRICHING THE LIFE OF RESIDENTS, YAU MA TEI DISTRICT OFFICER, MR AUGUSTINE CHENG, SAID THIS (SUNDAY) AFTERNOON.
THE DISTRICT'S CULTURE AND ARTS ASSOCIATION IS ONE OF THESE ORGANISATIONS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND APPRECIATION OF DIFFERENT FORMS OF THE ART, HE SAID.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF A LUNAR NEW YEAR CARNIVAL AT KOWLOON PARK, MR CHENG SAID THE ASSOCIATION CURRENTLY MANAGED A CHILDREN'S CHOIR, A DANCE GROUP AND A DRAMA GROUP.
IT ALSO OFFERED A WIDE RANGE OF TRAINING COURSES AND INTEREST GROUPS AND HELPED PROMOTE VARIOUS DISCIPLINES OF THE ART THROUGH ITS NEW ACTIVITY CENTRE WHICH COULD SERVE AS AN EXHIBITION GROUND AS WELL AS A PERFORMING THEATRE.
TODAY'S CARNIVAL, FEATURING DANCE AND SINGING PERFORMANCES, MAGIC SHOWS AND GAME STALLS, WAS ONE OF THE MANY ACTIVITIES ORGANISED BY THE ASSOCIATION AND WAS SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD AND THE URBAN COUNCIL.
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