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SATURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1987

ARTS AND CRAFT ACTIVITIES FOR SOUTHERN DISTRICT CHILDREN

A CHILDREN'S CARNIVAL FEATURING ARTISTRY, PERFORMANCES AND GAMESTALLS WILL ER HELD TOMORROW (SUNDAY) FROM 1.30 PM TO 4.30 PM AT THE ABERDEEN PROMENADE REST GARDEN.

ATTRACTIONS OF THE CHILDREN'S CARNIVAL, WHICH IS A MAJOR EVENT OF THE WEEK-LONG SOUTHERN DISTRICT CHILDREN ARTS CARNIVAL, INCLUDE A VARIETY OF ARTS AND CRAFTS STALLS. ADMISSION IS FREE.

THERE WILL BE

CARICATURING,

SKETCHING,

MUSIC TRANSCRIPTION, MARBLE LITHOGRAPHY AND MANY

EGG SHELL DECORATIONS, SILK SCREENING, OTHER FORMS OF ART CREATIONS.

CHILDREN VISITORS WILL ALSO BE INVITED TO COMPLETE A LARGE PAINTING (MEASURING 1.2 METRE X 3 METRE) DEPICTING CHILDREN'S ART ACTIVITIES.

THEY CAN ALSO DRAW THEIR IMPRESSIONS ABOUT SOUTHERN DISTRICT AND CAN WIN RICH PRIZES BY TAKING PART IN AN OPEN DRAWING COMPETITION.

THERE WILL ALSO BE A VARIETY OF GAMESTALLS AND MAGIC AND ACROBATIC SHOWS, LION-DANCES, CHINESE FOLK-DANCES AND MARCHING BAND PERFORMANCE.

A BRIEF OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT CHILDREN ARTS CARNIVAL WILL PRECEDE THE CHILDREN'S CARNIVAL. OFFICIATING GUESTS INCLUDE THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR SIMON LORD; ASSISTANT MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR, MR THOMAS WANG; CULTURE AND ENTERTAINMENT MANAGER, MR DANIEL CHUNG; SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR JASPER LAM; AND THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT ARTS AND CULTURE ASSOCIATION CHAIRMAN, MADAM SO CHOW YIM-PING.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY TO BE HELD AT 1.30 PM TOMORROW (SUNDAY) AT THE ABERDEEN PROMENADE REST GARDEN AND THE CHILDREN CARNIVAL THAT FOLLOWS. SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE INFORMATION OFFICER, MR ALEX LI, WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST THE MEDIA.

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