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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1987

AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (THURSDAY), THE CHAIRMAN OF THE DISTRICT FESTIVAL CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE, MR KWOK CHEONG, SAID: "THE FESTIVAL 19 ESTIMATED TO COST $1.8 MILLION, WITH $500,000 SPONSORSHIP FROM THE DISTRICT BOARD AND THE INDIVIDUALS."

REST

FROM LOCAL

ORGANISATIONS

AND

"WITH THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION THEME, WE HOPE THE FESTIVAL WILL BE ABLE TO ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS' SUPPORT IN THE 1988 DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS," HE ADDED.

PUBLICITY FOR THE FESTIVAL HAS BEGUN EARLIER THIS MONTH WITH 250 BUNTING AND BANNERS MOUNTED THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT, AND "PAI LAUS" PUT UP NEAR THE SHAM SHUI PO CLOCK TOWER AND PLAYGROUND. SHOW WINDOWS OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND ALSO BEEN REDECORATED.

FREE PROGRAMME PAMPHLETS OF THE DISTRICT AVAILABLE AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND SUB-OFFICES.

THE FESTIVAL WILL END ON DECEMBER 20 (SUNDAY) CEREMONY AND SPORTS CARNIVAL AT THE NEW SHAM SHUI CHEUNG SHA WAN ROAD.

OTHER ACTIVITIES OF THE

THE MAPLE STREET SUB-OFFICES HAVE

FESTIVAL ARE NOW

PO

WITH A CLOSING SPORTS GROUND,

FESTIVAL INCLUDE A CANTONESE OPERA PERFORMANCE BY THE CHOR FUNG MING GROUP, SUB-DISTRICT FESTIVALS ORGANISED BY EACH OF THE 10

COMMITTERS IN SHAM SHUI PO, AN

AREA

ATHLETIC MEET, AND A JOINT SCHOOL TELEMATCH.

SIX ANIMALS, PANDA SKIN FLOWN TO PEKING

A GIANT PANDA SKIN AND SIX ENDANGERED

ENFORCEMENT GOVERNMENT AS A RESULT OF STRICT PEKING TODAY (THURSDAY).

THE PANDA SKIN CAME INTO THE CUSTODY FISHERIES DEPARTMENT IN JULY AFTER A CHINESE AND PROSECUTED FOR SMUGGLING IT AND A GOLDEN INTO THE TERRITORY.

ANIMALS ACTION

SEIZED BY THE WERE FLOWN TO

OF THE AGRICULTURE AND SEAMAN WAS APPREHENDED SNUB-NO9ED MONKEY SKIN

THE LIVE ENDANGERED ANIMALS IN THE CONSIGNMENT WERE TWO UNDER RHESUS MONKEYS AND FOUR ALLIGATORS, ALL OF WHICH WERE PROTECTED THE ANIMALS AND PLANTS (PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES) ORDINANCE.

THIS WAS THE TENTH CONSIGNMENT OF ENDANGERED SPECIES TRANSPORTED TO CHINA SINCE 1984. THE PREVIOUS CONSIGNMENTS INVOLVED 148 RARE ANIMALS INCLUDING AN ASIATIC BROWN

BEAR, AN ASIATIC BLACK FIVE CROCODILES, 29 GIANT SALAMANDERS AND TWO SERPENT EAGLES.

BRAR,

/TODAY'S EXERCISE