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SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, 1988

THE BRAVE CITIZENS OF THE DISTRICT ARE A HOUSEWIFE, YIN-LING, AND AN ESTATE WATCHMAN, MR WONG YUK-MING.

MISS HO

THE MODEL NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH BUILDING CONTEST AWARD BELONGS TO THE MUTUAL AID COMMITTEE OF BLOCK 14 OF KWAI SHING ESTATE.

THE WINNERS WERE AWARDED PRIZES BY KWAI CHUNG DISTRICT COMMANDER OF THE POLICE, MR E.H. EVANS; TV ARTISTE, M195 LIZA WANG, AND FOOTBALL STAR, MR KWOK KA-MING.

PROGRAMMES OF THE CARVIVAL INCLUDED POLICE MOTORCYCLYING, ΤΑΙ CHI AND JUDO DEMONSTRATIONS AS WELL AS PERFORMANCES BY POLICE DOGS.

RESIDENTS ALSO TOOK PART IN THE 30 STALL GAMES SET UP AT THE

VENUE.

OTHER GUESTS OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE CARNIVAL WERE KWAI TSING DISTRICT OFFICER, MR BRIAN COAK; DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR HO TUNG-CHING, AND CHAIRMAN OF THE CARNIVAL, MRS NANCY LAM.

GATHERING OF PAINTERS AND CALLIGRAPHISTS

THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR T.H. CHAU, AND HIS WIFE TODAY (SUNDAY) OFFICIATED AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF A GATHERING OF MORE THAN 300 LOCAL PAINTERS AND CALLIGRAPHISTS AT A KOWLOON HOTEL.

ORGANISED BY THE YAU MA TEI AND TSIM SHA TSUI CULTURE AND ARTS ASSOCIATION AND SPONSORED BY THE YAU MA TEI DISTRICT BOARD, THE GATHERING PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PAINTERS AND CALLIGRAPHISTS SHARE EXPERIENCE AND DEMONSTRATE THEIR SKILLS,

SPEAKING AT THE CEREMONY,

TO

BY

MR CHAU SAID THE ASSOCIATION HAD BEEN PLAYING A LEADING ROLE IN PROMOTING CHINESE CULTURE ORGANISING LARGE SCALE EXHIBITIONS AND COMPETITIONS ON PAINTINGS, CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY AND POETRY.

HE PAID TRIBUTE TO THE ASSOCIATION FOR ENHANCING CULTURAL LIFE THROUGH VARIOUS CULTURAL ACTIVITIES AND TRAINING CLASSES.

THE ASSOCIATION HAS ORGANISED TRAINING CLASSES AND INTEREST GROUPS AT ITS ACTIVITY CENTRE AT SALISBURY ROAD ON CALLIGRAPHY, STAMPER PRODUCTION,

OPERA; AS WELL AS CULTURAL GATHERINGS.

MR

MANDARIN

PERFORMANCES

AND

ALSO PRESENT AT THE OPENING CEREMONY WERE THE DISTRICT OFFICER, AUGUSTINE CHENG; CHAIRMAN OF THE DISTRICT BOARD, MR YIP CHAIRMAN OF THE ASSOCIATION, MR YANG TZE-KIANG.

WAH, AND

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