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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1988

THE SWITCH-ON CEREMONY WILL (FEBRUARY 12) OUTSIDE THE SQUASH ENTRANCE) IN VICTORIA PARK.

TAKING PART WILL BE THE YRUNG; CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD. COUNCILLOR, MRS ELEANOR LING.

MEANWHILE, THE EASTERN PIECES OF "FAI-CHUN" WITH DISTRIBUTION TO THE PUBLIC.

TAKE

PLACE AT 6 PM ON FRIDAY COURT (NEAR THE HING FAT STREET

EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR GARY MR SHUM CHOI-SANG; AND AN URBAN

DISTRICT OFFICE HAS PRODUCED 30,000 DISTRICT BOARD ELECTION MESSAGES FOR

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE LUNAR NEW YEAR LIGHTING SWITCH-ON CEREMONY AT 6 PM ON FRIDAY (FEBRUARY 12) OUTSIDE THE SQUASH COURT (NEAR THE HING FAT STREET ENTRANCE) IN VICTORIA PARK.

SAI KUNG GETS READY FOR DISTRICT FESTIVAL

THE LUNAR NEW YEAR IN SAT KUNG WILL BE CELEBRATED WITH A MORE COLOUR AND FESTIVE ATMOSPHERE WHEN THE DISTRICT FESTIVAL STARTS ON FEBRUARY 20 (SATURDAY).

THE SIX-DAY FESTIVAL, ONE OF THE RIGGEST ANNUAL EVENTS IN THE DISTRICT, WILL FEATURE A VARIETY OF CULTURAL, RECREATIONAL AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES.

THEY WILL BE HELD AT THE SAI KUNG JOCKEY CLUB TOWN HALL, TANG SHIU KIN SPORTS GROUND, RENNIE'S MILL. SECONDARY SCHOOL AND MAN YEE PLAYGROUND,

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT FESTIVAL PREPARATORY COMMITTEE SAID HE HOPED THAT BY PARTICIPATING IN THESE ACTIVITIES, RESIDENT'S WOULD HAVE A HAPPIER LUNAR NEW YEAR AS WELL AS A BETTER SENSE OF BELONGING TO THE DISTRICT.

A TOTAL OF 11 PROGRAMMES WILL BE STAGED TO CATER FOR RESIDENTS OF DIFFERENT AGES AND INTERESTS. THE FIRST PROGRAMME TO LAUNCH THE FESTIVAL WILL BE THE FINAL OF THE NEW YEAR SOCCER COMPETITION то BF HELD AT THE TANG SHIU KIN SPORTS GROUND ON FEBRUARY 20.

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