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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1988

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CANTONESE OPERA FOR SAI KUNG RESIDENTS

SAI KUNG RESIDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO ENJOY TWO CANTONESE SHOWS TOMORROW (TUESDAY) AND ON WEDNESDAY AT THE SAI KUNG JOCKEY TOWN HALL.

OPERA CLUB

THE SHOWS, ARGANISED BY THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT FESTIVAL PREPARATORY COMMITTEE, WILL START AT 7 PM.

BASED

THE HON FUNO CANTONESE OPERA GROUP WILL PERFORM TWO OPERAS ON WELL-KNOWN CHINESE STORIES. THERE WILL BE SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS TO PROJECT THE VERSES OF THE OPERA ON TO THE SIDE WALL OF THE STAGE TO HELP THE AUDIENCE BETTER UNDERSTAND AND FOLLOW THE STORIES.

FREE TICKETS FOR THE SHOWS HAVE ALREADY BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO RURAL COMMITTEES, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AND LOCAL ORGANISATIONS.

LANDMARK IN STONE NULLAH LANE BRINGS HAPPINESS TO RESIDENTS

THE URBAN COUNCIL'S STONE NULLAH LANE SITTING-OUT AREA

LOCAL RESIDENTS CHAI HAS QUICKLY BECOME A POPULAR SPOT AMONG LANDMARK IN THE AREA SINCE ITS OPENING LAST NOVEMBER.

IN WAN AND A

"THE 1,200-SQUARE METRE TWO-LEVEL PROJECT HAS BEEN SPECIALLY

THE ENVIRONMENT DESIGNED TO COPE WITH

AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE LANDFORM THERE, SAID A COUNCIL SPOKESMAN TODAY.

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"ITS TRADITIONAL CHINESE 'PAI LAU' AT THE ENTRANCE AND THE PALACE-STYLE PAVILION ECHO PERFECTLY WELL WITH THE 'MAN-MO TEMPLE' JUST NEXT TO IT.

"ALSO A CHILDREN'S PLAY AREA WITH SAFETY MATTINGS AS WELL AS CONCRETE BENCHES UNDER THE SHADE OF THE PERGOLAS PROVIDE LEISURE FACILITIES FOR THE YOUNG AND THE OLD.

"ENTRY TO THE SITTING-OUT AREA IS MOST CONVENIENT, EITHER FROM QUEEN'S ROAD EAST OR VIA A STAIRCASE FROM THE KENNEDY ROAD.

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THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT TO ENHANCE THE GREENERY THERE, THE AREA WAS LANDSCAPED WITH VARIOUS PLANTATIONS INCLUDING TREES, SHRUBS, PALMS, GROUND COVERS AND CLIMBERS.

"OTHER FACILITIES PROVIDED INCLUDE PARK LIGHTS, VIEWING

PLATFORM, ACCESS FOR THE HANDICAPPED, STORE ROOM."

RAISED

PLANTERS,

FLOWERS

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