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THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1988

OFFICIATING AT THE CLOSING

MR

CEREMONY WILL BE THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR JOHN WAN, AND THE DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, LAU WONG-FAT.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE CULTURAL AND RECREATION ACTIVITIES WEEK WILL BE HELD AT 11 AM ON SATURDAY (MAY 71 IN THE BUTTERFLY ESTATE COMMUNITY CENTRE, TUEN MUN. YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE EVENT.

YUEN LONG PREPARES FOR TIN HAU FESTIVAL

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COLOURFUL CELEBRATIONS, HIGHLIGHTED BY A GRAND

(MAY 8) ΤΟ MARK THE TIN

WILL BE HELD IN YUEN LONG ON SUNDAY FESTIVAL.

PROCESSION,

HAU

THE ANNUAL PROCESSION, FIRST HELD IN 1963, HAS BEEN BY THE SHAP PAT HEUNG RURAL COMMITTEE AND ABOUT 2,500 PEOPLE LOCAL ORGANISATIONS WILL TAKE PART.

ORGANISED FROM 15

AND TOWN EAST

THE PROCESSION WILL COMPRISE A DRAGON, LIONS, UNICORNS, FLOATS, AND WILL SET OFF FROM FUNG KAM STREET IN YUEN LONG AT 10.30 AM.

ALONG THE WAY CHIU CHOW SONGS WILL BE SUNG AND CHIU OTHER FOLK DANCES PERFORMED.

CHOW AND

KAU YUK AND

THE PROCESSION WILL WIND ALONG HOP YICK, TAI TONG, TAI YUK ROADS BEFORE ARRIVING AT THE YUEN LONG STADIUM FOR A FINALE.

THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR SUEN, WILL BE THE GUEST OF HONOUR AND WILL OFFICIATE TO BE HELD IN THE YUEN LONG STADIUM AT 11 AM.

AT

MICHAEL CELEBRATIONS

THE PROCESSION, INCLUDING CEREMONIES AND PERFORMANCES STADIUM, IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BEFORE 1 PM.

IN THE

PAU"

IN CONNECTION WITH THE FESTIVAL, A TRADITIONAL "FA LOTTERY WILL BE HELD IN THE OPEN AREA OUTSIDE THE TIN TAJ SHU HA, SHAP PAT HEUNG, AT 2.30 PM.

TEMPLE AT

HAU

THE TIN HAU FESTIVAL HAS SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE ΤΟ WHO PRAY TO TIN HAU (GODDESS OF HEAVEN) FOR FAIR WEATHER AND FISHING ALL YEAR ROUND.

BOAT PEOPLE

GOOD

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