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MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 1989

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DB WORKING GROUP TO DISCUSS STOPPAGE OF IRRIGATION SUPPLY

THE WORKING GROUP ON AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES OF THE ΤΑΙ PO DISTRICT BOARD WILL MEET ON WEDNESDAY (JANUARY 11} TO DISCUSS THE DISCONNECTION OF THE IRRIGATION SUPPLY TO WAI TAU, LAM TSUEN.

MEMBERS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO DISCUSS IMPROVEMENT TO THE FACILITIES OF MARICULTURE ZONES IN ΤΑΙ PO AND THE PROPOSED DESIGNATION OF A NEW MARICULTURE ZONE IN THE DISTRICT.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEETING OF THE ΤΑΙ PO DISTRICT BOARD'S AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES WORKING GROUP TO BE HELD IN THE DB CONFERENCE ROOM ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF TAI PO COMMERCIAL CENTRE, 152 KWONG FUK ROAD ON WEDNEDSAY (JANUARY 11). THE MEETING WILL BEGIN AT

10 AM.

SECOND TAI PO FESTIVAL TO OPEN ON SATURDAY

WITH BRIDGE.

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THE SECOND TAI PO FESTIVAL WILL BEGIN ON SATURDAY (JANUARY A SWITCHING-ON CEREMONY OF FESTIVE LIGHTING ON KWONG FUK

THIS YEAR'S FESTIVAL, WITH NEARLY 60

. ENTERTAINING ACTIVITIES, WILL LAST UNTIL FEBRUARY 20.

COLOURFUL AND

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SECOND TAI PO FESTIVAL CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE, MR HO YUNG-SANG, SAID TODAY (MONDAY) THAT THE TRIENNIAL EVENT WAS AIMED AT FOSTERING A SENSE OF BELONGING AMONG ΤΑΙ PO RESIDENTS AND CULTIVATING A FESTIVE ATMOSPHERE IN THE DISTRICT DURING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR PERIOD.

THE FESTIVAL WOULD ALSO HELP PROMOTE THE IDENTITY OF ΤΑΙ PO, HE ADDED.

"DURING THE FESTIVAL, ACTIVITIES WILL BE HELD THROUGHOUT TAI PO AND SAI KUNG NORTH TO ALLOW AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE JOIN IN," MR HO POINTED OUT.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FESTIVAL INCLUDE THE SWITCHING-ON CEREMONY ON KWONG FUK BRIDGE ON SATURDAY TO MARK THE FESTIVAL'S OPENING, A BANQUET FOR ABOUT 1,400 ELDERLY PEOPLE AND A PERFORMANCE

BY AN ARTS

TROUPE FROM JIANGSU,

/OTHER ACTIVITIES