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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1989

OPERA SHOW FOR SENIOR RESIDENTS

OVER A THOUSAND SENIOR RESIDENTS OF THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT WERE TREATED TO A FREE SHOW STAGED BY THE HON FUNG CANTONESE OPERA TROUPE AT THE CITY HALL CONCERT HALL THIS (WEDNESDAY) EVENING.

THE PROGRAMME WAS ORGANISED BY THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT BOARD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE KENNEDY TOWN KAIFONG ASSOCIATION TAM PAK HUNG SOCIAL CENTRE FOR PEOPLE AGED OVER 60.

AND

ADDRESSING THE AUDIENCE, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CENTRAL WESTERN DISTRICT BOARD, MR AMBROSE LAU, SAID THIS WAS THE FIFTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR THE TWO ORGANISATIONS HAD STAGED A CANTONESE OPERA

SHOW.

"I HOPE OUR MUTUAL GOOD RELATIONSHIP WILL ENABLE MORE COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES TO BE ORGANISED IN FUTURE," MR LAU SAID.

THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR STEPHEN FISHER, ALSO OFFICIATED AT THE FUNCTION AND PRESENTED SOUVENIRS то REPRESENTATIVES OF VARIOUS VOLUNTARY AGENCIES AND INDIVIDUALS WHO HAD CONTRIBUTED TO THE SHOW.

FEAST FOR ELDERLY IN NORTH DISTRICT

ABOUT 1,200 ELDERLY RESIDENTS OF NORTH DISTRICT, ALL AGED ABOVE 65, WILL BE TREATED TO A FEAST TOMORROW THURSDAY) AFTERNOON.

SPONSORED BY THE NORTH DISTRICT BOARD. THE FEAST IS ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT'S CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR ELDERLY ACTIVITIES AS A TOKEN OF RESPECT TO SENIOR RESIDENTS IN THE DISTRICT.

THERE WILL ALSO BE CANTONESE OPERA AND SINGING PERFORMANCES WELL AS A LUCKY DRAW.

CEREMONY

AS

WILL BE THE

AMONG THOSE OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING NORTH DISTRICT OFFICER. MR WILLIAM HUT : DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR RAYMOND PANG: FRONTIER POLICE DISTRICT COMMANDER, MR MICHAEL WATSON: AND THE DISTRICT SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER, MR STEPHEN CHAU.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE NORTH DISTRICT'S FEAST ELDERLY. WHICH WILL REGIN AT 4.30 PM TOMORROW (THURSDAY) IN WAH PALACE RESTAURANT, CHEUNG WAH ESTATE, FANLING.

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