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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1989

LANTERN CARNIVALS TO CELEBRATE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL

LANTERN CARNIVALS TO CELEBRATE THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL WILL BF HELD IN THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN AND THE KWUN TONG DISTRICTS ON FRIDAY I SEPTEMBER 15).

THEY ARE ORGANISED BY THE

ORGANISATIONS IN THE DISTRICTS BOARDS AND THE URBAN COUNCIL,

DISTRICT OFFICES AND COMMUNITY WITH SPONSORSHIP FROM THE DISTRICT

THERE WILL BE TRADITIONAL ITEMS SUCH AS CANTONESE OPERA, LANTERN RIDDLES, CHINESE HANDICRAFT DEMONSTRATIONS. AS WELL AS MAGIC SHOWS, GAME STALLS AND SINGING PERFORMANCES.

IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN, CARNIVALS WILL BE HELD FROM 7.30 PM TO 10 PM AT THE KING GEORGE V MEMORIAL PARK IN SAI YING PUN AND THE FORBES STREET PLAYGROUND IN KENNEDY TOWN.

OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING OF THE KENNEDY TOWN CARNIVAL AT 7.30 PM WILL BE THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR STEPHEN FISHER, URBAN COUNCILLOR MR CHAN TAK-CHOR, DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER MISS ESTIER CHAN AND AREA COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, MR CHOW YIN-SUM.

MR FISHER, TOGETHER WITH DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS MR LIU LIT-FOR, MR LEUNG YING-YEUNG. AND MRS IRENE LEE, WILL LATER OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING OF THE SAI YING PUN CARNIVAL AT 8.30 PM.

IN KWUN TONG. THE CARNIVAL WILL START AT 7.30 PM AT THE HONG NING ROAD PLAYGROUND.

OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING WILL BE THE DISTRICT OFFICER. MR CHRIS WAN; DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR LAM HANG-FAI: URBAN COUNCILLOR MR PANG KAM-FAI; AND PRESIDENT OF THE DISTRICT'S CULTURE AND RECREATION PROMOTION ASSOCIATION. MR NG PING-TAK.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER THE CARNIVALS.

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