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MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1989

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SOUTHERN DISTRICT FESTIVAL BEGINS ON SATURDAY

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FESTIVAL

OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT THE CHAIRMAN

CHAU YIM-PING, TODAY (MONDAY) CALLED COMMITTEE, MRS SO RESIDENTS TO TAKE PART IN THE WIDE-RANGING ACTIVITIES IN THE FESTIVAL WHICH WILL START ON SATURDAY (NOVEMBER 4).

ORGANISING ON LOCAL DISTRICT

20 MRS CHAU SAID THE MONTH-LONG FESTIVAL WOULD OFFER MORE THAN

ART AND CIVIC CULTURAL, RECREATIONAL, ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS, MUSIC, EDUCATION EVENTS FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF ABOUT 20,000 RESIDENTS.

SHE HOPED THAT THROUGH THESE ACTIVITIES RESIDENTS WOULD UNDERSTAND, AND TAKE PART IN, DISTRICT AFFAIRS, AND DEVELOP A SENSE OF BELONGING TO THE COMMUNITY.

WILL BE A GRAND THE CURTAIN-RAISER TO THE FESTIVAL

HELD ON SATURDAY AT THE CEREMONY AND VARIETY SHOW TO BE SPORTS GROUND IN WONG CHUK HANG, BEGINNING AT 6,30 PM.

THE

SHOW THREE-HOUR

BETTER GREATER

OPENING ABERDEEN

POPULAR YAN; YOLINDA MAN-YEE; AND A

A

FEATURE WILL

PERFORMANCES BY EDDIE NG KWAN, GINA

AND LAM, SHIRLEY SINGERS, CANTONESE OPERA BY TV ARTISTES KAM KWOK-WAI AND WONG TALK SHOW BY POPULAR DISC JOCKEYS, THE WHIZ KIDS.

A THE DIVERSIFIED PROGRAMMES OF THE FESTIVAL WILL ALSO INCLUDE

DIFFERENT AGES VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES THAT WILL CATER TO RESIDENTS OF AND FROM DIFFERENT WALKS OF LIFE.

THESE INCLUDE THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT ATHLETIC

MEET, A CONCERT

BY THE HONG KONG CHINESE ORCHESTRA, A CONCERT BY THE DISTRICT'S CHOIR, TWO PRESENTATIONS OF CANTONESE

CARNIVAL,

FAMILY

FUN

YOUTH OPERA, A PUPPET SHOW, DISCO CIVIC EDUCATION CARNIVAL,

DAY,

ART

NIGHT, CONTEST AND VARIOUS SPORTS PURSUITS.

MRS CHAU SAID

THE

HAD COMMITTEE

ALSO ORGANISED

WATER TWO FOR THE DISABLED AND THE CRUISE TRIPS AND A SPORTS DAY ESPECIALLY ELDERLY, AND A SEMINAR ON YOUTH PROBLEMS FOR PARENTS.

VARIETY

SHE SAID THE FESTIVAL WOULD

SHOW THAT WOULD

CONCLUDE ON DECEMBER 3 WITH A

BY 10 INCLUDE PERFORMANCES

LOCAL

ORGANISATIONS AND SCHOOLS.

THE

ESTIMATED BUDGET

FOR THE

FESTIVAL

AMOUNTS TO OVER THE DISTRICT BOARD AND

$700,000, OF WHICH $300,000 IS SPONSORED BY THE REST WILL BE MET BY PRIVATE DONATIONS.

THE FOR

ARE FESTIVAL PROGRAMME LEAFLETS

THE AND ITS SUB-OFFICES IN SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE AT ABERDEEN CENTRE

TUNG ROAD, LEI

ESTATE, WAH

FU

AND STANLEY VILLAGE

ABBA

COMMERCIAL BUILDING.

AVAILABLE AT

ESTATE

TELEPHONE ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON 5-540271.

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