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MONDAY, JANUARY 1, 1990

THE MURAL TITLED "SHA TIN

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YESTERDAY, TODAY, TOMORROW"

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FEATURES AMAH ROCK, MODERN BUILDINGS, RICH PASTURE AND WATER

ACTIVITIES.

NEARBY IN THE AZALEA GARDEN, A ONE METRE BY SEVEN METRE "YOUTH PATH" HAD BEEN COMPLETED BY STUDENTS FROM TWO PRE-VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT.

STUDENTS FROM ANOTHER SIX SECONDARY SCHOOLS ALSO PLANTED TREES IN THE CHINESE WATER GARDEN AREA TO MARK THE OCCASION.

NEW YEAR FUN FOR ELDERLY IN NORTH DISTRICT

ABOUT 700 ELDERLY RESIDENTS IN NORTH DISTRICT ATTENDED A NEW YEAR GATHERING IN THE DISTRICT'S TOWN HALL THIS (MONDAY) AFTERNOON.

THE EVENT WAS ORGANISED BY THE NORTH DISTRICT CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR ELDERLY ACTIVITIES, WITH SPONSORSHIP FROM THE DISTRICT BOARD.

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BESIDES PROVIDING ENTERTAINMENT FOR SENIOR CITIZENS IN THE DISTRICT, THE EVENT ALSO AIMED AT AROUSING PEOPLE'S AWARENESS IN CARING FOR AND RESPECTING THE ELDERLY, WHO IN ONE WAY OR THE OTHER HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO SOCIETY," A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE SAID.

THE PROGRAMME INCLUDED CANTONESE OPERA SONGS, AEROBICS, TRADITIONAL CHINESE SHADOW BOXING (TAIJIQUAN), A UNICORN DANCE, AND A LUCKY DRAW.

AMONG THE GUESTS OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY WERE THE ASSISTANT NORTH DISTRICT OFFICER (COMMUNITY AFFAIRS), MR PATRICK HO; DISTRICT SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER (TAI PO AND NORTH}, MR STEPHEN CHAU: AND DISTRICT LEISURE MANAGER, MR YIP SHEK-KONG.

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