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TUESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1991

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RESIDENTS URGED TO VOTE IN ELECTIONS

THE ACTING REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, FUNG KWOK-KEUNG, TODAY (TUESDAY) URGED REGISTERED ELECTORS IN THE TSIM DISTRICT TO VOTE IN THE VARIOUS ELECTIONS THIS YEAR.

MR

YAU

AND

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE YAU TSIM CULTURE ARTS FESTIVAL AT THE HONG KONG CULTURAL CENTRE, MR FUNG SAID THE SMOOTH DEVELOPMENT OF HONG KONG'S REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT DEPENDED VERY MUCH ON THE ACTIVE SUPPORT OF THE PEOPLE IN THE TERRITORY.

HE CALLED ON ORGANISATIONS SUCH AS THE DISTRICT CULTURE AND ARTS ASSOCIATION WHICH ORGANISED THE FESTIVAL, TO ENCOURAGE MORE RESIDENTS TO TAKE PART IN ELECTION ACTIVITIES THROUGH THE FESTIVAL EVENTS.

"BY DOING SO, THEY WILL HELP BUILD A MORE PERFECT MAKING THE FESTIVAL MORE MEANINGFUL," MR FUNG SAID.

ITS

SOCIETY AND

CONTRIBUTION PROMOTING INTERESTS IN

EARLIER, MR FUNG PRAISED THE ASSOCIATION FOR IN ENHANCING A SENSE OF BELONGING AS WELL AS ARTS AMONG THE RESIDENTS.

THE OPENING CEREMONY WAS FOLLOWED BY AN ARTISTIC SHOW WHICH FEATURED A CHILDREN'S PLAY, THE "ROSE GARDEN" WHICH DESCRIBED THE OUTER SPACE JOURNEY OF A GROUP OF CHILDREN LOOKING FOR A BETTER PLACE IN WHICH TO LIVE.

THE THREE-MONTH FESTIVAL WAS SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD AND THE URBAN COUNCIL.

MORE THAN 20 EVENTS WILL BE HELD DURING THE FESTIVAL PERIOD. THESE WILL INCLUDE A CLASSICAL SONGS' NIGHT, A LUNAR NEW YEAR CARNIVAL, A SHOW OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE DRAMA

FORMS, EXHIBITIONS ON VARIOUS STYLES OF CHINESE PAINTINGS, A PHOTOGRAPHIC CONTEST AND A SINGING COMPETITION.

THE YAU

MISS

TSIM ANNIE

ALSO PRESENT AT TODAY'S CEREMONY INCLUDED DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR YIP

WAH; DISTRICT OFFICER, TANG AND AN URBAN COUNCILLOR, MR MAN SAI-CHEONG.

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