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Victoria Park lit up for Lunar New Year
Victoria Park has been ablaze with Lunar New Year festive lights from this (Tuesday) evening.
The lighting, funded by the Eastern District Board, features several cartoon oxen sending New Year greetings to passers-by to mark the upcoming Year of the Ox.
The lights will be switched on from 6 pm to 6 am daily from today to the Lunar New Year's Eve (Thursday, February 6), and from 6 pm to 11 pm from the first day of the Lunar New Year (Friday, February 7) to the Lantern Festival which falls on February 21.
Officiating at the switching-on ceremony this evening were the Chairman of the Eastern District Board, Mr Chan Bing-woon; Eastern District Officer, Mr Lee Kam- chung; and District Commander (Eastern) of Police, Mr Yeung Ying-wai,
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HK trade and industrial organisations directory published
The Industry Department today (Tuesday) announced the publication of the latest edition of its annual directory - Hong Kong Trade and Industrial Organisations.
A spokesman for the Industry Department said: "Over 250 bodies covering government-funded/statutory organisations; chambers of commerce: representative bodies of various industries; plus other trade, industrial and service organisations are listed in the directory.
"Key information on each of them, such as their addresses, telephone/fax numbers, principal office-bearers and membership size are included to provide a quick source of reference for those who wish to get in touch with these bodies."
Enquiries or requests for a copy of the directory can be addressed to the Development Support Division, Industry Department, 14th floor, Ocean Centre, 5 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, or by telephoning 2737 2597.
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