58th National Day Celebration in Southern District
Posted by Robert Olsen on October 2, 2007
A dragon dances past the Stanley Fishermen’s Recreation Club as part of the national day celebrations on Sunday 30 September. Lasting for over eight hours, the organisers appear to have spared no expense in demonstrating their patriotism. Suckling pig, Cantonese opera, dancing dragons and dancing maidens were all included in the jam-packed programme.
Stanley and Shek O District Councillor, Chan Lee Pui Ying, was on hand to boost the profile of her re-election campaign. Mrs Chan, a former movie actress, was spotted distributing leaflets and greeting residents in her constituency a week before the nomination period of 2-15 October. During the last election, Mrs Chan narrowly kept her seat in the District Council and she is determined to keep it again this time.
Mrs Chan’s rival for the District Council, Alson Wong Kam-chuen, also took part in the day’s festivities. Mrs Chan’s expression, in the background, speaks volumes about the feelings these two candidates have for one another. It’s interesting to note that in the last election, six of the 17 constituencies in Southern District were uncontested, but Mrs Chan and Mr Wong battled fiercely for the Stanley and Shek O seat.
Some of the more mature residents of Stanley and Shek O can usually be relied upon to raise attendance figures for community events like this one. More photos of the celebrations can be seen at www.flickr.com/photos/robertolsen
October 7th, 2007 at 10:13 pm
Very nice photos that really enhance our feeling for and understanding of the story. One small suggestion: In the 3rd photo, if you were to crop out the head of the woman sitting on the far left, Mrs Chan and her uncomfortable expression would be more obvious.