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An exciting international line-up of music artists is set to perform over three days this week at the Silvermine Bay Music Festival 2013 at Mui Wo on Lantau Island.
The event, with free admission, is among the latest highlights of the "Hong Kong: Our Home" Campaign.
From October 11 to 13, the festival will feature music performances from noon to 10pm each day. Five performance zones will be set up for music lovers to catch a diverse range of music styles.
Co-organised by the Mui Wo Rural Committee, the Hong Kong Outlying Islands Women's Association and the Islands Youth Association, the event will be the largest music festival held at a beach in Hong Kong.
The main stage will be set up on Silver Mine Bay Beach. Hong Kong bands set to perform include Dear Jane, Supper Moment and ToNick, while singers Yip Sai-wing, Jun Kung and Ellen Loo will also appear.
Overseas performers joining the festival include Asian artists Survive Said the Prophet and Yeng Constantino, as well as Dirty Loops from Europe.
A variety of music programmes will be presented at the other four performance zones including bands, African drum shows, folk songs, jazz and an English golden songs party. Interactive music workshops will be held for children and families.
Please visit the festival's Facebook page for programme updates: www.facebook.com/smfmusic.
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In the evening of October 12, people in Sha Tin will be able to witness the unusual sight of 1,200 green-nosed riders cycling along the Shing Mun River. The cyclists will all be taking part in the New Town Rider event to raise funds for the Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society.
Adults and children, aged 7 to 65 and with basic cycling skills and road safety knowledge, will take part with organiser New Town Plaza providing bicycles and helmets.
The cyclists, who have registered already and will wear green noses as they ride, can choose between two routes.
The shorter route is 14 kilometres long, starting from Sha Tin Park and passing Hong Kong Science Park to finish at Tai Po Waterfront Park. Keen riders can take the same route and turn back to complete a journey of about 25km. Riders who complete either route will be awarded certificates.
In addition to raising money for charity, the event also aims to promote cycling as not only part of a healthy lifestyle, but also a form of environmentally friendly transport to reduce our carbon footprint. Event details are available at www.newtownrider.hk.
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International kite-flying masters will demonstrate their skills at "Go Fly a Kite" - Kite Flying Community Art Event @ Cyberport on October 13 and 14.
The event is jointly presented by the Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation and the Southern District Tourism and Culture Festival Organising Committee.
On October 13, the Hong Kong Youth Art Foundation will host two kite-making workshops at Ocean View Court in the Arcade of Cyberport to teach participants how to make traditional kites using paper, string and bamboo sticks.
On October 14, the Kite Flying Community Art Event will start at 10am. The highlight will be kite-flying demonstrations by renowned international kite-flying teams including Team Weifang from the Mainland, Shirone Giant Kite Battle Association from Japan and Team Mangalore from India. Participants will also fly spectacular kites at Cyberport's Waterfront Park.
Kites will be available for use free of charge. For added family fun, parents and children can join a kite decoration workshop and a story-telling corner for kite-themed stories.
Colourful and amazing kites from the Mainland city of Weifang, known as the "Kite Capital of the World", will be displayed in the Cyberport mall for public viewing. Admission is free.
For enquiries, please email sasha@hkyaf.com or call 2214 0280.
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The 2013 - 2014 Wan Chai Bookfair - Reading in Southorn, to be held from October 11 to 13, promises to be one of the largest community book fairs in Hong Kong. The organisers expect a turnout of 130,000 during the three-day event at Southorn Playground, Wan Chai.
Organised by the Wan Chai District Council and the Hong Kong Book & Magazine Trade Association, this latest instalment of the annual Wan Chai Bookfair will offer a wide selection of books with topics ranging from health food, child care and Chinese medicine to travel, history, literature, astrology and autobiography.
On offer at a special 20 per cent discount will be 1,200 books autographed by 18 renowned Chinese authors including Mr Ni Kuang, Mr Lee Yee, Ms Lee Pik-wah, Mr Chua Lam and Professor Lui Tai-lok. About 100,000 Chinese- and English-language books from 38 local publishers will be on sale.
There will be four sales zones: "20 per cent discount newly released books zone", "$20 specials zone", "$10 specials zone" and "$100 per bag specials zone".
The book fair will be open daily from 11am to 8pm and admission is free.
For more information, please visit the fair's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/Community.bookfair. For enquiries, please call 2334 6778.
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The outstanding achievements of 10 individuals and groups as well as a corporation in volunteering will be commended at the Fifth Hong Kong Volunteer Award Presentation Ceremony at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in the afternoon of October 9.
Organised by the Agency for Volunteer Service and RoadShow, this year's campaign was launched in April to raise public awareness of the value of volunteering in society.
Candidates for the Individual Volunteer and Volunteer Group Awards had to be Hong Kong residents with a track record of continuous volunteering in Hong Kong or overseas from May 1, 2011, to April 30, 2013.
The judging criteria include the extent of community contributions, the number of people served, the ability to mobilise others in volunteer work, and teamwork with other volunteers.
The Corporate Award will go to a corporation that has made distinguished contributions in promoting volunteering. The enterprise must also have scored well in other selection criteria including the diversity of volunteer services, the number of employees participating in volunteer work, the resources provided to the community and the commitment to volunteerism in corporate policy.
The winners have been selected by a judging panel after two rounds of interviews.
For more information, please visit www.avs.org.hk/5th_hkva/. For enquiries, please call 2527 3825.
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All these events support the "Hong Kong: Our Home" public participation campaign, which aims to inject positive energy into society, foster social cohesion and promote care, mutual help and solidarity in the community.
More than 230 Partner Organisations have so far pledged support for the Campaign.
Altogether, the Government and Partner Organisations are organising more than 1,000 events/activities under the four themes of the Campaign from the end of April to the end of December this year.
Full details of the Campaign can be found on the website www.hkourhome.gov.hk.
Ends/Sunday, October 6, 2013
Issued at HKT 11:00
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