CISPA Chinese New Year Fair

January 5, 2012

The Annual CISPA Chinese New Year Fair will be on 17th January, 2012  at the 11/F playground. This is a significant cultural event and experience and includes a range of practical activities including making dancing dragons, food stalls, exclusive New Year Merchandises and of course, the Chinese Lucky Flower Market.

Only tokens can be used at the Fair, so be sure to to pre-order 2-4 bags (10 tokens each bag) of tokens for your child to attend the fair.  Cash token purchases are available at the fair, but be forewarned that the cashier lines are always long!!

Please use the following link to place your order.

http://llac.cdnis.edu.hk/ticket/index2.php?option=order1b&id=6&ticket=&show_id=10

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