In Lunar New Year, the Chinese families are busy to pay New Year visits to their relatives and friends. They reunion and share their joy at the very beginning of a new year. According to the Chinese tradition of some walled villages in New Territories, there should be a "Dim Dang" Ceremony ("Lantern Lighting" Ceremony) in the new year for the new baby boys.Joint-school Spring Reception and Yuanxiao Festival “Dim Dang” Ceremony was held at Kiu Saw Public School in Tuen Mun on On 19th February 2005 (Saturday). The international exchange students of CUHK and the teachers and students from secondary school and some member schools of our Committee participated in this event. Programs were consisted of lion dance, "Dim Dang", lantern riddle, "Hui Chun" calligraphy competition, dumpling stall and walled village cultural visit. The "Dim Dang" Ceremony was derived from the old tradition in expressing that Education is a profession on passing the flame and attaching importance to the new lives.
本會於2004年8月30日及9月4日,假五和公立學校舉辦兩次「廿一世紀村校發展計劃」座談會,主要向村校校長、老師及家長講介本項計劃。是日由本會顧問郭少棠教授及林偉堅博士、本會召集人馮淑楷校長、小商新村公立學校駱麗芳校長、惠群小學鍾立本校長、大欖涌公立學校校董謝國華先生介紹本會宗旨及工作。共有五十多名村校老師及家長參加。 On August 30th 2004 and Septmeber 4th 2004, We invited about 50 village school teachers and parents to participate, and had a exhaustive briefing for our mission and the detail of the scheme, which introduced by Prof. Kwok Siu Tong and Dr. Lam Wai Kin, HKRSDC Advisor; Principle Fung Suk Kai, Kiu Sau Public School; Principle Lok Lai Fong, Small Trader New Village Public School; and Mr. Tse Kwok Wah, Manager of Tai Lam Chung Public School.