TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1976
H.K. SCHOOLS DANCERS ATTRACT 10,000 SPECTATORS ******
NEARLY TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE SAW PERFORMANCES BY THE HONG KONG SCHOOLS CHINESE DANCE TEAM IN LONDON AND CAMBRIDGE LAST WEEKEND,
ON SATURDAY, THE TEAM DANCED BEFORE CAPACITY AUDIENCES AT AFTERNOON AND EVENING PERFORMANCES AT THE COURT THEATRE IN HOLLAND PARK, LONDON.
NEXT DAY, AN ESTIMATED 3,000 PEOPLE,
INCLUDING TOURISTS FROM
ALL OVER THE WORLD, CROWDED KING'S PARADE IN THE CENTRE OF THE UNIVERSITY CITY OF CAMBRIDGE TO SEE A PERFORMANCE BY THE DANCERS ON THE LAWN IN FRONT OF KING'S COLLEGE.
TWO HOURS LATER THE TEAM WAS ON MID-SUMMER COMMON, THE VENUE OF THE CAMBRIDGE BANK HOLIDAY LEISURE FAIR WHERE 4,000 PEOPLE DESERTED THE MARQUEES AND A FUN FAIR TO WATCH A FURTHER PERFORMANCE INCLUDING THE DANCE OF THE SUN FLOWERS AND THE NORTHERN LION HUNTS WHICH HAVE CAPTIVATED AUDIENCES IN BRITAIN.
PRIOR TO THE PERFORMANCE ON KING'S COLLEGE LAWN, THE MAYOR OF CAMBRIDGE, COUNCILLOR ROBERT WRIGHT PRESENTED MRS. ELEANOR LEE, THE TEAM'S MANAGER,WITH AN INSCRIBED PICTURE OF KING'S PARADE PAINTED IN 1887. THE ORIGINAL HANGS IN THE MAYOR'S PARLOUR.
A BANNER COMMEMORATING THE VISIT TO CAMBRIDGE WAS PRESENTED TO THE MAYOR BY MR. S.T.KIDD, THE HONG KONG COMMISSIONER IN LONDON AND THE TEAM'S BANNER WAS PRESENTED TO MR. J. WILKINSON, HEAD OF THE CITY'S RECREATION AND AMENITIES DEPARTMENT.
THE TEAM WILL TODAY (TUESDAY) STAGE TWO MORE PERFORMANCES AT THE MIDLANDS ARTS CENTRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN BIRMINGHAM AND ON BBC TELEVISION'S +MIDLANDS TODAY+ PROGRAMME BEFORE RETURNING TO HONG KONG ON FRIDAY,
NOTE TO EDITORS:
THE HONG KONG SCHOOLS CHINESE DANCE TEAM WILL ARRIVE BACK IN HONG KONG ON SATURDAY (SEPTEMBER 4) BY FLIGHT BA888, ETA 1930 HOURS.
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