MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1977
THIRD HK YOUTH ARTS AND CULTURE COMPETITION
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THE THIRD ANNUAL HONG KONG YOUTH ARTS AND CULTURE COMPETITION SPONSORED BY THE HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT AND JOINTLY ORGANISED BY VARIOUS COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS WILL START SOON.
THE COMPETITION DIVIDED INTO EIGHT-GROUPS, PROVIDES A CHANCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO DISPLAY THE IR TALENTS IN DEBATING, MAKING SPEECHES, TRANSLATION, CHINESE COMPOSITION, CALLIGRAPHY, AND WESTERN AND CHINESE PAINTING, THERE WILL ALSO BE AN INTER-SCHOOL COMPETITION ON CHINESE LITERARY KNOWLEDGE.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT SAID PAST COMPETITIONS RECEIVED GOOD RESPONSE FROM YOUTHS AND IT WAS EXPECTED THAT MORE THAN 3,000 YOUNG PEOPLE WOULD PARTICIPATE THIS YEAR.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
A PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE COMPETITION WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (TUESDAY) AT 3 P.M. AT THE INDIA ROOM OF THE HONG KONG HILTON HOTEL.
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND A REPORTER/PHOTOGRAPHER TO COVER THE EVENT.