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THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1978
HK DANCE TEAM PLAYS HOST I EDMONTON
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THE HONG KONG SCHOOLS CHINESE DANCE TEAM HOSTED A LUNCHEON FOR ABOUT 100 VIPS IN EDMONTON AT THE MAYFAIR GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUE ON AUGUST 2.
THE GUESTS OF HONOUR INCLUDED MR. JUSTICE TEVIE MILLER WHO 13 VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE 11TH COMMONWEALTH GAMES AND OTHER LEALING OFFICIALS FROM THE FEDERAL PROVINCIAL AND EDMONTON
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ALSC PRESENT WAS MR. A. DE O. SALES, PRESIDENT OF THE AMATEUR SPORTS ASSOCIATION AND THE OLYMPIC COMMITTEE OF HONG KONG, WHO IS LEADING HONG KONG'S SPORTS DELEGATION TO THE GAMES.
IR. RAY BIRD, THE CHIEF OF DELEGATION FOR THE HONG KONG SCHOOLS CHINESE DANCE TEAM, THANKED THE CANADIANS FOR THEIR MARK RECEPTION AND EXPRESSED THE HOPE THAT THE FIRST COMMONWEALTH CARNIVAL WOULD PAVE THE WAY FOR THE CONTINUATION AND EXPANSION OF THE FESTIVAL INTO A MAJOR EVENT ON THE WORLD'S ARTS AND CULTURAL CALENDAR.
AFTER THE PRESENTATION OF SOUVENIR PENNANTS AND COPIES OF THE HONG KONG YEAR BOOK, THE DANCE TEAM PUT ON TWO OF THE DANCES THAT HAVE BEEN PARTICULARLY WELL-RECEIVED IN EDMONTON. THE SONG OF THE SUNFLOWER AND THE LION DANCE AGAIN WON THE WARM APPLAUSE OF ALL THE GUESTS PRESENT, WHO, BESIDES THE SOUVENIR PROGRAMME, WERE EACH PRESENTED WITH A ROSE AND A DANCE TEAM BADGE.
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