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FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 1978
GRADUATION OF PRISON OFFICERS *****
THE COMMISSIONER FOR NARCOTICS, MR. E.I. LEE, WILL INSPECT A PARADE OF 118 NEW PRISON OFFICERS AND ASSISTANT OFFICERS TOMORROW (SATURDAY) DURING A GRADUATION CEREMONY AT THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT'S STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE IN STANLEY.
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE EVENT. PRESS TRANSPORT WILL BE PROVIDED. A VAN WILL LEAVE THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT'S HEADQUARTERS AT 32 01 KWAN ROAD, WAN CHAI, AT 10 A.M.
CANADIANS RECEIVE GIFT FROM HONG KONG DANCE TEAM
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A PI-PA, A CHINESE STRING MUSICAL INSTRUMENT, WAS PRESENTED TO THE CITY AND PEOPLE OF EDMONTON, CANADA ON AUGUST 8 BY THE LEADER OF THE HONG KONG SCHOOLS CHINESE DANCE TEAM, MR. RAY BIRD.
THE MAYOR OF EDMONTON, MR. CECIL PURVES RECEIVED THE PI-PA
AT A SPECIAL CEREMONY IN THE CITY HALL.
ALSO PRESENTED TO MR. PURVES ON BEHALF OF THE CITY AND PEOPLE OF HONG KONG WAS A SOUVENIR PENNANT. A COPY OF HONG KONG'S ANNUAL REPORT, A FULL COLOUR PICTURE BOOK ABOUT ABERDEEN AND THE DANCE TEAM'S SOUVENIR PROGRAMME.
OTHER COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES ALSO PRESENTED EXAMPLES OF THEIR NATIVE CRAFTS INCLUDING SUCH ITEMS AS A DRUM, WOOD CRAFT, EMBROIDERY AND GLASSWARE.
MEANWHILE, THE DANCE TEAM CONTINUES TO CAPTURE THE HEARTS OF THE CANADIANS WITH PERFORMANCES AT SHOPPING MALLS AND PUBLIC PARKS. EACH SHOW IS OFTEN ATTENDED BY A SIZABLE CROWD FROM THE LOCAL CHINESE COMMUNITY WHO MADE A SPECIAL POINT TO CHECK PROGRAMME DETAILS SO THAT THEY COULD BRING ALONG THE WHOLE FAMILY TO WATCH.
THE HONG KONG DANCE TEAM HAS BEEN SPECIALLY CHOSEN TO PERFORM AT THE COMMONWEALTH CAVALCADE IN THE CITADEL THEATRE TODAY (FRIDAY) AND WILL ALSO TAKE PART IN THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES TOMORROW (SATURDAY).
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