FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1979
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FUN FOR ALL IN NEW YEAR BALL
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EDINBURGH PLACE IN CENTRAL WILL BE TURNED INTO AN OPEN AIR DISCOTHEQUE WITH HUNDREDS OF YOUTH DANCING TO THE BEAT OF POP MUSIC THIS SUNDAY EVENING,
THE YOUTH BALL IS SPECIALLY RUN FOR THE COMMUNITY IN THE LUNAR NEW YEAR PERIOD BY THE CENTRAL CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR YOUTH RECREATION. IT WILL ALSO MARK THE OPENING OF THE HONG KONG ARTS FESTIVAL,
THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, WILL BE THE GUEST OF HONOUR, HE WILL ARRIVE AT 7.30 P.M. TO DOT THE EYES OF A LION.
THE BALL WILL START AT 6.45 P.M. THE PROGRAMME WILL FEATURE SUCH POPULAR SINGERS AS ROMAN TAM, PAT CHAN AND THE DISCO DANCE WINNER, ROBERT MAK. SOME 1,500 YOUTHS WILL TAKE TO THE OPEN AIR DANCE FLOOR.
IT WILL ALSO FEATURE A COSTUME COMPETITION STAGED BY MEMBERS OF VOLUNTARY GROUPS. COLOURFUL ANCIENT AND MODERN CHINESE AND EUROPEAN COSTUMES HAVE BEEN SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR THE OCCASION.
ADMISSION TO THE BALL WILL BE LIMITED TO THOSE HOLDING TICKETS WHICH HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED A WEEK BEFORE THE LUNAR NEW YEAR.
THE YOUTH BALL WILL BE COVERED LIVE BY RTHK AND TELEVISION VIEWERS CAN SEE IT ON HK-TVB JADE CHANNEL BETWEEN 7.05 P.M. TO 8 P.M. THAT DAY.
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