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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1979
SCHOOLS INVITED TO JOIN DANCE FESTIVAL NEXT YEAR
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ALL PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 16TH SCHOOLS' DANCE FESTIVAL TO BE HELD BETWEEN FEBRUARY 26 AND MARCH 14, 1980.
HANDICAPPED STUDENTS ARE ALSO WELCOME TO TAKE PART IN THE DANCE FESTIVAL JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S ADVISORY INSPECTORATE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE HONG KONG SCHOOLS SPORTS ASSOCIATION AND THE NEW TERRITORIES SCHOOLS SPORTS ASSOCIATION.
ITEMS IN THE FESTIVAL INCLUDE WESTERN FOLK OR NATIONAL
DANCE, ORIENTAL DANCE AND CREATIVE DANCE.
PARTICIPANTS WILL BE DIVIDED INTO FOUR SECTIONS: A LOWER PRIMARY SECTION FOR PRIMARY 1 TO 3- AN UPPER PRIMARY SECTION FOR PRIMARY 4 TO 6- A SECONDARY SECTION FOR FORM 1 AND ABOVE- AND A SECTION FOR HANDICAPPED STUDENTS.
EACH SCHOOL WILL HAVE TO PAY $20 ENTRY FEE, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER IT JOINS IN ONE OR MORE PERFORMANCES.
AN AWARDS SYSTEM WILL BE ADOPTED, AND THERE WILL BE NO CHAMPIONSHIP OR RUNNERS-UP, AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
UNDER THE AWARDS SYSTEM, SCHOOLS WHICH OBTAIN 88 MARKS OR ABOVE WILL BE GIVEN AN HONOURS AWARD- SCHOOLS WHICH OBTAIN 81 TO 87 MARKS WILL BE GIVEN A HIGHLY COMMENDED AWARD WHILE THOSE SCHOOLS WHICH OBTAIN 74 TO 80 MARKS WILL BE GIVEN A COMMENDED AWARD CERTIFICATE.
AN AWARD CERTIFICATE WILL BE GIVEN TO THE BEST PIECE OF CHOREOGRAPHY IN EACH DANCE ITEM, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
+THIS AWARD WILL BE GIVEN ONLY IF THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING TEAMS IN EACH DANCE ITEM EXCEEDS 10, HE SAID.
A CERTIFICATE WILL ALSO BE AWARDED TO EACH PERFORMING STUDENT OF A SCHOOL WHICH ACHIEVES A COMMENDED STANDARD OR ABOVE.
EACH PARTICIPATING SCHOOL WILL BE GIVEN A SOUVENIR PENNANT.
ON HONG KONG ISLAND, THE FESTIVAL WILL BE HELD AT CLEMENTI MIDDLE SCHOOL AT FORTRESS HILL ROAD, NORTH POINT IN KOWLOON THE VENUE IS THE HONG KONG SZE YAP COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION WONG TAI SHAN MEMORIAL COLLEGE AT NAM CHEONG STREET- AND IN THE NEW TERRITORIES IT WILL BE TSUEN WAN GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL, 70 HOI PA STREET, TSUEN WAN,
ENTRY FORMS AND FEES MUST BE FORWARDED TO THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S PHYSICAL EDUCATION SECTION NOT LATER THAN DECEMBER 15.
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