SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1981
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GOOD RESPONSE TO FIGHT CRIME COMPETITIONS
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THE RESPONSE TO THE TWO FIGHT CRIME COMPETITIONS FOR HONG KONG'S YOUTH HAD BEEN EXTREMELY GOOD, WITH MORE THAN 1 000 ENTRIES RECEIVED.
THIS WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY (SATURDAY) BY MR GEORGE YUEN, CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER OF THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES AND CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE ON THE FIGHT YOUTH CRIME SINGING AND DRAMA COMPETITIONS.
+FOR THE SINGING COMPETITION, WE HAVE RECEIVED MORE THAN 1 000 ENTRIES FROM BOTH YOUNG WORKERS AND STUDENTS, FOR THE INTER-SCHOOL DRAMA COMPETITION, 54 SCHOOLS HAVE APPLIED AND SENT IN THE IR SCRIPTS,+ SAID MR YUEN.
+THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS FOR BOTH COMPETITIONS IS MORE THAN WE ANTICIPATED AND WE ARE PLEASED AT THE ENTHUSIASTIC WAY THE PUBLIC, STUDENTS IN PARTICULAR, HAVE RESPONDED, MR YUEN ADDED.
THE TWO COMPETITIONS, ORGANISED AS PART OF THE FIGHT CRIME CAMPAIGN 1981/82, ARE AIMED AT MOTIVATING AND EDUCATING THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF HONG KONG THROUGH HEALTHY, MEANINGFUL ACTIVITIES, TO BECOME MORE AWARE OF THE JUVENILE AND YOUTH CRIME PROBLEM.
+ IN VIEW OF THE ENORMOUS NUMBER OF ENTRANTS FOR THE SINGING COMPETITION, EXTRA AUDITIONING SESSIONS HAVE HAD TO BE ORGANISED FOR EARLY NEXT MONTH AND I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS MY SINCERE GRATITUDE TOWARDS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE MONGKOK KAIFONG ASSOCIATION AND THE PRINCIPAL OF THE MING KEI COLLEGE FOR PROVIDING THE IR PREMISES FOR THESE AUDITIONS,+ MR YUEN SAID.
THE ADJUDICATORS AT THE AUDITION WILL BE MR SZETO CHI-CHIU, MISS FIDELIA LEIGH, MR LEUNG YAT-CHIU, MISS PENELOPE CHAN, MR CHANG CHUN-YIN AND MR ARMANDO LAI, ALL RENOWNED LOCAL MUSICIANS,
FIVE WINNING GROUPS OR INDIVIDUALS FROM THE OPEN DIVISION AND ANOTHER FIVE FROM THE SCHOOLS DIVISION OF THE COMPETITION WILL BE SELECTED TO COMPETE IN THE FINALS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON JANUARY 16, 1982 AT TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL.
FOR EACH DIVISION, THERE WILL BE CASH PRIZES OF $5 000, $3 000 AND $2 000 FOR THE BEST THREE FINALISTS RESPECTIVELY. MR EDMOND CHAM, A LOCAL BUSINESSMAN, AND THE POLYGRAM RECORDS LTD ARE SPONSORING THE PRIZES FOR THE CONTEST.
THE DRAMA COMPETITION, WHICH IS OPEN TO ALL SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, IS DIVIDED INTO TWO CATEGORIES: SCRIPT-WRITING AND STAGE PERFORMANCE.
ALL POPAL
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