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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1981
SHA TIN ROAD RACE
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THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT'S RECREATION AND SP SERVICE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT
IS ORGANISING A ROUND SHA TIN TOWN CENTRE ROAD RACE TOMORROW (SUNDAY) MORNING.
ABOUT 400 MEN AND WOMEN ATHLETES, AGED BETWEEN 14 AND 70, ARE EXPECTED TO COMPETE IN THE FIVE-KILOMÈTRE RACE TO START AT 10AM AT THE SHA TIN JOCKEY CLUB TEMPORARY SPORTS GROUND,
THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE (RECREATION AND SPORT), MR B.L. COAK AND THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR SOUTH REGION OF THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT, HR J.K. WILSON WILL OFFICIATE AT THE PRIZE PRESENTATION CEREMONY AND COMPETE IN THE RACE AS WELL.
CHILDREN'S CHOIR IN THE TSUEN WAN ARTS FESTIVAL ***
THE HONG KONG CHILDREN'S CHOIR WILL GIVE TWO CONCERTS DURING THE FOURTH TSUEN WAN ARTS FESTIVAL FROM JANUARY 22 TO FEBRUARY 13, 1982.
THESE CONCERTS, THE ONLY GIVEN BY CHILDREN'S CHOIR IN THE FESTIVAL, WILL BE HELD AT THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL AUDITORIUM ON FEBRUARY 3 AT 7.30 PM AND FEBRUARY 6 AT 2.30 PM.
THE CONCERTS WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE CHOIR'S MUSIC DIRECTOR, DR YIP WAI-HONG.
THE HONG KONG CHILDREN'S CHOIR HAS BEEN RECOGNISED AS ONE OF THE BEST CHILDREN'S CHOIRS IN THE WORLD. ITS MEMBERSHIP HAS INCREASED FROM 20 TO OVER 2 000 IN THE LAST TEN YEARS.
AMONG ITS NUMEROUS PERFORMANCES, THE CHOIR MAKES AT LEAST ONE OVERSEAS CONCERT TOUR EVERY YEAR AND IS WELL-RECEIVED BY THE AUDIENCES.
TICKETS AT $5, $10 AND $15, AS WELL AS STUDENT TICKETS AT $3 ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL BOX OFFICE, SPACE MUSEUM ASTRONOMY BOOKSHOP, AND THE NEW TERRITORIES MOBILE LIBRARY.
FESTIVAL DIARIES CONTAINING PROGRAMME DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION AT THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL, THE HONG KONG ARTS CENTRE, THE MUSIC OFFICE, THE BRITISH COUNCIL, ALLIANCE FRANCAISE, GOETHE INSTITUTE, NEW TERRITORIES PUBLIC LIBRARIES, ALL DISTRICT OFFICES OF THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION AND ALL CITY DISTRICT OFFICES.