SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1982
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JING YING DANCERS OFF TO UK
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THE HONG KONG JING YING DANCE TROUPE LEFT FOR LONDON LAST NIGHT (SATURDAY) TO GIVE A SERIES OF PERFORMANCES IN BRITAIN,
THE PERFORMANCES ARE ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE IN LONDON, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT,
THE TROUPE COMPRISES FIVE MEN AND EIGHT WOMEN, ALL OF THEM DANCERS OF THE DEPARTMENT'S RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE. THEY ARE LED BY A RECREATION AND SPORT OFFICER, MISS CHENG KUK-LAN.
THE PERFORMANCES, DUBBED ON-THE-ROAD+, WILL START ON SEPTEMBER 30 AT THE ROYAL NORTHERN COLLEGE OF MUSIC IN MANCHESTER, THEN MOVE TO THE MUSIC HALL AND ASSEMBLY ROOM IN EDINBURGH ON OCTOBER 5, AND TO THE ALBANY HOTEL IN BIRMINGHAM ON OCTOBER 7.
EACH EVENT WILL CONSIST OF A RECEPTION FOR ABOUT 600 GUESTS, DURING WHICH THERE WILL BE A STAGE PRESENTATION COMPRISING
A 25-MINUTE AUDIO-VISUAL SHOW AND A LARGE VARIETY OF CHINESE DANCES BY THE JING YING TROUPE. MISS CHAN MAN-CHEONG OF THE DEPARTMENT'S MUSIC OFFICE WILL ALSO PRESENT A SOLO PIPA PERFORMANCE.
THE AUDIO-VISUAL SHOW WILL INTRODUCE A PANORAMA OF HONG KONG TO BRITISH GUESTS, WHO WILL BE TOP PEOPLE IN GOVERNMENT, THE PROFESSIONS, COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, AS WELL AS THE MEDIA. IT WILL EMPHASISE THE IMPORTANCE TO BRITAIN OF ITS TRADE WITH HONG KONG.
THE JING YING TROUPE WILL RETURN TO HONG KONG ON OCTOBER 15.
WELL AND STREAM WATER HYGIENE CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED
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THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAS LAUNCHED A WATER HYGIENE CAMPAIGN IN WHICH VILLAGERS AND PICNICKERS ARE ADVISED NOT TO DRINK UNBOILED OR UNCHLORINATED WELL AND STREAM WATER.
A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN TODAY (SUNDAY) SAID THAT HEALTH INSPECTORS ARE NOW VISITING VILLAGES TO ADVISE RESIDENTS ON PRECAUTIONS SUCH AS DISINFECTING STORED WATER AND, IF NO POTABLE WATER IS AVAILABLE, TO BOIL OR DISINFECT WELL OR STREAM WATER.
HE SAID THAT INFORMATION LEAFLETS ON THESE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES ARE BEING DISTRIBUTED TO THE VILLAGERS.
POSTERS ARE ALSO PUT UP NEAR STANDPIPES TO REMIND VILLAGERS NOT TO DRINK WELL WATER.
MEANWHILE, NTSD STAFF ARE CHLORINATING ABOUT 170 WELLS LIKELY TO BE USED BY VILLAGERS IN THE REMOTE AREAS.