TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1982.
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1983 BALLROOM DANCE CONTEST
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DANCE ENTHUSIASTS ARE INVITED TO TAKE PART IN AN OPEN DANCE CONTEST TO BE HELD ON SUNDAY (JANUARY 16).
OPEN TO AMATEUR DANCERS AGED 18 OR ABOVE, THE CONTEST IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE (RSS) OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT AND THE HONG KONG DANCING ASSOCIATION.
THE COMPETITION IS DIVIDED INTO FOUR CATEGORIES. PARTICIPANTS JOINING ANY ONE OF THE CATEGORIES CAN CHOOSE BETWEEN THE MODERN BRANCH AND THE LATIN BRANCH.
THOSE ENTERING THE MODERN BRANCH WILL PERFORM EITHER WALTZ, FOXTROT, QUICK STEP OR TANGO AND FOR THE LATIN BRANCH EITHER RUMBA, CHA CHA, JIVE OR SAMBA.
A RSS SPOKESMAN SAID THE AIM OF THE CONTEST IS TO PROMOTE DANCE IN HONG KONG AND TO FOSTER A CLEAR CONCEPT OF SOCIAL DANCE AMONG THE PUBLIC.
PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED TO THE FIRST, SECOND AND THE THIRD WINNERS AS WELL AS THREE OTHER OUTSTANDING PERFORMERS OF EACH CATEGORY.
THE CONTEST WILL TAKE PLACE AT MACPHERSON STADIUM, MONG KOK FROM 7 PM TO 10 PM.
APPLICATION FORMS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE RSS HEAD OFFICE AND ITS 19 DISTRICT OFFICES, THE HONG KONG DANCING ASSOCIATION AND ANY OF ITS AFFILIATED TEACHERS. APPLICATION IS FREE OF CHARGE.
FURTHER ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE AT 0-295949 OR 5-458511.
TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE IN SHAU KEI WAN
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MONG LUNG STREET BETWEEN KENG SHAN LANE AND YUEN HING LANE WILL BE TEMPORARILY CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FROM 10 AM ON THURSDAY (DECEMBER 9) FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MTR SHAU KEI WAN STATION.
DURING THE CLOSURE, VEHICLES TRAVELLING TOWARDS THE SHIPYARDS AT ALDRICH BAY WILL BE DIVERTED VIA THE NEW ACCESS ROAD ADJACENT TO NAM ON STREET BUS TERMINUS.
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