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GOLD MEDALS FOR ELDERLY TRIO
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THREE ELDERLY WOMEN IN WAN CHAI WHOSE AGES TOTAL 300 YEARS OLD WILL EACH RECEIVE A GOLD MEDAL TO CELEBRATE THEIR LONGEVITY.
THE TRIO - CHAN HA (106), TSOR SAM-MUT (97) AND WONG FOON (97) - ARE THE OLDEST AMONG 300 LOCAL RESIDENTS, OVER 81 YEARS OF AGE, WHO WILL BE TREATED TO A DINNER PARTY TOMORROW (FRIDAY) EVENING AT THE CHINA RESTAURANT ON HENNESSY ROAD.
THE PARTY, STARTING AT 3 PM WITH PERFORMANCES BY TELEVISION AND MOVIE STARS, WILL MARK THE END OF THE +WAN CHAI RESPECT FOR THE AGED MONTH+ WHICH WAS ORGANISED BY A SPECIAL COMMITTEE, OF WHICH THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MR FRANCIS HO, IS THE HONORARY PRESIDENT.
THE EVENT, HELD ANNUALLY SINCE 1968, IS AIMED AT PAYING SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO THE SENIOR CITIZENS WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED GREATLY TO THE COMMUNITY.
OTHER ACTIVITIES ORGANISED DURING THE MONTH INCLUDED A VISIT TO A HOME FOR THE AGED IN CHAI WAN, A FREE FILM SHOW AND A TEA PARTY FOR MORE THAN 1 300 PEOPLE AGED BETWEEN 65 AND 80.
ALSO ATTENDING THE DINNER PARTY WILL BE CHAIRMAN OF THE URBAN COUNCIL, MR HILTON CHEONG-LEEN, THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR TONY COOPER, AND SEVERAL DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE WELCOME TO COVER THE GOLD MEDAL PRESENTATION CEREMONY TO BE HELD AT 7 PM TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AT THE CHINA RESTAURANT ON HENNESSY ROAD.
YOUTH ORCHESTRA TO PRESENT CONCERT
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THE ISLAND YOUTH CHINESE ORCHESTRA OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT'S MUSIC OFFICE WILL PRESENT A CONCERT ON SATURDAY (JANUARY 29) IN CELEBRATION OF ITS THIRD ANNIVERSARY.
THE CONCERT WILL BE HELD AT SHOUSON THEATRE, HONG KONG ARTS CENTRE, STARTING AT 8 PM. THE PROGRAMME WILL INCLUDE POPULAR CHINESE ORCHESTRAL WORKS AND SOLD ITEMS ON THE ER-HU, YANG-CHIN, CHENG AND LIEU-YI-CHIN, WITH MR LAM SI-KWAN AND MR QIAN YONG-LI AS CONDUCTORS.
FREE ADMISSION TICKETS MAY BE OBTAINED AT ALL MUSIC CENTRES OF THE MUSIC OFFICE. FOR ENQUIRIES, PLEASE CALL 5-283257.
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