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FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1983
REHEARSAL WITH A DIFFERENCE
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THIRTY MEMBERS OF THE SAI KUNG CHILDREN'S CHOIR WILL REHEARSE +ODE TO TUNG LUNG ISLAND+ ON SUNDAY (MAY 29) ON THE ISLAND. ITSELF.
THE SINGING TRIP IS DEING ARRANGED FOR THE CHILDREN TO PRACTISE THE NUMBER WHICH THEY WILL PERFORM ON JUNE 19 AT THE ACADEMIC. COMMUNITY HALL TO MARK THE CHOIR'S FOURTH ANNIVERSARY.
THE SONG COMPOSER, MR YIP YEE-KWONG, ONCE VISITED THE ISLAND, SOUTH OF TIN NA PENINSULA IN CLEAR WATER BAY, AND WAS ATTRACTED BY THE ROCK CARVINGS AND THE RELICS AT THE TỪNG LUNG FORT. HE LATER RECORDED THESE HISTORIC TREASURES IN A SONG.
THE TUNG LUNG CARVINGS ARE SAID TO BE MORE THAN 3 000 YEARS OLD, WHILE THE FORT WAS BUILT IN THE CHING DYNASTY AND MANNED BY A SMALL DETACHMENT FROM THE TAI PING GARRISON TO CONTROL TRADING SHIPS AND TO PROTECT THEM FROM PIRATES.
ORGANISER OF THE TRIP, MR VAN HON-CHEUNG, SAID THE OUTING WOULD ENABLE CHOIR MEMBERS, BETWEEN THE AGES OF SEVEN AND 14, TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THESE HISTORIC TREASURES,
THE CHILDREN'S CHOIR, SPONSORED BY THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT BOARD, WAS FORMED IN 1979 ́ TO EDUCATE AND TRAIN LOCAL CHILDREN WITH MUSICAL TALENT.
THE ANNIVERSARY CONCERT WILL BE HELD AT 7.30 PM ON JUNE 19 IN THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY HALL, KOWLOON TONG.
TICKETS AT $5 EACH ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT THE AC HALL AND THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICE, FIRST FLOOR, SAN PO KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICES.
LECTURE ON PHYSICAL FITNESS ****
THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT IS ORGANISING A SEMINAR CN +THE IMPORTANCE OF PHYSICAL FITNESS AND HOW TO ATTAIN IT+.ON SUNDAY (MAY 29) IN THE ACADEMY ROOMS OF THE HARBOUR VIEW HOLIDAY INN IN TSIM SHA TSUI,
THE GUEST SPEAKER AT THE SEMINAR WILL BE A WELL-KNOWN AMERICAN EXERCISE-PHYSIOLOGIST, PROFESSOR JAMES SKINNER,
PROFESSOR SKINNER'S TALK WILL BE PRECEDED ́BY AN OPENING ADDRESS BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE, MR BARRIE WIGGHAM.
FOLLOWING THE 75-MINUTE LECTURE, A DISCUSSION SESSION WILL BE
HELD.
REPRESENTATIVES OF VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICIALS SPORTS ORGANISATIONS HAVE BEEN INVITED TO ATTEND.
PROFESSOR SKINNER HAS WRITTEN MORE THAN 30 ARTH CONTRIBUTING CHAPTERS AND BOOKS ON PHYSIOLOGY -- PARTICULARLY IN RELATION TO HEALTH AND FITNESS. HE HAS ALSO LECTURED IN FRENCH AND GERMAN.
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