THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1984
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SINGING CONTEST IN TUEN MUN
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TWELVE YOUNG AMATEURS IN TUEN MUN WILL BE ABLE TO SHOW THEIR SINGING TALENT AT THE DISTRICT'S CONTEST ON SATURDAY (APRIL 7) EVENING.
TUEN MUN IS THE SECOND OF THE 18 DISTRICTS TO HOLD THE PRELIMINARY SINGING CONTEST, THE FIRST BEING SHA TIN WHICH HELD THE PRELIMINARY LAST SUNDAY.
THE 18-DISTRICT AMATEUR SINGING CONTEST IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG AND SING TAO NEWSPAPERS LIMITED AS PART OF A PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN FOR THE REGISTRATION EXERCISE FOR NEXT YEAR'S DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS.
PRELIMINARY SINGING CONTESTS IN OTHER DISTRICTS WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE NEXT FOUR MONTHS.
IN TUEN MUN, MORE THAN 100 ENTRIES WERE RECEIVED.
THE CHAMPION OF THE SATURDAY CONTEST WILL REPRESENT TUEN MUN TO COMPETE WITH WINNERS OF 17 OTHER DISTRICTS IN A SEMI-FINAL ON AUGUST 11.
A GRAND FINAL WILL BE HELD AT THE HONG KONG COLISEUM ON SEPTEMBER 8 WHEN NINE FINALISTS WILL COMPETE FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
THE BEST PERFORMER IN THE GRAND FINAL WILL WIN A RECORDING CONTRACT WITH A LEADING LOCAL COMPANY, WHILE OTHER WINNERS WILL RECEIVE PRIZES WORTH MORE THAN $40 000.
MORE THAN 2 500 COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED FOR SATURDAY'S SHOW TO BE HELD AT THE YAN OI TONG COMMUNITY AND INDOOR SPORTS CENTRE, STARTING AT 8 PM.
THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MR CHRISTOPHER WONG, THE CHAIRMAN OF YAN OI TONG, MR YIP HING-CHUNG AND THE CHAIRMAN OF TUEN MUN ARTS PROMOTION ASSOCIATION, MR TANG TUNG-CHIU WILL BE THE OFFICIATING GUESTS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT AMATEUR SINGING CONTEST TO BE HELD AT 8 PM ON SATURDAY (APRIL 7) AT THE YAN 01 TONG COMMUNITY AND INDOOR SPORTS CENTRE IN TUEN MUN.
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