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FOR THE FOLLOWING SATURDAYS UNTIL JULY 28, PRELIMINARY COMPETITIONS WILL BE HELD IN THE OTHER 16 DISTRICTS.
THE 18-DISTRICT AMATEUR SINGING CONTEST IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG AND SING TAO NEWSPAPERS LIMITED.
⚫THE CONTEST IS TO ENCOURAGE LOCAL RESIDENTS TO TAKE ACTIVE ARTICIPATION IN DISTRICT ACTIVITIES SO AS TO STRENGTHEN THEIR ENSE OF BELONGING AND CONCERN TOWARDS LOCAL AFFAIRS,+ MR WONG SAID.
IN TUEN MỤN, HE SAID, THE LOCAL DISTRICT BOARD HAD MADE GREAT CONTRIBUTIONS TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BY SUPPORTING WELFARE SERVICES AND ORGANISING RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
TWELVE YOUNG AMATEURS, SELECTED FROM ABOUT 100 CONTESTANTS THROUGH A SERIES OF AUDITIONS, COMPETED FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE YAU OF TONG COMMUNITY AND INDOOR SPORTS CENTRE TONIGHT.
THE WINNER WILL REPRESENT TUEN MUN TO COMPETE WITH WINNERS OF 17 OTHER DISTRICTS IN A SEMI-FINAL ON AUGUST 11 WHEN NINE FINALISTS WILL BE CHOSEN FOR THE GRAND FINAL ON SEPTEMBER 8.
THE BEST PERFORMER IN THE GRAND FINAL WILL WIN A RECORDING CONTRACT AND OTHER WINNERS WILL BE AWARDED PRIZES WORTH MORE THAN $40 000.
INSIGNIA FOR SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC
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SIXTY-EIGHT PEOPLE DECORATED BY THE QUEEN FOR SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC WILL RECEIVE THEIR INSIGNIA FROM THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, AT A PRESENTATION CEREMONY TO BE HELD AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE AT 6 PM ON MONDAY (APRIL 9).
HEADING THE LIST OF RECIPIENTS ARE MR CHEN SHOU-LUM, UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS, AND MR PETER WILLIAMS, THE COMMISSIONER OF THE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION, BOTH OF WHOM WILL RECEIVE THE CBE.
NOTE TO EDITORS 1
A LIST OF THE RECIPIENTS AT THE INSIGNIA PRESENTATION MAY BE COLLECTED FROM THE GIS NEWS DIVISION AT 4 PM ON MONDAY (APRIL 9).
ONLY PHOTOGRAPHERS AND CAMERAMEN WITH SPECIAL PASSES WILL BE ADMITTED TO GOVERNMENT HOUSE. THEY SHOULD MEET GIS OFFICERS IN THE GUARD ROOM NOT LATER THAN 5.30 PM.
NEWSPAPERS WITHOUT SUCH PASSES WILL BE ABLE TO OBTAIN PHOTOGRAPHS BY MAKING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SUPPLY OF PRINTS WITH MING YUEN STUDIO, 22 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, TEL. 5-224310.
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