SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1984 -
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DANCE TREAT FOR 2 000
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SOME 2 000 PERSONS WERE GIVEN A TREAT OF ORIENTAL AND WESTERN DANCES AT TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL THIS (SUNDAY) EVENING.
THE DANCE PERFORMANCE EVENING WAS JOINTLY PRESENTED BY THE RECREATION AND SPORTS SERVICE OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT AND THE HONG KONG DANCE FEDERATION.
AMONG THE 16 PERFORMING DANCE TROUPES WERE THE RECREATION AND SPORTS SERVICE CHINESE DANCE TROUPE, THE HONG KONG DANCE COMPANY, THE HONG KONG SCHOOLS DANCE TEAM AND THE HONG KONG ACADEMY OF BALLET.
MR YEUNG PO-KWAN, AN UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, PRESENTED SOUVENIRS TO THE DANCERS DURING THE INTERMISSION.
ADDRESSING THE GATHERING, MR YEUNG SAID DANCE HAD BECOME ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN HONG KONG.
+ THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT AND THE HONG KONG DANCE FEDERATION HAVE ORGANISED VARIOUS TRAINING COURSES, SEMINARS, AND COMPETITIONS PROVIDING LOCAL DANCERS AMPLE OPPORTUNITIES TO DISPLAY THE IR TALENTS.
+THEY HAVE HELPED PROMOTE DANCE AND IMPROVE ITS GENERAL STANDARD, + HE SAID,
A SIMILAR PERFORMANCE WILL BE STAGED AT LUT SAU HALL IN YUEN LONG AT 7.30 PM NEXT SUNDAY (DECEMBER 9).
TICKET VOUCHERS FOR THE EVENT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE HEAD OFFICE OR DISTRICT OFFICES OF RSS.
BIG SHOW ENDS DISTRICT FESTIVAL
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A SPECTACULAR TWO-HOUR VARIETY SHOW PRESENTED BY RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG AT TSZ WAN SHAN MARKED THE CLOSING OF THE SECOND WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT FESTIVAL TONIGHT (SUNDAY).
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NIGHT'S PROGRAMME INCLUDE SONGS BY LEADING LOCAL ARTISTES, CHILDREN'S CHOIR SINGING, ORIENTAL DANCES AND OPERATIC PERFORMANCES, WHICH WILL BE TELEVISED AT 9.45 PM ON HKTVB JADE ON SATURDAY (DECEMBER 1).
OFFICIATING AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY, WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR PHILIP CHOK PRAISED THE ORGANISERS FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN MAKING THE FESTIVAL A SUCCESS.
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