SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1986
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CALLIGRAPHISTS SHOW THE IR TALENTS
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ABOUT 200 PEOPLE IN WONG TAI SIN, INCLUDING SCHOOL CHILDREN, YOUTHS AND OLD FOLK, TRIED OUT THEIR SKILLS IN CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY THIS (SATURDAY) MORNING.
THEY WERE TAKING PART IN A COMPETITION JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE WONG TIN SIN DISTRICT FESTIVAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE AND THE DISTRICT'S ARTS COUNCIL.
THE PARTICIPANTS WERE DIVIDED INTO THREE GROUPS: PRIMARY SCHOOL, SECONDARY SCHOOL, AND GENERAL PUBLIC.
THEY WILL FIVE WINNING ENTRIES WERE SELECTED. FROM EACH GROUP. BE DISPLAYED AMONG PIECES BY WELL-KNOWN CONTEMPORARY CALLIGRAPHERS AT THE CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY AND PAINTING EXHIBITION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 22-24.
THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT FESTIVAL WILL BE HELD FROM NOVEMBER 16 TO NOVEMBER 30.
SOUTHERN DISTRICT TO HOLD SINGING CONTEST
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MUSIC LOVERS IN SOUTHERN DISTRICT ARE BEING INVITED TO TAKE PART IN THE DISTRICT'S FIRST SINGING COMPETITION. IT IS OPEN TO PEOPLE AGED BETWEEN 15 AND 35.
THE COMPETITION IS SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD AND JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT'S ARTS AND CULTURE ASSOCIATION, MUSIC OFFICE AND THE URBAN COUNCIL TO COINCIDE WITH THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT FESTIVAL.
+THE FINAL WILL BE HELD ON DECEMBER 6 AS ONE OF THE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PROGRAMMES DURING THE DISTRICT FESTIVAL,+ A SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID.
ENTRY FORMS HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO SCHOOLS, VOLUNTARY AGENCIES AND REHABILITATION INSTITUTIONS IN THE DISTRICT.
FORMS CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED AT THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE AND SUB-OFFICES IN ABERDEEN CENTRE, WAH FU AND STANLEY, THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT ARTS AND CULTURE ASSOCIATION IN LE CHAK HOUSE, AP LE1 CHAU ESTATE, AND THE AP LEI CHAU COMMUNITY CENTRE.
ENTRIES CLOSE ON OCTOBER 27.
THE COMPETITION