MONDAY, MAY 25, 1987
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NEW DRAGON BOATS TO BE LAUNCHED IN TAI PO
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TWO NEWLY-BUILT DRAGON BOATS WILL BE LAUNCHED AT A CEREMONY AT THE TAI WONG YEH TEMPLE IN YUEN CHAU TSAI, TAI PO, ON WEDNESDAY (MAY 27).
THE DRAGON BOATS WILL BE USED IN THIS YEAR'S TAI PO DRAGON BOAT RACE TO BE HELD ON SUNDAY,
THE LAUNCHING CEREMONY WILL BE FOLLOWED BY AN EXHIBITION RACE BY WINNING TEAMS OF THE LAST YEAR'S RACE.
OFFICIATING AT THE CEREMONY WILL BE THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, DR LAWRENCE LEE.
NOTE TO EDITORS.
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE LAUNCHING CEREMONY AT THE TAI WONG YEH TEMPLE IN YUEN CHAU TSAI, TAI PO AT 10 AM ON WEDNESDAY.
SOUTHERN DISTRICT YOUTH CHOIR SEEKS NEW MEMBERS
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YOUNG MUSIC LOVERS IN SOUTHERN DISTRICT WHO ARE OVER 18 YEARS OLD ARE WELCOME TO JOIN THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT YOUTH CHOIR.
*THE CHOIR, OPEN TO ALL YOUNGSTERS WHO LIKE SINGING, IS IN PARTICULAR LOOKING FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE SOME KNOWLEDGE IN MUSIC THEORY, VOCALISM OR CAN PLAY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS,+ A DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID.
*THE PRACTISING HOURS OF THE CHOIR ARE FROM 7 PM TO 9 PM EVERY SUNDAY,+ HE ADDED.
THE CHOIR IS MANAGED BY THE DISTRICT'S ARTS AND CULTURE ASSOCIATION WITH THE SPONSORSHIP OF THE DISTRICT BOARD. SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT IN 1983, THE CHOIR HAS PERFORMED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS IN THE DISTRICT AND RECEIVED WARM SUPPORT.
APPLICATION FORMS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE IN ABERDEEN CENTRE AND THE ARTS AND CULTURE ASSOCIATIONS'S OFFICE AT LEI CHAK HOUSE, AP LEI CHAU ESTATE.
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