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FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1987
SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1975, THE EMPLOYMENT GUIDANCE COMMITTEE HAS SUCCESSFULLY FOUND JOBS FOR 2,705 VICTIMS OF DRUG ADDICTION AND HELPED THEM RE-ENTER SOCIETY.
THE DONATION WAS THE SEVENTH ANNUAL ONE FROM THE LOK SIN TONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY, KOWLOON TO THE COMMITTEE.
SCHOOLS CHINESE DANCE TEAM TO PERFORM IN CANADA
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THE HONG KONG SCHOOLS CHINESE DANCE TEAM WILL SHOW ITS PACE THE LANDMARK ON SUNDAY (JUNE 7) BETWEEN 2.30 PM AND 3.15 PM BEFORE LEAVING FOR A 10-DAY TOUR OF VANCOUVER IN CANADA ON TUESDAY (JUNE 9).
THE PERFORMANCE WILL FEATURE DANCES ENTITLED SONG OF HARVEST (KOREAN), THE SPRING OF ZIANGIANG, THE FISH (TAI TRIBE), MURAL FAIRY (CLASSIC) AND THE DANCE OF SEEDLING (HAN TRIBE).
SUNDAY'S PERFORMANCE AND THE OVERSEAS TRIP ARE JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE HONG KONG SCHOOLS SPORTS COUNCIL AND SPONSORED BY THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB, HONG KONG LAND COMPANY LIMITED, JARDINE MATHESON COMPANY LIMITED. LAW'S FOUNDATION TRUST, JAPAN AIR LINES AND HONG KONG BANK.
THE DANCERS COMPRISING TWO BOYS AND SIX GIRLS ARE FROM CHIAO MIDDLE SCHOOL, MUNSANG COLLEGE, FUNG KAI SECONDARY SCHOOL, KONG SZE YAP COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION WONG ΤΑΙ MEMORIAL COLLEGE, SACRED HEART CANOSSIAN COLLEGE, S.K.H. BISHOP JUBILEE SCHOOL AND ST. MARGARET GIRLS' SCHOOL (KOWLOON)
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MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG SCHOOLS CHINESE DANCE TEAM WERE SELECTED AMONG THE BEST STUDENT DANCERS OF THE SCHOOL DANCE FESTIVAL HELD ANNUALLY IN JANUARY.
IN VANCOUVER, THE TEAM WILL ATTEND THE 30TH INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR HEALTH PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND RECREATION WORLD CONFERENCE AT WHICH SEMINARS AND PERFORMANCES IN CHINESE DANCE WILL BE GIVEN.
THE TEAM HAS WON WIDE ACCLAIM IN ITS PREVIOUS OVERSEAS PERFORMANCES IN CANADA, ENGLAND, GREECE, ISRAEL, JAPAN AND SPAIN IN THE PAST FEW YEARS.
APART FROM OVERSEAS TOURS, THE TEAM ALSO PERFORMS REGULARLY AT VARIOUS LOCAL VENUES DURING FESTIVALS. THEY ALSO FORMED THE BACKBONE OF A SPECTACULAR MASS DANCE OF 300 STUDENTS STAGED AT THE HONG KONG COLISEUM DURING THE VISIT OF THE QUEEN.
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