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MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 1989
WINNERS OF C AND W DISTRICT SINGING CONTEST SELECTED
COMPETED IN THE FINALS OF THE FIVE GROUPS AND 13 SOLOISTS
SINGING CONTEST LAST SEVENTH CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT
(SUNDAY) NIGHT AT THE THEATRE OF SHEUNG WAN CIVIC CENTRE.
AND WESTERN THE COMPETITION, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE CENTRAL
THE MUSIC OFFICE, THE OFFICE,
URBAN DISTRICT BOARD, THE DISTRICT
WAS AIMED AT COUNCIL AND THE DISTRICT'S CULTURE AND ARTS ASSOCIATION, PROMOTING INTEREST IN SINGING AMONG THE PUBLIC.
THE SINGING
CLASSICAL SONG - SOLO
-
WAS CONTEST
SECTION,
DIVIDED POP/FOLK
INTO SONG
-
THREE
SOLO
CATEGORIES: SECTION AND
POP/FOLK SONG - GROUP SECTION.
FROM
RESIDENTS ABOUT 200
THE EVENT HAD RECEIVED VERY GOOD RESPONSE FROM LOCAL OVER THE YEARS.
WERE SELECTED THIS YEAR'S FINALISTS ENTRANTS AT AN AUDITION HELD IN DECEMBER.
—
SOLO SECTION IS MISS CHIK
SONG
AND SECTION
SOLO
THE WINNER OF THE CLASSICAL SONG
POP/FOLK FOR THE WINNERS
GROUP SECTION ARE MISS CHAN YUK-LING AND THE CUCKOO.
WING-SHEUNG.
POP/FOLK SONG
-
THE FIRST AND SECOND RUNNERS-UP IN EACH THE CHAMPION AND
PRIZES OF $1,000, $700 AND SECTION WERE AWARDED TROPHIES AND CASH $500 RESPECTIVELY. ALL FINALISTS WERE ALSO GIVEN SOUVENIRS.
THE MUSIC
OFFICIATING AT THE CONTEST, MUSIC OFFICE, MISS LOLLY CHIU, POINTED OUT THAT PROVED TO BE A POPULAR EVENT IN THE DISTRICT.
ADMINISTRATOR
OF
THE HAD
THE COMPETITION
QUALIFIED FOR I MUST CONGRATULATE ALL CONTESTANTS FOR HAVING
EFFORT TOWARDS TONIGHT'S FINAL. MANY OF THEM MUST HAVE DEVOTED MUCH
I WOULD LIKE TO WISH THEIR PRESENT STANDARD. ATTAINING CONTINUED SUCCESS, MISS CHIU SAID.
THE FINALS
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ALSO FEATURED
GUEST
"BEYOND" AND POP SINGER MR HO KWOK-SING.
THEM
PERFORMANCES
BY 'THE
BAND
ALSO
ATTENDING
THE
DISTRICT OFFICER
OF
THE
KAM-PING; URBAN COUNCILLOR, MR MEMBER, MR YUEN BUN-KEUNG.
CHOW
EVENT LAST NIGHT
WESTERN AND CENTRAL
WAI – KEUNG;
WERE THE
DISTRICT,
AND
ASSISTANT
MISS LAM
DISTRICT BOARD
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