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"I AM, LOOKING FORWARD TO THE BEATING RETREAT. I THINK IT WILL BRING ME BACK TO MY YOUNGER DAYS WHEN I USED TO PLAY AROUND THE FORT, MADAME TAI SAID.
WHILE THE BEATING RETREAT CEREMONY COULD BE TRACED BACK TO THE 16TH CENTURY WHEN DRUMMERS WERE USED TO ORDER TROOPS TO WITHDRAW FROM THE BATTLES AND RETURN TO DEFENDED LINES, THE INNOVATIVE USE OF TUNG CHUNG FORT AS THE BACKDROP WILL CREATE AN IMPRESSIVE VISUAL IMPACT, AND AN ATMOSPHERE BEFITTING THE SOLEMN BUT GRAND MILITARY EVENT FOR VIEWERS, ESPECIALLY MADAME TAI. AN OLD FRIEND OF THE FORCE AND THE FORT.
OTHER THAN MUSICAL DISPLAYS AND PRECISION DRILLS, THE PROGRAMME WILL ALSO INCLUDE TRADITIONAL FAN DANCE PERFORMED BY THE POLICE WOMEN'S CHINESE DANCE CLUB.
TICKETS FOR THE TWO PUBLIC NIGHTS, PRICED AT $30. $80, $120 AND $250, ARE NOW ON SALE AT THE POLICE WELFARE BRANCH (5-8041111} IN WAN CHAI, POLICE SPORTS AND RECREATION CLUB (3-7780258) IN SAI YEUNG CHOI STREET, NEW TERRITORIES REGIONAL WELFARE OFFICE (0-48722701 KWAI CHUNG AND ALL DISTRICT POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS OFFICES.
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PROCEEDS OF THE SHOWS WILL GO TO THE HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR
REHABILITATION.
*SING AND CLEAN' SONG CONTEST FOR FILIPINOS
A "SING AND CLEAN" SONG CONTEST FOR FILIPINOS ORGANISED BY THE DIOCESAN PASTORAL CENTRE FOR FILIPINOS WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (SUNDAY) AT CHATER GARDEN IN CENTRAL.
THE CONTEST REPRESENTS THE CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE CENTRE AND THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY TO THE KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN CAMPAIGN. IT IS ALSO THE FOLLOW-UP TO A SERIES OF CLEAN-UP OPERATIONS HELD ON SUNDAYS SINCE OCTOBER LAST YEAR.
THE CONTEST WILL START WITH THE JUNIOR SECTION, TO BE FOLLOWED. BY THE SENIOR SECTION. EACH SECTION HAS SIX CONTESTANTS.
A SOUVENIR PRESENTATION CEREMONY WILL BE HELD DURING A BREAK AFTER THE JUNIOR SECTION COMPETITION.
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