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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1976

SCHOOLS' DANCE FESTIVAL GETS BIGGER

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MORE THAN 2,700 STUDENTS FROM 241 TEAMS TOOK PART IN THE TWELFTH SCHOOLS DANCE FESTIVAL THIS YEAR COMPARED WITH ONLY 240 STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN 1965 WHEN THE FESTIVAL STARTED.

WITH THE FESTIVAL GETTING BIGGER EVERY YEAR IT WAS NECESSARY TO BOOK THE CONCERT HALL OF THE CITY HALL FOR THE WHOLE OF THIS WEEK IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE PRIZE WINNERS' CONCERTS, THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR. KENNETH TOPLEY TOLD THE AUDIENCE AT THIS EVENING'S CONCERT.

HE CONGRATULATED THE PERFORMERS ON THEIR SUCCESS AND URGED THEM TO CONTINUE THEIR DANCING.

MR. TOPLEY SAID +THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT THE QUALITY OF CLASSICAL AND FOLK DANCE HAS RISEN CONSIDERABLY AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THIS SCHOOLS' DANCE FESTIVAL.

+OUR DANCERS PERFORMED FOR HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN LAST YEAR, AND THIS YEAR WE HAVE ACCEPTED AN INVITATION TO SEND A SCHOOLS' CHINESE DANCE TEAM TO THE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF YOUTH ORCHESTRAS AND PERFORMING ARTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. A HONG KONG SCHOOLS' CHINESE DANCE TEAM HAS BEEN FORMED AND HAS ALMOST RAISED THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF MONEY TO GO.+

THE SCHOOLS' DANCE FESTIVAL IS SPONSORED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE TWO SCHOOLS SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

CONTRACT SIGNING CEREMONY FOR SECOND MENTAL HOSPITAL

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THE FIRST CONTRACT FOR THE $64 MILLION SECOND MENTAL HOSPITAL AT LAI CHI KOK WILL BE SIGNED AT 10.30 A.M. TOMORROW (THURSDAY) IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT'S ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE.

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND YOUR REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE OCCASION.

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD ASSEMBLE AT 10.15 A.M. IN THE LIFT LOBBY OF THE 12TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, WHERE THEY WILL BE MET BY P.W.D. INFORMATION OFFICERS.

PROJECT ARCHITECTS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS AFTER THE CONTRACT SIGNING CEREMONY, AND GIVE DETAILS OF THE HOSPITAL.