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FRIDAY,

JULY 22, 1978

GOLD

- KCNE DANCERS SCORE SUCCESS IN CANAD

KONG

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G KONG SCHOOLS CHINESE DANCE TEAM TODAY ADDED A DASH

THE FESTIVAL CITY OF EDMONTON IN CANADA WHICH IS

O ANNUAL KLONDIKE DAY IN REMEMBRANCE OF ITS PIONEERING ERA.

THE NICE TEAM GAVE A RARE TREAT OF ORIENTAL CULTURE TO AN APPRECIATIVE CROWD OF OVER 1,200 DURING THE 2-1/2 HOUR SHOW.

THE PROGRAMME INCLUDED SUCH TRADITIONAL ITEMS AS THE WATER SLEEVES, SICE POUNDING AND DRUM DANCES, BUT THE DANCE THAT MOST ENTHRALLED THE SPECTATORS WAS THE SONG OF THE SUNFLOWERS, WHICH RECEIVED THUNDEROUS APPLAUSE FOR ITS GRACE AND CHARM.

+1 A EXTREMELY IMPRESSED WITH THE FINESSE OF THE HONG KONG TEST EVER EXPECTED A STUDENT TEAM TO ACHIEVE SUCH HIGH PROFESSIOLAL STANDARDS+, REMARKED MR. ALLAN LUND, A RENOWNED CHOREOGRAPHER AND THE STAGING DIRECTOR OF FESTIVAL 78.

THE HONG KONG TEAM GAVE ITS FIRST FULL PROGRAMME ON WEDNESDAY, FOR THE DANCE AND CHILD CONFERENCE, PERFORMING TO A FULL HOUSE IN THE STUDENTS UNION THEATRE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALEERTA. A GIZEPELE CROWD OF LATE-COMERS HAD TO EE TURNED AWAY.

THE AUDIENCE REACTED ENTHUSIASTICALLY TO THE VERY RICH VARIETY OF CHINESE CLASSICAL AND FOLK DANCE. THE HUMOROUS LION DANCE AND THE COLOURFUL AND SPECTACULAR GRAND FINALE RECEIVED A STANDING CV'TION AND. FOUP CUSTAINS CALLS..

AT THE C OF PERFORMANCE

HONE...

A GROUP OF CHINESE STUDENTS FRO"

AITED FOR HALF AN HOUR TO GREET THE DANCERS AND CHAT .ITH THEM. THEY ENQUIRED ABOUT THE WELL-BEING OF THE DANCERS AD EXCHANGED INFORMATION.ON CANADA AND HONG KONG.

COMBINED EFFORT NEEDED TO MEET NEEDS OF ELDERLY, SAYS AKERS-JONES

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HONG KONG'S GROWING SOCIAL DEMAND FOR SERVICES TO THE ELDERLY CAN ONLY BE KET BY COMBINED EFFORTS OF THE GOVERNMENT, MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS.

THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR. DAVID AKERS-JONES, SAID THIS TODAY AT THE 9TH TERM INAUGURATION CERENCY OF DIRECTORS OF THE CHUNG SHAK HEI (CHEUNG CHAU) HOME FOR THE AGED HELD AT THE CITY HALL RESTAURANT.

MR. AKERS-JONES SAID: THE GOVERMENT HAS BEEN ENDEAVOURING TO MEET THIS DEMAND. IT INTRODUCED AN OLD AGE ALLOWANCE WHICH IS AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE OVER 75-YEARS-CLD AND THERE ARS CURRENTLY PROPOSALS TO REDUCE THE AGE LIMIT BY FIVE YEARS TC 70.

/+AN OLD AGE