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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1978

15TH SCHOOLS DANCE FESTIVAL TO BE HELD NEXT YEAR

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THE 15TH SCHOOLS DANCE FESTIVAL WILL BE HELD BETWEEN FEBRUARY 21 AND MARCH 13, NEXT YEAR, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY.

PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS, INCLUDING THOSE FOR PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN ARE INVITED TO TAKE PART IN THE FESTIVAL WHICH IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE HONG KONG SCHOOLS SPORTS ASSOCIATION AND THE NEW TERRITORIES SCHOOLS SPORTS ASSOCIATION.

THE ITEMS INCLUDED IN THE FESTIVAL ARE WESTERN FOLK OR NATIONAL DANCES, ORIENTAL DANCE AND CREATIVE DANCE.

THERE WILL BE THREE SECTIONS THE LOWER PRIMARY SECTION FOR PRIMARY 1 TO 3, THE UPPER PRIMARY SECTION FOR PRIMARY 4 TO 6, AND THE SECONDARY SECTION FOR FORM 1 AND ABOVE.

A PANEL OF ADJUDICATORS WILL GIVE ASSESSMENT, AND NO SPECIAL POINTS WILL BE GIVEN TO PARTICIPATING TEAMS FOR SPECIAL COSTUMES AND PROPS IN ANY DANCE PERFORMANCE.

UNDER THE AWARDS SYSTEM, SCHOOLS WHICH OBTAIN 88 MARKS OR OVER WILL BE GIVEN AN HONOURS AWARD, SCHOOLS WHICH OBTAIN 81 TO 87 MARKS WILL BE GIVEN A HIGHLY COMMENDED AWARD, WHILE THOSE SCHOOLS WHICH OBTAIN 74 TO 80 MARKS WILL BE GIVEN A COMMENDED AWARD CERTIFICATE. FURTHERMORE, EACH PARTICIPATING SCHOOL WILL BE GIVEN A SOUVENIR PENNANT.

ON HONG KONG ISLAND, THE FESTIVAL WILL BE HELD AT CLEMENTI MIDDLE SCHOOL AT FORTRESS HILL ROAD, NORTH POINT, AND IN KOWLOON IT WILL BE HELD AT THE HONG KONG SZE YAP COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION WONG TAI SHAN MEMORIAL COLLEGE AT NAM CHEONG STREET.

IF THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING TEAMS FROM YUEN LONG AND TSUEN WAN IN THE NEW TERRITORIES IS 15 OR MORE, A SUITABLE VENUE WILL BE FOUND IN THE RESPECTIVE AREAS, BUT IF THE NUMBER IS LESS THAN 15, PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS WILL HAVE TO JOIN THE EVENT AT THE KOWLOON

VENUE.

ENTRY FORMS MUST BE RETURNED TO THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT NOT LATER THAN DECEMBER 15.