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SUNDAY, JANUARY 7, 1979

EIGHTH OPEN DANCE PRIZE PRESENTATION CEREMONY

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A PRIZE-PRESENTATION CEREMONY AND WINNERS' PERFORMANCES OF THE EIGHTH OPEN DANCE CONTEST WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (MONDAY) AND TUESDAY EVENING IN THE CONCERT HALL, CITY HALL.

THE TERRITORY-WIDE DANCE CONTEST WAS HELD LAST DECEMBER WITH 111 TEAMS COMPRISING OVER 300 STUDENTS AND YOUTHS TAKING PART.

THE CONTEST WAS GROUPED INTO CHILDREN, YOUTH AND OPEN DIVISIONS AND THE COMPETITION EVENTS INCLUDED A VARIETY OF ORIENTAL AND WESTERN FOLK AND CLASSICAL DANCES.

A TOTAL OF 42 TEAMS WON IN THE VARIOUS EVENTS AND THEY WILL REPEAT THEIR WINNING PERFORMANCES DURING THE TWO PRIZE-PRESENTATION SESSIONS.

TO HIGHLIGHT THE OCCASION, A 20-MINUTE VARIETY SHOW HOSTED BY RTV ARTISTS AND DANCERS WILL FOLLOW THE PERFORMANCES BY 19 WINNING TEAMS TOMORROW EVENING.

MR. WONG LAM AND MISS JOYCE BENNETT, MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE CEREMONIES.

THE CONTEST WAS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICE (KWUN TONG), THE RECREATION AND SPORTS OFFICE (KWUN TONG) AND THE KWUN TONG SPORTS ASSOCIATION.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE PRIZE-PRESENTATION CEREMONY AND WINNERS' PERFORMANCES OF THE EIGHTH OPEN DANCE CONTEST TOMORROW (MONDAY) AND TUESDAY (JANUARY 9) AT 7 P.M. IN THE CONCERT HALL OF CITY HALL.

WATER CUT ***

THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (SUNDAY)

THAT FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN CAUSEWAY BAY WILL BE STOPPED FOR SEVEN HOURS FROM 11 P.M. ON TUESDAY (JANUARY 9) TO 6 A.M. ON WEDNESDAY (JANUARY 10) TO FACILITATE LEAKAGE TESTS.

THE AREA TO BE AFFECTED IS BOUNDED BY HYSAN AVENUE SUNNING ROAD, HOI PING ROAD, SUN WUI ROAD, IRVING STREET, KESWICK STREET. LINK ROAD, CAROLINE HILL ROAD, LEIGHTON ROAD FROM YEE WO STREET TO CAROLINE HILL ROAD AND THE HONG KONG STADIUM.