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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1979

DRAMA AND TV SCRIPT-WRITING COMPETITION

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THE WINNERS OF A COMMUNITY-WIDE YOUTH DRAMA AND TELEVISION SCRIPT-WRITING COMPETITION WILL EMERGE ON SATURDAY EVENING AT THE FINAL ROUND AT THE BAPTIST COLLEGE'S ACADEMIC COMMUNITY HALL.

THE WINNING TV SCRIPT WILL BE ADOPTED BY RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG, WHILE THE WINNER AND RUNNERS-UP OF THE YOUTH DRAMA AND SCRIPT-WRITING COMPETITION WILL BE AWARDED VALUABLE PRIZES.

THE SECRETARY FOR SOCIAL SERVICES, MR. E.P. HO, WILL PRESENT PRIZES AFTER THE WINNERS ARE PICKED BY JUDGES COMPRISING PROFESSIONALS FROM THE LOCAL DRAMA AND SCRIPT-WRITING CIRCLES.

THE TWO-PRONG COMPETITION IS ORGANISED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, RTHK AND THE URBAN COUNCIL'S REPERTORY THEATRE AND SPONSORED BY THE KOWLOON LIONS CLUB CENTRAL.

IT FORMS PART OF THE CURRENT FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION CAMPAIGN JOINTLY LAUNCHED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES TO FOSTER STRONG FAMILY TIES THROUGH BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF EACH ONE'S ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY IN THE FAMILY.

WITH ITS THEME CENTERED AROUND THREE CONCEPTS RELATING TO THE YOUTH — +FAMILY, GROWTH AND SELF THE COMPETITION HAS DRAWN 33 GROUPS IN ITS DRAMA SECTION AND 96 ENTRIES IN THE SCRIPT-WRITING SECTION SINCE LAST NOVEMBER.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE FINAL ROUND AND PRIZE-PRESENTATION CEREMONY OF THE YOUTH DRAMA AND TV SCRIPT-WRITING COMPETITION AT 7.30 P.M. ON SATURDAY AT THE BAPTIST COLLEGE'S ACADEMIC COMMUNITY HALL, KOWLOON.

INVITATION CARDS FROM THE COMPETITION'S ORGANISING COMMITTEE WILL BE DISTRIBUTED IN G.I.S. PRESS BOXES, FIFTH FLOOR, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, THIS (THURSDAY) EVENING.

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