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THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1981

THE CROSS-COUNTRY RACE, AN ANNUAL EVENT ORGANISED BY SHEUNG SHUI SPORTS ASSOCIATION, WILL ALSO BE HELD ON THE CLOSING DAY OF THE CELEBRATIONS,

IT WILL BE OPEN TO ALL HONG KONG RESIDENTS AGED OVER 16. THE 10-KILOMETRE ROUTE WILL START FROM PING CHE AND FINISH AT SHEK WU HUI PLAYGROUND.

ANTI-NARCOTICS SINGING CONTEST GRAND FINAL

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THE FINAL OF THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS SINGING COMPETITION WILL BE HELD THIS SATURDAY (JANUARY 24) AT 8 PM IN THE AUDITORIUM OF THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL.

THE COMPETITION, WHICH IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND ORGANISED BY ACAN AND SPONSORED BY THE MUSIC OFFICE, RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG AND TOM LEE PIANO COMPANY, IS AIMED AT PROMOTING AND PUBLICISING ANTI-NARCOTICS MESSAGES.

APART FROM THE EIGHT FINALISTS WHO COMPRISE SIX SOLOISTS AND TWO GROUPS, THE TSUEN WAN CHILDREN'S CHOIR AND MR WILLIAM CHAN, A LOCAL FOLK SINGER, WILL ENTERTAIN THE AUDIENCE. MR ERIC NG, ŔTHK DISC JOCKEY, WILL BE THE MASTER OF CEREMONIES.

MR LEWIS DAVIES, SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, WILL PRESENT SOUVENIRS TO THE ADJUDICATORS, WHO INCLUDE SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, WELL-KNOWN SINGERS, SONGWRITERS AND A DISC JOCKEY.

MR ROBERT SUN, DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES, WILL PRESENT TROPHIES TO THE WINNERS OF THE SINGING COMPETITION AND SOUVENIRS TO THE OTHER FINALISTS.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE WELCOME TO COVER THE EVENT. TRANSPORT WILL BE AVAILABLE ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED BASIS. AN 11-SEATER GOVERNMENT VEHICLE (AM 2840) WILL LEAVE THE SIDE ENTRANCE TO THE PENINSULA HOTEL (OPPOSITE YMCA BUILDING) ON HANKOW ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI, AT 7 PM SHARP.

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