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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1981

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BALLET INSTRUCTORS WANTED BY SAI KUNG

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SAI KUNG DISTRICT ADVSORY BOARD IS LOOKING FOR PART-TIME STAFF TO TEACH BALLET TO CHILDREN OF THE DISTRICT STARTING IN APRIL.

THE VACANCIES ARE FOR AN INSTRUCTOR, AN ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR AND A PIANIST.

THEY WILL BE REQUIRED ON SATURDAY OR SUNDAY AFTERNOONS FOR THREE HOURS TO CONDUCT CLASSES FOR CHILDREN AGED BETWEEN EIGHT AND 12.

THERE WILL BE THREE CLASSES EACH OF ABOUT 30 STUDENTS.

THE BALLET INSTRUCTOR SHOULD HAVE A ROYAL SCHOOL OF BALLET CERTIFICATE, WHILE THE ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR SHOULD BE EXPERIENCED IN ORGANISING DANCE ACTIVITIES. THE PIANIST SHOULD HAVE REACHED GRADE SEVEN IN THE ROYAL SCHOOL OF MUSIC EXAMINATIONS.

THE INSTRUCTOR, ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR AND PIANIST WILL BE PAID $50, $20 AND $30 PER HOUR RESPECTIVELY. PAYMENT OF TRAVELLING ALLOWANCES WILL ALSO BE CONSIDERED.

APPLICATIONS SHOULD REACH SA! KUNG DISTRICT OFFICE AT SAN PO KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICES BY FEBRUARY 28.

THE BALLET CLASSES WILL BE PART OF THE SERIES OF CULTURAL ACTIVITIES ORGANISED BY SAI KUNG DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD, WHICH ALSO SPONSORS A 160-MEMBER CHILDREN'S CHOIR AND A 50-MEMBER PLAY-AND-SING GROUP.

CLEAN-UP IN CHEUNG CHAU

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CHEUNG CHAU RESIDENTS WERE TODAY (MONDAY) URGED TO PLAY THE IR ROLE IN MAKING THE ISLAND A CLEANER AND HEALTHIER PLACE TO LIVE IN.

THE APPEAL WAS MADE BY A MEMBER OF THE ISLANDS DISTRICT KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN COMMITTEE, MR FUNG PEI-TA1, WHO IS ALSO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CHEUNG CHAU RURAL COMMITTEE, WHILE HE TOURED THE ISLAND TO INSPECT A CLEAN-UP OPERATION.

MR FUNG WAS IMPRESSED BY THE WORK OF THE SPECIAL CLEANSING WORKERS AND STAFF OF THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT THROUGHOUT THE ISLAND.

DURING THE TOUR, HE WAS TOLD BY THE URBAN SERVICES OFFICER (ISLANDS), MR YUNG CHING-FONG, THAT MORE THAN 800 BASKETS OF REFUSE, BUILDING DEBRIS AND DOMESTIC WASTE AS WELL AS ONE JUNK-LOAD OF DISCARDED ITEMS WERE REMOVED FROM SOME 40 BLACK SPOTS.

THE OPERATION WAS LAUNCHED BY THE CHEUNG CHAU RURAL COMMITTEE, THE ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE URBAN SERVICES OFFICE.

/MR FUNG