THIS PROGRAMME WILL BE FUNDED BY THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB, WHICH HAS BEEN THE MAIN SUPPORTER OF THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME SINCE 1969.
THE CONTROLLER OF RTHK-TV, MR SIMON LUN, SAID THE PROGRAMMES WILL CONS IST MAINLY OF MUSICAL SHOWS WITH FAMOUS LOCAL SINGERS AND ARTISTES AS GUEST STARS AND HOSTS AND SINGING THEIR POPULAR PIECES.
IN ADDITION TO MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT, THREE COMPETITIONS WILL BE HELD DURING THE PROGRAMME- A TERRITORY-WIDE FOLK GROUP SINGING COMPETITION, AN INTER-DISTRICT FOLK DANCE COMPETITION AND A GAMES COMPETITION.
MR LUN SAID YOUNG PEOPLE FROM 15 TO 25 YEARS OF AGE ARE WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FOLK GROUP SINGING COMPETITION.
AFTER PRELIMINARY SELECTIONS CONDUCTED AT RTHK STUDIO, 18 ENTRANTS WILL BE CHOSEN TO COMPETE AT THE SIX OUTDOOR EPISODES FOR THE RIGHT TO ENTER THE FINAL TO BE HELD AT TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL.
THREE PRIZES IN THE FORM OF SCHOLARSHIPS OF $5 000, $3 000 AND $1 000 DONATED BY THE VITASOY WILL BE AWARDED TO WINNERS IN THE GRAND FINAL.
APPLICATION FORMS FOR THE SWINGING SUMMER+ FOLK GROUP SINGING COMPETITION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM RTHK AND ALL BRANCHES OF THE TOM LEE PIANO COMPANY.
MR LUN SAID THAT 18 TEAMS, ONE FROM EACH OF THE 18 DISTRICTS, AND NOMINATED BY THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION WILL TAKE PART IN A FOLK DANCE COMPETITION.
SIX GROUPS WILL BE SELECTED TO COMPETE AT THE FINAL ALSO TO BE HELD AT THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL,
THERE WILL BE THREE PRIZES, WORTH $5 000, $3 000 AND $1 000, DONATED BY TOM LEE PIANO COMPANY.
THE SEVENTH PROGRAMME WILL MAINLY HIGHLIGHT SPORTING EVENTS AND GAMES.
IT WILL BE THE GRAND FINAL OF A GAMES COMPETITION, PRELIMINAR IES OF WHICH WILL HAVE BEEN HELD IN THE FIRST SIX EPISODES.
THE EIGHTH PROGRAMME AT TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL WILL BE THE FINALS OF THE FOLK GROUP SINGING COMPETITION AND THE FOLK DANCE COMPETITION.
TV CELEBRITIES AND GUEST PERFORMERS IN THE PROGRAMME WILL INCLUDE WAN CHI-KEUNG, ALBERT AU, KENT CHOI, LOUIE CASTRO, ANNABELLE, ROWENA CORTES, AND A BAND MADE UP OF WILLY, BOBBY CHAN, DANDY, DANNY CHUNG, AH KEUNG, DAVID CHEUNG, BINGO AND CHRIS VADHAM,
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