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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1982

JING YING DANCE TROUPE REHEARSAL

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THE HONG KONG JING YING DANCE TROUPE WHICH WILL TAKE PART IN THE HONG KONG GALA EVENINGS 'ON-THE-ROAD' TO BE LAUNCHED IN BRITAIN WILL STAGE A DRESS REHEARSAL TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) AT 7.30 PM IN QUEEN ELIZABETH SCHOOL, SAI YEE STREET, MONG KOK.

THE TROUPE, CONSISTING OF 16 MEN AND WOMEN, HAS BEEN ORGANISED BY THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT.

+THE 45-MINUTE SHOW WILL FEATURE TRADITIONAL CHINESE DANCES INCLUDING LANTERN DANCE, RIBBON DANCE, BOW DANCE, LION DANCE AND FLOWER-DRUM DANCE,+ A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.

+BESIDES, A PIPA SOLOIST OF THE DEPARTMENT'S MUSIC OFFICE WILL PERFORM A NUMBER OF PIPA PIECES INCLUDING THE FAMOUS 'AMBUSH',+ HE ADDED.

THE TROUPE, LED BY A RECREATION AND SPORT OFFICER, MISS CHENG KUK-LAN, WILL LEAVE FOR BRITAIN ON SEPTEMBER 25 AND RETURN ON OCTOBER 15.

THEY WILL STAGE PERFORMANCES AT THE ROYAL NORTHERN COLLEGE OF MUSIC IN MANCHESTER, THE MUSIC HALL AND ASSEMBLY ROOM IN EDINBURGH, THE ALBANY HOTEL IN BIRMINGHAM AND FINALLY AT THE COMMONWEALTH INSTITUTE IN LONDON.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE WELCOME TO COVER THE REHEARSAL TO BE HELD TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) AT 7.30 PM AT THE HALL OF QUEEN ELIZABETH SCHOOL IN SAI YEE STREET, MONG KOK.

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