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NOTE TO EDITORS:

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1983

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OLD FOLK IN FULL SWING

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AN OPEN DANCE COMPETITION FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY (NOVEMBER 26) IN THE KO SHAN THEATRE.

TWENTY TEAMS OF PEOPLE, 60 YEARS OF AGE AND ABOVE, WILL COMPETE IN CLASSICAL, FOLK, MODERN OR HEALTHY DANCE DIVISIONS.

THE COMPETITION IS SPONSORED BY THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD, AND JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE, THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT COUNCIL FOR THE WELFARE AND RECREATION OF THE ELDERLY, AND THE HOLY CARPENTER CHURCH MULTI-SERVICE CENTRE FOR THE ELDERLY.

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YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE CONTEST WHICH WILL START AT

PUBLIC URGED TO PREVENT COUNTRY FIRES

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VISITORS TO THE COUNTRYSIDE, ESPECIALLY THE COUNTRY PARKS, ARE REMINDED ABOUT THE ABSOLUTE NECESSITY TO PREVENT IT FROM BEING DAMAGED BY FIRES.+

THE DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS IN RECENT WEEKS HAVE RENDERED THE COUNTRYSIDE EXTREMELY VULNERABLE TO FIRES, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY.

HE REVEALED THAT MORE THAN 120 FIRES HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN COUNTRY PARKS SINCE THE MIDDLE OF SEPTEMBER.

MORE THAN 32 000 TREES HAVE BEEN AFFECTED IN THE FIRES SO FAR THIS SEASON, AS AGAINST THE TOTAL OF 30 300 DURING THE LAST SEASON.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID: THE DEVASTATING EFFECTS OF THESE FIRES CANNOT BE OVER-EMPHASISED.+

PICNICKERS ARE URGED TO TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WHILE VISITING THE COUNTRYSIDE, AND ARE ADVISED TO TAKE ALONG PRE-COOKED FOOD.

FOR THOSE WHO FANCY BARBECUING, THE CARDINAL RULE IS TO BARBECUE ONLY IN SITES DESIGNATED FOR THIS PURPOSE, HE SAID.

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