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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1983

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ANNUAL DANCE CONTEST TO BEGIN SATURDAY

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ABOUT 180 TEAMS WILL DEMONSTRATE THE IR SKILLS IN A WEEK-LONG OPEN DANCE CONTEST IN KWUN TONG, STARTING ON SATURDAY (DECEMBER 3).

CONTESTANTS FROM KINDERGARTENS, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND YOUTH ORGANISATIONS WILL COMPETE IN ORIENTAL, WESTERN OR MODERN DANCES.

THE ANNUAL CONTEST WILL BE DIVIDED INTO THREE SECTIONS, CATERING FOR CHILDREN BELOW SIX YEARS OF AGE, THOSE BETWEEN THE AGES OF SIX AND 12, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

THEY WILL BE JUDGED ACCORDING TO THE DANCING STYLE, COSTUMES, CREATIVITY AND TEAM WORK.

THE CONTEST, THE 13TH SO FAR, IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICE, THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE AND THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT CULTURE AND RECREATION PROMOTION ASSOCIATION, WITH THE DISTRICT BOARD AS THE SPONSOR.

A DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THE COMPETITION WAS TO PROMOTE PUBLIC INTEREST IN DANCING AND TO RAISE THE STANDARD OF THIS ART.

AN OPENING CEREMONY, TO BE FOLLOWED BY AN ORIENTAL FOLK DANCE CONTEST IN THE OPEN SECTION, WILL BE HELD AT 7.30 PM ON SATURDAY AT LEUNG SHEK CHEE COLLEGE, SAU MAU PING.

OFFICIATING AT THE CEREMONY WILL BE THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR KEVIN MAK, A LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR, MR WONG LAM, AND THE PRINCIPAL RECREATION AND SPORT OFFICER, MR DAVID CHIU.

BESIDES THE CONTEST, A SEMINAR WILL BE HELD FOR CONTESTANTS AND ADJUDICATORS IN JANUARY TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO EXCHANGE VIEWS ON DANCING.

A PRIZE-PRESENTATION CEREMONY AND A PERFORMANCE BY THE WINNERS OF EACH SECTION WILL BE HELD ON FEBRUARY 20, 1984 IN THE CONCERT HALL OF THE CITY HALL.

NOTE TO EDITORS.

YOU ARE WELCOME TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 13TH OPEN DANCE CONTEST AT 7.30 PM ON SATURDAY (DECEMBER 3) AT LEUNG SHEK CHEE COLLEGE, BO HIU KWONG STREET, SAU MAU PING.

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