WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 1984
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SINGING CONTEST ENTERS THIRD WEEK
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THE 18-DISTRICT AMATEUR SINGING CONTEST WILL ENTER ITS THIRD WEEK ON SATURDAY (APRIL 14) WHEN TAI PO HOLDS ITS PRELIMINARY COMPETITION.
TWELVE CONTESTANTS, CHOSEN FROM OVER 150 ENTRIES THROUGH A SERIES OF AUDITIONS, WILL COMPETE AT THE TAI PO COMMUNITY CENTRE STARTING AT 8 PM.
THE BEST SINGER OF THE NIGHT WILL REPRESENT TAI PO IN A SEMI-FINAL ON AUGUST 11 AT THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY HALL.
A GRAND FINAL, WITH NINE PERSONS COMPETING FOR THE CHAMPION- SHIP, WILL BE HELD AT THE HONG KONG COLISEUM ON SEPTEMBER 8.
THE BEST PERFORMER IN THE GRAND FINAL WILL WIN A RECORDING CONTRACT, WHILE OTHER WINNERS WILL BE AWARDED PRIZES WORTH MORE THAN $40 000.
JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG AND SING TAO NEWSPAPERS LIMITED, THE CONTEST IS AIMED AT BOOSTING REGISTRATION OF VOTERS FOR NEXT YEAR'S DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS.
THE SIX-WEEK REGISTRATION EXERCISE WILL BEGIN ON AUGUST 15. ANYONE OVER THE AGE OF 21 AND HAS RESIDED IN HONG KONG FOR SEVEN YEARS CAN REGISTER.
ON SATURDAY, THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR THOMAS CHAN, AND A DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER, MR HUNG CHEUNG-HO, WILL BE OFFICIATING GUESTS FOR THE SHOW.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER THE TAI PO DISTRICT AMATEUR SINGING CONTEST STARTING AT 8 PM ON SATURDAY (APRIL 14) AT THE TAI PO COMMUNITY CENTRE IN HEUNG SZE WUI STREET.
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