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NOTE TO EDITORS.

THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1984

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YOUTH AWARD SCHEME

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A PRESS CONFERENCE TO ANNOUNCE THE LAUNCHING OF A YOUTH AWARD SCHEME TO PROMOTE EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DISABLED, WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY (MAY 12) AT 3 PM AT KELLETT ROOM, EXCELSIOR HOTEL, THIRD FLOOR, CAUSEWAY BAY.

THE SCHEME, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE PENINSULA JAYCEES AND THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, AND SPONSORED BY THE SHELL COMPANY, IS PART OF THE GOVERNMENT'S SERIES OF PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMMES ON REHABILITATION THIS YEAR.

AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE WILL BE MR CHAN HOI-WAN AND MISS CONNIE CHIU OF THE PENINSULA JAYCEES, MRS MABLE HARVEY AND MR LAW KWOK-KEUNG OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND MR PETER NG OF THE SHELL COMPANY,

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE EVENT.

CHOSEN 12 TO SING FOR PRIZE ****

THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT AMATEUR SINGING CONTEST WILL BE HELD AT THE KO SHAN THEATRE ON SATURDAY (MAY 12) EVENING.

TWELVE CONTESTANTS, AGED BETWEEN 18 AND 32, HAVE BEEN CHOSEN FROM AMONG 300 ENTRANTS LIVING, WORKING OR STUDYING IN THE DISTRICT FOR THE CONTEST.

A LOCAL SINGER, MR TERRENCE CHOI, AND STUDENTS FROM THE BISHOP HALL JUBILEE SCHOOL WILL BE GUEST PERFORMERS AT THE CONTEST.

ADJUDICATORS FOR THE CONTEST WILL BE A LYRICIST, MR CHENG KWOK-KWONG, A DISC JOCKEY FROM RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG, MR CHEUNG MAN-SUN, AND A REPRESENTATIVE FROM ASIA TELEVISION LIMITED, MR KWAN SING-YAU.

THE CHAMPION OF THE NIGHT WILL REPRESENT KOWLOON CITY TO COMPETE WITH WINNERS OF OTHER 17 DISTRICTS IN A SEMI-FINAL ON AUGUST 11.

THE 18-DISTRICT AMATEUR SINGING CONTEST IS BEING HELD SINCE LATE MARCH TO ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND TO PUBLICISE THE COMING REGISTRATION OF VOTERS AND DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS.

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