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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 1984

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SINGER TO BE CHOSEN FOR BIG CONTEST

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A PRELIMINARY AMATEUR SINGING CONTEST WILL BE HELD IN SOUTHERN DISTRICT ON SATURDAY (JUNE 23) TO SELECT A PERFORMER TO TAKE PART IN A TERRITORY-WIDE CONTEST.

TWELVE YOUNG SINGERS CHOSEN FROM MORE THAN 200 ENTRANTS IN THE DISTRICT THROUGH A SERIES OF AUDITIONS, WILL COMPETE.

CONTEST JUDGES WILL BE THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR K.C. KWONG; A COMPOSER, MR CHIU MAN-HOI; AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG, SING TAO NEWSPAPERS LIMITED AND POLYGRAM RECORDS COMPANY.

GUEST PERFORMERS AT THE CONTEST, TO BE HELD IN THE AP LE1 CHAU COMMUNITY HALL STARTING AT 8 PM, WILL BE SINGER MISS LAU YING-HUNG, AND PUPILS FROM THE TANG SHIU KIN PRIMARY SCHOOL.

A QUIZ ON DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION WILL ALSO BE HELD DURING THE CONTEST AND GIFT COUPONS WILL BE AWARDED TO THREE WINNERS.

JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE 18 DISTRICT OFFICES, RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG AND THE SING TAO NEWSPAPERS LIMITED, THE TERRITORY-WIDE AMATEUR SINGING CONTEST IS BEING ORGANISED AS PART OF AN EFFORT TO ENCOURAGE MORE RESIDENTS TO REGISTER AS VOTERS FOR NEXT YEAR'S DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS.

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SOUTHERN IS THE 13TH DISTRICT TO HOLD THE CONTEST. FOLLOWING SATURDAYS, KWUN TONG, WAN CHAI, WONG TAI SIN, EASTERN AND NORTH DISTRICTS WILL ALSO HOLD THEIR PRELIMINARY CONTESTS UNTIL THE END OF NEXT MONTH.

THE SEMI-FINAL AND THE FINAL OF THE TERRITORY-WIDE CONTEST WILL BE HELD ON AUGUST 11 AND SEPTEMBER 2 AT THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY HALL AND THE QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM RESPECTIVELY.

SEWER SYSTEM BEING EXTENDED

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WORK HAS STARTED ON EXTENDING THE WONG TAI SIN TRUNK SEWER SYSTEM TO COPE WITH PLANNED POPULATION INCREASE.

A $1.31 MILLION CONTRACT HAS BEEN AWARDED BY THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO WAI KEE (ZENS) CONSTRUCTION

TRANSPORTATION COMPANY LIMITED TO

UNDERTAKE THE PROJECT.

UNDER THE CONTRACT 700 METRES OF 900-MILLIMETRE-DIAMETER SEWER PIPES WILL BE LAID FROM LUNG CHEUNG ROAD NEAR CHING TAK STREET TO LINK UP WITH THE EXISTING TRUNK SEWER IN CHOI HUNG ROAD.

THE PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES LAYING 160 METRES OF 600-MILLIMETRE- DIAMETER PIPES IN CHOI HUNG ROAD, FROM ITS JUNCTION WITH PO KONG VILLAGE ROAD TO SHA TIN PASS ROAD.

THE WORK WILL TAKE ONE YEAR TO COMPLETE.

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