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FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1985

SPEAKING AT THE +MEET THE KWUN TONG YOUTH FESTIVAL SEMINAR+ THIS (FRIDAY) EVENING, MR LAMB SAID: THE FESTIVAL WILL KICK OFF WITH A MASS PARADE OF YOUTHS AND A VARIETY SHOW ON SUNDAY (JANUARY 20).

+AND THE GRAND FINALE WILL BE A CARNIVAL ON FEBRUARY 3 WHERE 1 000 YOUTHS WILL BE DANCING AND SINGING IN AN OPEN PLAYGROUND, + HE SAID.

MORE THAN 30 ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN PLANNED FOR THE FESTIVAL INCLUDING SEMINARS, CAMPS AND EXHIBITIONS TO EDUCATE YOUTHS ABOUT THE IR COMMUNITY AND THEIR ROLE IN IT.

+THERE WILL ALSO BE A DISCO PARTY, OUTWARD-BOUND TRAINING COURSES, HORSE-RIDING, WIND-SURFING, BASKETBALL COMPETITIONS AND VAR IETY SHOWS,+ MR LAMB SAID.

+ANOTHER CHARACTERISTIC OF THE YOUTH FESTIVAL IS THAT MANY OF THE PROGRAMMES WERE INITIATED AND ORGANISED BY LOCAL YOUTH ORGANISATIONS, MAKING THE FESTIVAL A TRULY COMMUNITY EVENT,+ HE ADDED.

SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD AT A COST OF $150 000, THE FESTIVAL IS ALSO AN EXAMPLE OF THE COMBINED EFFORT OF THE BOARD AND LOCAL ORGANISATIONS+, MR LAMB SAID.

DETAILS OF THE KWUN TONG YOUTH FESTIVAL ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICE AND ITS SUB-OFFICES AND ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON 3-416315.

WINNING DANCERS TO PERFORM

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MORE THAN 150 WINNERS OF THE 14TH OPEN DANCE CONTEST WILL STAGE A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE AT 2 PM TOMORROW (SATURDAY) IN THE CITY HALL CONCERT HALL.

ORGANISED BY THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICE, THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT CULTURE AND RECREATION PROMOTION ASSOCIATION AND THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT, THE 14TH OPEN DANCE CONTEST WAS HELD LAST NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, WITH MORE THAN 1 000 TAK ING PART.

OFFICIATING AT THE WINNERS' PERFORMANCE WILL BE THE DEPUTY REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR ALBERT LAM AND MRS LAM# THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR KEVIN MAK AND THE PRINCIPAL RECREATION AND SPORT OFFICER, MR DAVID CHIU, WILL ALSO PRESENT PRIZES TO THE WINNERS,

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