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SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 1935

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230 SHOW DANCING TALENT

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MORE THAN 230 MEN AND WOMEN SHOWED THEIR TALENT IN BALLROOM THIS DANCING IN AN OPEN CONTEST AT MACPHERSON STADIUM, MONG KOK, (SUNDAY) EVENING.

THE BALLROOM DANCE CONTEST 1985 WAS A MAJOR ANNUAL EVENT JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE RECREATION AND SPORTS SERVICE OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT AND HONG KONG DANCING ASSOCIATION.

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE, MRS MABEL HAYES, SAID THAT THE NUMBER OF CONTESTANTS HAD GROWN EACH YEAR SINCE THE CONTEST STARTED IN 1982. →IT HAS BEEN ORGANISED WITH THE AIM OF PROMOTING A CLEAR CONCEPT OF SOCIAL DANCE AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE,+ SAID MRS HAYES.

+THE EVENT GIVES TRAINEES OF DANCING CLASSES ORGANISED BY RSS AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS A CHANCE TO PERFORM AND EXCHANGE EXPERIENCE, + SHE ADDED.

ENTRANTS WERE DIVIDED INTO FIVE SECTIONS, ONE FOR NOVICES.

THEY DANCED THE WALTZ, FOXTROT, TANGO AND QUICK STEP, RUMBA, CHA CHA, JIVE AND SAMBA.

WINNERS OF EACH SECTION WERE AWARDED TROPHIES AND PRIZES AFTER THE CONTEST.

WORK TO START ON SPORTS CENTRE

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THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR FORMATION WORK FOR THE TSO KUNG TAM RECREATION AND SPORTS CENTRE STAGE I.

THE CENTRE WILL PROVIDE A MULTI-PURPOSE GAMES HALL, SPORTS COURTS, SWIMMING POOL AND VARIOUS ACTIVITY AREAS AND A DORMITORY WING. CAMPING FACILITIES HAVE BEEN ALLOWED FOR WITHIN THE PARK, TOGETHER WITH OTHER AMENITIES FOR RECREATION.

THE SITE FORMATION AREA OF ABOUT 5.7 HECTARES IS LOCATED IN THE TSO KUNG TAM VALLEY TO THE NORTH-WEST OF THE URBAN AREA, WITH ACCESS OFF ROUTE TWISK.

THE WORKS INCLUDE THE FORMATION OF THE SITE AND CONSTRUCTION OF JAISSON FOUNDATIONS FOR THE BUILDING, RETAINING WALLS, SLOPE REATMENT AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A MINOR ACCESS ROAD.

THE CONTRACT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN TIME FOR THE MAIN BUILDING CONTRACT TO START IN EARLY 1986.

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