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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1986

200 CHILDREN JOIN SINGING CONTEST

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ABOUT 200 CHILDREN WILL COMPETE AT THE SIXTH KWUN TONG CHILDREN SINGING CONTEST TOMORROW (SATURDAY).

THE CONTEST WILL BE IN THREE DIVISIONS GROUP AND CHOIR DIVISIONS.

THE SOLO, SMALL

ADJUDICATORS FOR THE CONTEST WILL BE THE TUTORS OF THE KWUN TONG CHILDREN'S CHORUS.

JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE KWUN TONG CHILDREN'S CHORUS AND THE DISTRICT OFFICE, AND SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD, THE KWUN TONG CHILDREN SINGING CONTEST IS AIMED AT PROMOTING THE ART OF SINGING AMONG CHILDREN IN THE DISTRICT.

RESIDENTS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND THE CONTEST TO BE HELD AT 2 PM IN THE HALL OF KEI CHI MIDDLE SCHOOL IN SHUI NING STREET.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE EVENT.

FESTIVAL HELPS FOLK LYRICS REVIVAL

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THE DEPUTY REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR NEW TERRITORIES, MR PETER NG, THIS (FRIDAY) EVENING COMMENDED ORGANISERS OF THE SIXTH YUEN LONG ARTS FESTIVAL FOR THEIR FAR-SIGHTEDNESS AND THOUGHTFULNESS FOR INCLUDING A RARE COLLECTION OF FOLK LYRICS AND BALLADS IN THE FESTIVAL.

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 19-DAY FESTIVAL, MR NG SAID TRADITIONAL FOLK ARTS PREVALENT AMONG VILLAGES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WAS RICH IN VARIETY AND THE LYRICS AND BALLADS WERE CONSIDERED TREASURES+ IN THE FIELD OF MUSIC.

THE FOLK SONGS ABOUT HONG KONG, KOWLOON AND THE VILLAGES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WERE PLENTIFUL, BUT REGRETTABLY THE POPULARITY OF MANY LOCAL BALLADS AND FOLK SONGS OF INDIGENOUS VILLAGERS HAD GRADUALLY DECLINED BECAUSE OF THE ABSENCE OF SYSTEMATIC COLLECTION AND REARRANGEMENT, THE URBANISATION OF THE VILLAGES AS WELL AS THE INTRUSION OF WESTERN CULTURE, HE ADDED.

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