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THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1986

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SUMMER FOLK SINGING CONTEST ORGANISED

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A TERRITORY-WIDE FOLK SINGING CONTEST WILL BE HELD THIS SUMMER AS PART OF THE SWINGING SUMMER TELEVISION SERIES OF THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME, AND ENTRIES ARE OPEN TO ALL YOUNG PEOPLE, INDIVIDUALS OR GROUPS, AGED BETWEEN 15 AND 25.

ANNOUNCING DETAILS OF THE SINGING CONTEST, HEAD OF PROJECT AND VARIETY UNIT OF RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG, MISS JOANNA LAU, SAID +THE CONTEST IS ORGANISED IN SUPPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF PEACE AND TO PROMOTE CIVIC EDUCATION AMONG HONG KONG'S YOUNG PEOPLE.

+MUSIC HAS ALWAYS BEEN A POPULAR FORM OF EXPRESSION OF HARMONY AND PEACE, AND IT IS HOPED THAT THROUGH THIS CONTEST YOUNG PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE A SENSE OF PEACE TO EVERY INDIVIDUAL

IN THE COMMUNITY, SHE ADDED.

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THE SEMI-FINALS OF THE CONTEST WILL BE HELD DURING EPISODES TWO TO SEVEN OF THE SWINGING SUMMER TV SERIES, WITH THE WINNING CONTESTANT FROM EACH EPISODE ENTERING THE FINAL TO BE HELD DURING EPISODE EIGHT ON AUGUST 23.

ALL PRIZES FOR THE SINGING CONTEST WILL BE SPONSORED BY TOM LEE MUSIC COMPANY AND THESE INCLUDE GIFT VOUCHERS AMOUNTING TO $10 000 FOR THE WINNER= $5 000 FOR THE FIRST RUNNER-UP- AND $3 000 FOR THE SECOND RUNNER-UP.

ENTRY FORMS ARE OBTAINABLE FROM DISTRICT OFFICES. ALL TOM LEE MUSIC CENTRES AND RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG. ENTRIES WILL CLOSE ON JULY 31.

MEANINGFUL RECREATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

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MORE THAN 80 000 YOUNG PEOPLE IN KWAI CHUNG AND TSING YI WILL TAKE PART IN NUMEROUS EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES UNDER THE DISTRICT'S SUMMER YOUTH -PROGRAMME, CHAIRMAN OF THE SUMPER YOUTH PROGRAMME CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE, MR CHAN XWOK-MAT, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

SPEAKING AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TO ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF THE PROGRAMME. MR CHAN SAID ABOUT 460 EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES WOULD BE HELD BETWEEN JULY 9 AND THE END OF AUGUST,

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