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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1986

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CHILDREN'S CHOIR VISITS HK PAVILION AT EXPO

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THE HONG KONG CHILDREN'S CHOIR LISTENED TO THE IR OWN RECORDING OF THE THEME SONG FOR THE HONG KONG PRESENTATION YESTERDAY (TUESDAY) WHEN THEY VISITED THE HONG KONG PAVILION AT THE 1986 WORLD EXPOSITION IN VANCOUVER, CANADA.

CONSISTING OF 56 SINGERS AND FOUR DANCERS, THE CHOIR IS ON A CANADIAN CONCERT TOUR, PERFORMING IN VANCOUVER, MONTREAL, OTTAWA AND TORONTO.

THE CHOIR MEMBERS, MET ON ARRIVAL BY PAVILION STAFF, WERE TOLD THAT OVER 870 000 VISITORS HAD HEARD THE THEME SONG AND IT WAS PLAYED 48 TIMES DAILY DURING THE MULTI-MEDIA PRESENTATION.

COMPOSED BY DOMING LAM FOR HONG KONG'S PARTICIPATION IN EXPO, THE SONG DEPICTS HONG KONG AS A CITY OF WONDER, A CITY OF ACTION AND A CITY OF JOY.

IN THE AFTERNOON, THE CHOIR PRESENTED A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE AT THE PLAZA OF NATIONS.

THE PLAZA WAS PACKED WITH EXPO VISITORS - SIMILAR TO JULY 18 WHEN HONG KONG CELEBRATED ITS SPECIAL DAY AT EXPO. THEY STARTED OFF THE IR PERFORMANCE WITH THE HONG KONG THEME SONG.

THE IR ACTIVITIES AT EXPO WERE RECORDED BY THE CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION FOR RELEASE IN THEIR EXPO TELEVISION SERIES CALLED +WORLDSTAGE+,

THE CHILDREN SPENT THE REST OF THE DAY AT EXPO, VISITING OTHER PAVILIONS AND EXHIBITIONS.

DB MEMBERS OFF TO EUROPE ON STUDY TOUR

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MEMBERS OF THE KWAI CHUNG AND TSING YI DISTRICT BOARD AND DISTRICT OFFICE WILL LEAVE FOR EUROPE ON A TWO-WEEK STUDY TOUR THIS SATURDAY (AUGUST 23).

LED BY KWAI CHUNG AND TSING YI DISTRICT OFFICER, MR BRIAN COAK, THE 13-MEMBER GROUP WILL VISIT AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, PARIS, LONDON AND MANCHESTER.

DURING THE TOUR, THEY WILL MEET GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, COMMUNITY LEADERS AND LOCAL DIGNITARIES TO LEARN OF MATTERS RELATING TO TOWN PLANNING, COMMUNITY BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPROVEMENTS.

/THE TOUR