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PRESS RELEASE

Royal Visit

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1986

YOUTH SPECTACULAR TO BE PRODUCED BY RTHK

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DURING THEIR VISIT IN OCTOBER, THE QUEEN AND THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH WILL ATTEND A SPECIAL PROGRAMME KNOWN AS THE YOUTH SPECTACULAR FOR THE QUEEN'S VISIT'. THIS SPECIAL, WHICH WILL LAST APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR, WILL BE PERFORMED BY OVER 6 000 YOUTHS,

'THE YOUTH SPECTACULAR WILL BE HELD IN THE HONG KONG COLISEUM ON OCTOBER 21 AT 8.30 PM. THE PROGRAMME WILL INCLUDE CHINESE TRADITIONAL DANCE, GYMNASTIC DISPLAY, KUNG-FU PERFORMANCE, CHORAL PERFORMANCE, PIANO PERFORMANCE, PIANO DUET AND MODERN DANCE.

FOUR TOP LOCAL SINGERS, LESLIE CHEUNG, JACKIE CHEUNG, KENNY BEE AND ALBERT AU, WILL ALSO TAKE PART IN THE EVENT.

A HIGHLIGHT OF THE PROGRAMME WILL BE A PERFORMANCE BY INTERNATIONAL FILM STAR JACKIE CHAN AND HIS TEAM.

THE PREPARATORY WORK FOR THE YOUTH SPECTACULAR FOR THE QUEEN'S VISIT HAS ALREADY STARTED. THE PROGRAMME SUB-COMMITTEE INCLUDES REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE HONG KONG AMATEUR GYMNASTIC ASSOCIATION, THE BRITISH FORCES, MUNICIPAL SERVICES BRANCH, MUSIC OFFICE, CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT AND RADIO AND TELEVISION HONG KONG.

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THE PROGRAMME WILL BE PRODUCED BY RTHK AND WILL BE TRAMSMITTED BY BOTH RADIO AND TELEVISION.