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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1986

THE CENTRE STARTED OPERATION IN JANUARY THIS YEAR AND PROVIDED WHOLE DAY AND PART-TIME PERSONAL AND NURSING CARE TO ELDERLY PEOPLE.

THE CENTRE CAN ACCOMMODATE 40 PEOPLE AND IS ONE OF THE THREE DAY CARE CENTRES IN HONG KONG. IT IS THE ONLY ONE OF ITS KIND IN KWUN TONG.

THE PARTY THEN VISITED THE MADAM WONG CHAN SOOK-YING MEMORIAL CARE AND ATTENTION HOME FOR THE AGED OPERATED BY THE HONG KONG CHINESE WOMEN'S CLUB.

THIS INSTITUTION WAS OPENED IN NOVEMBER LAST YEAR AND PROVIDES ROUND-THE-CLOCK RESIDENTIAL CARE FOR 252 ELDERLY PEOPLE.

AT PRESENT, THERE ARE 15 GOVERNMENT-SUBVENTED AND TWO VOLUNTARY-AGENCY RUN ELDERLY SERVICES CENTRES IN KWUN TONG. THEY OPERATE A TOTAL OF 30 DIFFERENT SERVICE UNITS PROVIDING VARIOUS KINDS OF SERVICES TO ELDERLY PEOPLE.

SOUTHERN DISTRICT FESTIVAL SINGING CONTEST

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SIX GROUPS AND 12 SOLOISTS WILL COMPETE IN THE FINAL OF THE FIRST SOUTHERN DISTRICT SINGING CONTEST ON DECEMBER 6 EVENING IN THE SCHOOL HALL OF CHAN PAK SHA SCHOOL, SHUM WAN ROAD, WONG CHUK HANG.

THE COMPETITION IS SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD AND JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT'S ARTS AND CULTURE ASSOCIATION, MUSIC OFFICE AND THE URBAN COUNCIL AS ONE OF THE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PROGRAMMES OF THE DISTRICT FESTIVAL.

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THE COMPETITION IS DIVIDED INTO GROUP AND SOLO SECTIONS. FINALISTS WERE SELECTED FROM MORE THAN 330 ENTRANTS AT AN AUDITION EARLIER THIS MONTH, SOME CONTESTANTS CAME FROM COMMUNITY BODIES SUCH AS THE HONG KONG PHAB ASSOCIATION AND THE EBENEZER SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND.

FINALISTS WILL PERFORM BOTH WESTERN AND CHINESE POPULAR AND FOLK SONGS AND THE TOP THREE PERFORMERS IN EACH SECTION WILL BE AWARDED TROPHIES AND GIFT COUPONS.

THE FINAL WILL ALSO FEATURE A GUEST PERFORMANCE BY THE BAND EQUATOR.

TICKETS ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED BASIS ARE OBTAINABLE FREE FROM THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE AND SUB-OFFICES IN ABERDEEN CENTRE, WAH FU AND STANLEY; THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT ARTS AND CULTURE ASSOCIATION IN LEE CHAK HOUSE, AP LEI CHAU ESTATE THE HONG KONG PHAB ASSOCIATION; THE ABERDEEN KAIFONG WELFARE ASSOCIATION COMMUNITY CENTRE AND THE TIN WAN CARITAS COMMUNITY CENTRE.

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