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SUNDAY, JANUARY 1987

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CENTRAL AND WESTERN SINGING CONTEST FINAL

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ELEVEN SINGERS AND SIX GROUPS WILL COMPETE IN THE FIFTH CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT SINGING CONTEST FINAL IN THE CITY HALL CONCERT HALL TOMORROW (MONDAY) EVENING.

THE CONTEST IS DIVIDED INTO THREE SECTIONS: CLASSICAL MUSIC (SOLO SINGING) POP MUSIC FOLK SONG (SOLO SINGING) AND POP MUSIC FOLK SONG (GROUP SINGING),

PRELIMINARIES WERE HELD LAST MONTH WHEN 11 SOLO SINGERS AND SIX GROUPS WERE SELECTED AS FINALISTS FROM 230 SOLO ENTRIES AND 17 GROUPS.

CASH PRIZES OF $1 000 WILL BE AWARDED TO THE WINNER IN EACH SECTION WHILE THE FIRST RUNNER-UP WILL RECEIVE $500 AND THE SECOND RUNNER-UP $300,

THE CONTEST IS INTENDED TO PROMOTE AN INTEREST IN SINGING AND TO DISCOVER TALENT IN THE DISTRICT.

IT IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, THE MUSIC OFFICE, THE DISTRICT ASSOCIATION FOR CULTURE AND ARTS (CENTRAL AND WESTERN), AND THE MOUNT CAMERON LIONS CLUB.

THE EVENT IS SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD, THE URBAN COUNCIL AND TRINITY ENGINEERING LIMITED.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE FIFTH CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT SINGING CONTEST FINAL TO BEGIN AT 7.30 PM TOMORROW IN THE CITY HALL CONCERT HALL.

SCHEMES FOR ELDERLY MADE PERMANENT

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PREFERENTIAL PRIVATE MEDICAL AND TRANSPORT SCHEMES INTRODUCED FOR THE ELDERLY IN KWUN TONG WILL BECOME PERMANENT FROM THIS MONTH.

THE SCHEMES WERE INTRODUCED BY THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD'S WORKING GROUP ON MEDICAL AND TRANSPORT SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY IN 1985. SO FAR, MORE THAN 8 000 ELDERLY RESIDENTS HAVE JOINED THE SCHEMES.

/THE MEDICAL