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SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1987

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CIVIC DAY FOR KWAI TSING YOUTH

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A CIVIC DAY FOR THE YOUTH IN KWAI TSING DISTRICT WILL BE HELD AT KWAI FONG PLAYGROUND IN KWAI SHING TOMORROW (SUNDAY).

IT IS ORGANISED BY A WORKING GROUP UNDER THE COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE OF THE KWAI CHUNG AND TSING YI DISTRICT BOARD WITH THE AIM OF PROMOTING CIVIC AWARENESS AMONG YOUTH,

THERE WILL BE A PARADE WHICH WILL COMPRISE ABOUT 20 GROUPS, A PERFORMANCE BY THE HO FUNG COLLEGE BRASS BAND, A DISPLAY BY THE ARMY DOG UNIT AND AN EXHIBITION ON CIVIC EDUCATION.

OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE KWAI TSING DISTRICT OFFICER, MR BRIAN COAK, BOARD CHAIRMAN MR HO TUNG-CHING, AND CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD'S COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR YAU HON-KEE.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY TO. BE HELD AT 10.30 AM IN KWAI FONG PLAYGROUND (NEXT TO O.R. SADICK INDOOR GAMES HALL) IN KWAI SHING TOMORROW.

FOUR-DAY DANCE CONTEST GETS UNDERWAY

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BANCE ENTHUSIASTS BEGAN A FOUR-DAY COMPETITION TONIGHT (SATURDAY) AT A KWUN TONG SCHOOL FOLLOWING THE OPENING OF THE TERRITORY-WIDE OPEN DANCE CONTEST.

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY HELD AT LEUNG SHEK CHEE COLLEGE, THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR EDBY CHAN, SAID BANCING COULD HELP YOUNG PEOPLE'S DEVELOPMENT.

HE PAID TRIBUTE TO THOSE WHOSE HARD WORK HAD ENABLED THE COMPETITION TO TAKE PLACE.

THE 16TH OPEN DANCE CONTEST IS ORGANISED BY THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE KWUN TONG CULTURE AND RECREATION PROMOTION ASSOCIATION. IT IS CO-ORGANISED BY THE URBAN. COUNCIL AND SPONSORED BY THE KWUN TONG ROTARY CLUB.

THIS YEAR. A TOTAL OF 98 TEAMS HAVE JOINED THE CONTEST WHICH IS DIVIDED INTO CHILDREN, YOUTH AND OPEN SECTIONS, IT WILL END ON TUESDAY.

WINNING GROUPS WILL PERFORM AT THE CITY HALL IN MARCH.

OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY WITH MR CHAN WERE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEMBER MR POON CHI-FAI AND PRESIDENT OF KWUN TONG ROTARY CLUB, CHU CHO-ON.

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