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DANCE PERFORMANCE NIGHT FOR

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 1988

SAI KUNG DISTRICT

THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT DANCE PERFORMANCE NIGHT WILL BE HELD NEXT SATURDAY (JANUARY 30) AT THE SAI KUNG JOCKEY CLUB TOWN HALL.

THIS WILL BE THE FIRST TIME THAT SUCH A LARGE-SCALE PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN HELD IN THE DISTRICT, AND ABOUT 250 DANCERS BE INVITED TO PERFORM CHINESE, WESTERN AND CHILDREN'S DANCES.

DANCE WILL

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THE DANCERS ARE EITHER ENTHUSIASTS FROM LOCAL ORGANISATIONS STUDENTS FROM THE DISTRICT'S KINDERGARTENS, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS AS WELL AS FROM THE HONG KONG ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS.

SPONSORED BY THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT BOARD, THE DANCE PERFORMANCE NIGHT IS ORGANISED BY A WORKING GROUP WHICH AIMS AT FOSTERING RESIDENTS' INTEREST AND SKILLS IN DANCING.

IT ALSO HELPS TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PARTICIPANTS TO SHARE THEIR VIEWS AND EXPERIENCE IN DANCING.

THE DANCE PERFORMANCE WILL START AT 7.30 PM AND TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED BASIS AT THE PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRE OF THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICE, CHAN MAN STREET, SAI KUNG TOWN.

SIX-DAY DANCE CONTEST BEGINS

A SIX-DAY DANCE CONTEST FEATURING A VARIETY OF DANCES OPENED TONIGHT (SATURDAY) WITH COMPETITIONS IN THE CHINESE DANCE SECTION.

THE CONTEST, IN ITS 17TH YEAR, IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT CULTURE AND RECREATION PROMOTION ASSOCIATION, CO-ORGANISED BY THE URBAN COUNCIL. AND SPONSORED BY THE KWUN TONG ROTARY CLUB.

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY AT THE NING PO NO. 2 COLLEGE, KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR EDDY CHAN, SAID DANCING WAS NOT ONLY AN ART BUT ALSO A PASTIME THAT WOULD PROVIDE A BALANCED DEVELOPMENT FOR AN INDIVIDUAL.

MR CHAN COMMENDED THE LOCAL ORGANISATIONS, PARTICULARLY THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT CULTURE AND

ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSFULLY STAGING THE EVENT.

RECREATION PROMOTION

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"THE DISTRICT-BASED