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SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 1988

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CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRES, WHICH WERE SET UP ON A DISTRICT BASIS, AIMED TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE DEVELOP THEIR SOCIAL SKILLS, GOOD HABITS AND POTENTIALS AND GROOM THEIR LEADERSHIP QUALITIES THROUGH ACTIVITIES ORGANISED BY PROFESSIONAL SOCIAL WORKERS SO THAT THEY WOULD GROW UP TO BE RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS, SHE SAID.

MRS WONG COMMENDED THE YMCA FOR ITS UNCEASING PROMOTING YOUTH SERVICES SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT IN 1901.

EFFORTS IN

SACRED HEART, ST PAUL'S TAKE DANCE HONOURS

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SACRED HEART CANOSSIAN COLLEGE AND ST PAUL'S CONVENT SCHOOL (PRIMARY SECTION) EMERGED AS OVERALL WINNERS IN THE 24TH SCHOOL DANCE FESTIVAL..

SACRED HEART WAS CHAMPION IN THE SECONDARY SECTION AND ST PAUL'S WON THE PRIMARY SECTION CHAMPIONSHIP.

FIRST AND SECOND RUNNERS-UP IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL SECTION WERE THF S.K.H. BISHOP MOK SAU TSENG SECONDARY SCHOOL AND BISHOP HALL JUBILEE SCHOOL, RESPECTIVELY.

VAUMATI CATHOLIC PRIMARY AM SCHOOL WAS FIRST RUNNER-UP IN THE PRIMARY SCHOOL SECTION.

TOI SHAN ASSOCIATION PRIMARY PM SCHOOL AND DR CATHERINE F. WOO MEMORIAL AM SCHOOL TIED FOR THIRD PLACE.

THE 24TH SCHOOLS DANCE FESTIVAL WAS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, HONG KONG SCHOOLS SPORTS COUNCIL, THE URBAN COUNCIL AND THE REGIONAL COUNCIL EARLY THIS YEAR.

THE FESTIVAL ATTRACTED 378 DANCE TEAMS FROM 253 SECONDARY, PRIMARY AND SPECIAL SCHOOLS. ALTOGETHER, 3,861 DANCERS TOOK PART.

THE HIGH STANDARD OF THE TEAMS WAS REFLECTED

TEAMS WON AN HONOURS AWARD,

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ANOTHER 141 WERE HIGHLY COMMENDED AND 172 WERE COMMENDED IN VARIOUS SELECTIONS OF CHINESE, ORIENTAL, WESTERN AND CREATIVE DANCES.

SEVENTEEN SCHOOL TEAMS WON A CHOREOGRAPHY AWARD.

A SERIES OF PRIZE PRESENTATIONS AND WINNERS' PERFORMANCES WILL TAKE PLACE BETWEEN APRIL 1 AND 17, STARTING AT 7.30 PM EACH DAY.

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