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MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 1989

WINNERS OF C AND W DISTRICT SINGING CONTEST SELECTED

COMPETED IN THE FINALS OF THE FIVE GROUPS AND 13 SOLOISTS

SINGING CONTEST LAST SEVENTH CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT

(SUNDAY) NIGHT AT THE THEATRE OF SHEUNG WAN CIVIC CENTRE.

AND WESTERN THE COMPETITION, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE CENTRAL

THE MUSIC OFFICE, THE OFFICE,

URBAN DISTRICT BOARD, THE DISTRICT

WAS AIMED AT COUNCIL AND THE DISTRICT'S CULTURE AND ARTS ASSOCIATION, PROMOTING INTEREST IN SINGING AMONG THE PUBLIC.

THE SINGING

CLASSICAL SONG - SOLO

-

WAS CONTEST

SECTION,

DIVIDED POP/FOLK

INTO SONG

-

THREE

SOLO

CATEGORIES: SECTION AND

POP/FOLK SONG - GROUP SECTION.

FROM

RESIDENTS ABOUT 200

THE EVENT HAD RECEIVED VERY GOOD RESPONSE FROM LOCAL OVER THE YEARS.

WERE SELECTED THIS YEAR'S FINALISTS ENTRANTS AT AN AUDITION HELD IN DECEMBER.

—

SOLO SECTION IS MISS CHIK

SONG

AND SECTION

SOLO

THE WINNER OF THE CLASSICAL SONG

POP/FOLK FOR THE WINNERS

GROUP SECTION ARE MISS CHAN YUK-LING AND THE CUCKOO.

WING-SHEUNG.

POP/FOLK SONG

-

THE FIRST AND SECOND RUNNERS-UP IN EACH THE CHAMPION AND

PRIZES OF $1,000, $700 AND SECTION WERE AWARDED TROPHIES AND CASH $500 RESPECTIVELY. ALL FINALISTS WERE ALSO GIVEN SOUVENIRS.

THE MUSIC

OFFICIATING AT THE CONTEST, MUSIC OFFICE, MISS LOLLY CHIU, POINTED OUT THAT PROVED TO BE A POPULAR EVENT IN THE DISTRICT.

ADMINISTRATOR

OF

THE HAD

THE COMPETITION

QUALIFIED FOR I MUST CONGRATULATE ALL CONTESTANTS FOR HAVING

EFFORT TOWARDS TONIGHT'S FINAL. MANY OF THEM MUST HAVE DEVOTED MUCH

I WOULD LIKE TO WISH THEIR PRESENT STANDARD. ATTAINING CONTINUED SUCCESS, MISS CHIU SAID.

THE FINALS

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ALSO FEATURED

GUEST

"BEYOND" AND POP SINGER MR HO KWOK-SING.

THEM

PERFORMANCES

BY 'THE

BAND

ALSO

ATTENDING

THE

DISTRICT OFFICER

OF

THE

KAM-PING; URBAN COUNCILLOR, MR MEMBER, MR YUEN BUN-KEUNG.

CHOW

EVENT LAST NIGHT

WESTERN AND CENTRAL

WAI – KEUNG;

WERE THE

DISTRICT,

AND

ASSISTANT

MISS LAM

DISTRICT BOARD

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