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MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1989

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BUSINESS HOURS ARE FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM ON MONDAY TO FRIDAY, AND FROM 9 AM TO 1 PM ON SATURDAY.

THE POST OFFICE BOX LOBBY IS OPEN ON MONDAY TO SATURDAY FROM

9 AM TO 5 PM. THE TELEPHONE NUMBER IS 0-4526550.

OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY WERE THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, MR DOMINIC WONG: THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD. MR LAU WONG-FAT; AND THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR JOHN WAN.

CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT SINGING CONTEST

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MUSIC LOVERS LIVING, STUDYING OR WORKING IN THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT ARE BEING INVITED TO TAKE PART IN THE EIGHTH CENTRAL AND WESTERN SINGING CONTEST TO BE HELD NEXT MONTH.

WESTERN AND THE

JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE MUSIC OFFICE, THE CENTRAL AND DISTRICT OFFICE, THE DISTRICT BOARD, THE URBAN COUNCIL DISTRICT'S CULTURE AND ARTS ASSOCIATION, THE SINGING CONTEST IS AIMED AT PROMOTING RESIDENTS' INTEREST IN SINGING.

IT IS DIVIDED INTO THREE CATEGORIES

POP/FOLK SONG (SOLO) AND POP/FOLK SONG PEOPLE AGED BETWEEN 15 AND 30.

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CLASSICAL SONG (SOLO),

(GROUP)

AND IS OPEN TO

PARTICIPANTS ARE FREE TO SELECT A SONG WHICH SHOULD HAVE A POSITIVE THEME. NO ACCOMPANIMENT WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE ORGANISER.

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CONTESTANTS OF

AUDITIONS WILL BE HELD ON JANUARY 4 AND SATISFACTORY STANDARD WILL BE SELECTED TO ENTER THE FINALS TO BE HELD AT THE CITY HALL, CONCERT HALL ON JANUARY 21.

THE CHAMPION, AND THE FIRST AND SECOND RUNNERS-UP IN EACH CATEGORY WILL BE AWARDED TROPHIES AND CASH PRICES OF $1,000, $700 AND $500 RESPECTIVELY. ALL FINALISTS WILL BE GIVEN SOUVENIRS.

APPLICATION FORMS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT THE HONG KONG MUSIC CENTRE OF THE MUSIC OFFICE, AND AT THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE AND ITS SUB-OFFICES.

THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF ENTRIES IS DECEMBER 20. FURTHER INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ON TEL. 5-8523485 OR 5-283257.

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