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Photo Flashback: Anniversary dance for Chinese retailers

Published:Friday | November 17, 2023 | 7:48 AM
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The beauty twists: Winnie Chung (Miss National Baking Co Ltd), a contestant in the 1962 Miss Chinese Athletics Club beauty contest, twists with her partner Richard Hing at the Chinese Retailers Association’s 20th anniversary dance at South Camp Hotel on Saturday, November 24, 1962.
Lucky winners: Miss Carmen Lue (left), and her partner Oswald Chin in the spot-the-prize dance contest, receive their prize of a carton of cigarettes from Pat Powell (right) of Machado’s, at the South Camp Hotel.
Contestants in the Miss Chinese Athletic Club contest.
Revellers at the Chinese Retailers Association’s 20th anniversary dance at the South Camp Hotel on Saturday, November 24, 1962, tread the light fantastic to the music of the VagaBonds.
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In a jubilant gathering marking two decades of achievements, the Chinese Retailers Association hosted a lively anniversary dance. The event, held at the South Camp Hotel, unfolded on November 24, 1962, and became a vibrant showcase of celebration.