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Pioneer VJC students reunite to celebrate their 50th birthdays

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The team who took part in the lion dance performance yesterday comprised Mr Tang Kah Heong, 50, and Mr Leong Kwok Khuen, 51; gong player Jin Chong, 50; drummer Wong Kum Hong, 50; as well as cymbalists Pang Kong Eng, 50, and Govind Kanna, 15, who is the son of a former student. The troupe had been rehearsing for the show since the start of the year.

PHOTO: LIN ZHAOWEI FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES

Janice Tai

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Mr Leong Kwok Khuen started the lion dance troupe in Victoria Junior College (VJC) as a 17-year-old back in 1984.
He and a few schoolmates returned to their old stomping ground yesterday once more, executing stunts in the school hall and eliciting gasps of excitement from their former peers.
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