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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1977
NEW GOVERNMENT SCHEME TO TRAIN AND
PROMOTE YOUNG MUSICIANS ******
A NEW OFFICE HAS BEEN SET UP IN THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT FOR PLANNING AND CO-ORDINATING MUSIC TRAINING FOR YOUNG PERSONS IN HONG KONG.
THE OFFICE WILL BE HEADED BY MR. GORDON SIU, WHO HAS BEEN APPOINTED MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR. WE HAVE MANY TALENTED YOUNG PERSONS IN HONG KONG+, SAID MR. SIU TODAY. +WITH PROPER TRAINING, THEY WILL BECOME GOOD MUSICIANS AND THEIR MUSIC WILL BRING JOY TO MANY+.
TRAINING WILL BE PROVIDED AT DIFFERENT LEVELS - ELEMENTARY, INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED. YOUNG PERSONS' ORCHESTRAS WILL BE FORMED AND THEY WILL GIVE PERFORMANCES IN THE VARIOUS DISTRICTS.
MR. SIU, A SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, HAS BEEN IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE FOR 11 YEARS. HE HAS WORKED IN A NUMBER OF DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. HOLDER OF A MASTER'S DEGREE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, HE WAS A FORMER LEADER OF THE HONG KONG YOUTH ORCHESTRA AND MEMBER OF THE HONG KONG PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA. HE IS A LICENTIATE OF THE ROYAL SCHOOLS OF MUSIC.
MR. SIU WILL WORK WITH A MUSIC CONSULTANT. MR. DAVID STONE, WHO IS A DISTINGUISHED VIOLINIST AND CONDUCTOR. MR. STONE HAS VISITED HONG KONG ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AS AN EXAMINER FOR THE ROYAL SCHOOLS OF MUSIC.
WORKING IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH OTHER CULTURAL ORGANISATIONS IN HONG KONG, THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE WILL BE ON THE NINTH FLOOR OF THE ARTS CENTRE.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
A PRESS CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT 2.30 P.M. TOMORROW (TUESDAY) AT THE G. 1.S. THEATRE, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, 5TH FLOOR, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, DURING WHICH THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR WILL GIVE DETAILS OF THE TRAINING SCHEME. HE WILL ALSO BE PLEASED TO ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM PRESS REPRESENTATIVES.
THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR. KENNETH TOPLEY, AND THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (CHIEF INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS), MR. ARTHUR BROWN, WILL ALSO BE PRESENT.
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE PRESS CONFERENCE.
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