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THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1978
LUNG HEUNG-WING IS A XYLOPHONIST. HIS PERFORMANCE TOO WAS WELL RECEIVED. HEUNG-WING HAS GIVEN A NUMBER OF CONCERTS
IN SOUTHEAST ASIA AND AUSTRALIA, HE HAS TAKEN PART IN THE HONG KONG ARTS FESTIVAL AND IN THE HONG KONG CHILDREN'S ANNUAL CONCERTS FROM 1970-77.
THIS YEAR HE WON A SCHOLARSHIP FOR ADVANCED INSTRUMENTAL STUDY AWARDED BY THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE. HE IS NOW IN THE U.K., STUDYING AT THE GUILDHALL SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND DRAMA.
MARY AND HEUNG-WING WERE AMONG EIGHT FINALISTS WHO WERE PICKED FROM NEARLY 500 YOUNG MUSICIANS WHO ENTERED THE FESTIVAL FROM THE COMMONWEALTH AND THE UNITED KINGDOM.
AT THE SEMI-FINAL STAGE OF THE FESTIVAL THERE WERE THREE HONG KONG MUSICIANS IN A GROUP OF 29. THE THIRD SEMI-FINAL IST WAS MISS TO YAN, A 17-YEAR-OLD VIOLINIST WHO IS STUDING IN THE U.K. WITH A SCHOLARSHIP FROM THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE.
THE THREE SHARED THE DAVID STONE AWARD FOR HONG KONG INSTRUMENTALISTS AND ON TUESDAY NIGHT RECEIVED THIS AWARD FROM DAME EVE TURNER WHO PRESENTED THE PRIZES.
MARY AND HEUNG-WING WERE ALSO AWARDED FINALISTS' PRIZES, WHILE A 20-YEAR-OLD NEW ZEALAND CLARINETIST, MARK WALTON WON THE ROYAL OVERSEAS LEAGUE SOLOIST FROM THE COMMONWEALTH AND OVERSEAS PRIZE WORTH 500 POUNDS STERLING. THE WINNER OF THE U.K. SOLOIST AWARD WAS 17-YEAR-OLD SUSIE MESZAROS WHO PLAYED THE VIOLA. SHE ALSO WON THE SOCIETY OF WOMEN MUSICIANS' GOLD MEDAL FOR THE BEST COMPETITOR IN THE FESTIVAL.
THE JUDGES AT THE FESTIVAL WERE ALL FAMOUS EXPERTS IN THE WORLD OF MUSIC AND INCLUDED MR. DAVID STONE, MUSIC CONSULTANT TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.
AMONG THE GUESTS AT THE FESTIVAL, WERE THE COMMISSIONER OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE IN LONDON, MR. DENIS BRAY AND HIS WIFE AND MR. FRANK CHAO, PRESIDENT OF WAH KWONG AND COMPANY (HK) LTD AND HIS WIFE.
SHE MAIL DELIVERY ON PUELIC HOLIDAY ****
THE POST OFFICE ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT THERE WILL BE ONE MAIL DELIVERY ON SATURDAY (JUNE 10) ICH IS A GENERAL HOLIDAY.
ON THAT DAY, 32 POST OFFICES, 1: CLUDING THE GENERAL POST OFFICE. THE KOWLOON CENTRAL POST OFFICE M THE TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICE, WILL BE OPENED FOR 20GT 300 FROM 9 A.M. TO NOON.
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