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SUNDAY, JULY 9, 1978
A YOUTH ORCHESTRA FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM IS SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE IN HONG KONG IN AUGUST THIS YEAR AND WILL JOIN LOCAL YOUTH ORCHESTRAS IN GIVING PERFORMANCES. IN NOVEMBER, HONG KONG WILL SEND A TEAM TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SECOND ASIAN YOUTH MUSIC CAMP IN SINGAPORE.
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FOR NEXT YEAR, TWO MAJOR FUNCTIONS ARE BEING PLANNED HOSTING OF THE THIRD ASIAN YOUTH MUSIC CAMP HERE, AND THE VISIT OF HONG KONG'S YOUTH ORCHESTRA TO THE UNITED KINGDOM.
IN ADDITION, OVERSEAS MUSICIAN PASSING THROUGH HONG KONG WILL BE INVITED TO HOLD CLASSES AND SEMINARS FOR STUDENTS TO BROADEN THE OUTLOOK AND EXPERIENCE OF LOCAL YOUTH MUSICIANS.
$72 MILLION SCHEME TO IMPROVE CLEARWATER BAY ROAD
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MAJOR IMPROVEMENT WORK ON CLEARWATER BAY ROAD ESTIMATED TO COST MORE THAN $72 MILLION, IS WELL UNDERWAY.
THE WORK IS BEING CARRIED OUT IN STAGES AND THE LENGTH OF ROAD UNDER IMPROVEMENT MEASURES ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES.
MR. AU CHI-LAU, ACTING CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE P.W.D.'$ HIGHWAYS (N.T.) DIVISION, SAID TODAY THAT THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF ROAD WAS DIVIDED INTO FIVE SECTIONS.
+WORK IS PROGRESSING SMOOTHLY ON THREE SECTIONS WHILE WORK FOR THE REMAINING TWO SECTIONS WILL BEGIN TOWARDS THE END OF END OF THIS YEAR, + HE SAID.
THE SECTION ADJOINING NGAU CHI WAN ESTATE, ABOUT HALF A KILOMETRE IN LENGTH, IS BEING WIDENED TO A SINGLE THREE-LANE CARRIAGEWAY. THE WORK WILL BE COMPLETED BY SEPTEMBER.
MR. AU SAID A NEW ALIGNMENT WAS CHOSEN FOR ANOTHER SECTION OF THE ROAD FROM PING SHEK ESTATE TO ANDERSON ROAD, WHICH WAS ON A VERY STEEP GRADIENT.
+THE NEW CLEARWATER BAY ROAD IS CONSTRUCTED IN A 'LOOP' AND CROSSES OVER ITSELF AT SHUN LEE TSUEN WHERE THERE WILL BE FOUR BRIDGES OR FLYOVERS, HE ADDED.
+THE LOWER SECTIONS OF THE NEW ROAD WILL HAVE DUAL-CARRIAGEWAYS WITH THREE UPHILL LANES AND TWO DOWNHILL LANES WHILE THE UPPER SECTIONS WILL HAVE A SINGLE THREE-LANE CARRIAGEWAY.
WORK ON THIS SECTION, DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED BY THE CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SHUN LEE TSUEN DEVELOPMENT, 13 EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN THE MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR.
IN ADDITION,