NOTE TO EDITORS:
FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1979
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WHERE TO SEE THE PRINCE TOMORROW (3.30 P.M.-3.55 P.M.)
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THE FOLLOWING IS A GUIDE FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SEE HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES TOMORROW (SATURDAY) AS THE ROYAL MOTORCADE PROCEEDS FROM KAI TAK AIRPORT TO FLAGSTAFF HOUSE ON HONG KONG ISLAND
THE PRINCE'S MOTORCADE WILL EMERGE FROM KAI TAK AIRPORT GATE AND PROCEED TO FLAGSTAFF HOUSE VIA OLYMPIC AVENUE, SUNG WONG TOI ROAD, FU NING STREET, ARGYLE STREET, PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD, CROSS-HARBOUR TUNNEL, WATERFRONT ROAD, COTTON TREE DRIVE AND FLAGSTAFF HOUSE.
PRINCE TO ENJOY A BRITISH MUSICAL +EXPORT+ IN
YUEN LONG ***
HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO JUDGE AND ENJOY THE QUALITY OF A BRITISH MUSICAL +EXPORT+ WHEN HE VISITS YUEN LONG ON MONDAY (MARCH 5).
AS HE DOTS THE EYES OF A DRAGON, A 450-MAN BAND WILL STRIKE UP A DRAMATIC FANFARE ESPECIALLY WRITTEN FOR HONG KONG BY THE BRITISH COMPOSER, DOUGLAS COOMBES.
THE FANFARE HAS HAD ONLY A FEW +OUTINGS+ THE FIRST OCCASION BEING THE RECENT VISIT TO HONG KONG OF THE COUNTY OF AVON SCHOOLS' ORCHESTRA,
THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR, MR. GORDON SIU, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) HIS OFFICE HAD COMMISSIONED MR. COOMBES TO WRITE THE FANFARE TO COINCIDE WITH THE VISIT OF THE AVON BAND.
MR. COOMBES, A BRITISH ARTS COUNCIL AWARD WINNER, IS WELL- KNOWN FOR HIS COMPOSITIONS FOR THE BBC'S SCHOOLS MUSIC PROGRAMMES.
+ IT IS A VERY STRIKING PIECE, AND I AM VERY HAPPY THAT WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY IT FOR PRINCE CHARLES, HE SAID.
MR. SIU SAID HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS WOULD BE TREATED TO SOME STARTLING MUSIC ON HIS ARRIVAL AT THE YUEN LONG STADIUM. THE 14 LOCAL BANDS WHICH MAKE UP THE HONG KONG YOUTH SYMPHONIC BAND HAVE BEEN PRACTISING FOR WEEKS FOR THE BIG DAY TO PRODUCE A +LIVE QUADRAPHONIC EFFECT AT THE STADIUM,
THE BAND COMPRISES SOME 450 PLAYERS WHO PRODUCE WHAT MR. SIU DESCRIBES AS A +SENSATIONAL SOUND+.
THE MASSED BAND WILL PROVIDE A FANFARE FOR PRINCE CHARLES' ARRIVAL AT THE STADIUM, THE SPECIALLY-WRITTEN FANFARE FOR THE EYE-DOTTING CEREMONY AND SELECTED POPULAR NUMBERS DURING THE YOUTH RALLY AND THE PRINCE'S DEPARTURE.
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