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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1979
YOUNG HK VIOLINIST WINS HIGH HONOURS
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A HONG KONG VIOLINIST WON HIGH HONOURS AT AN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION OF YOUNG VIOLINISTS HELD AT POLAND RECENTLY.
THE VIOLINIST, MISS TO YAN, WHO TOOK PART FOR THE FIRST TIME IN AN INTERNATIONAL CONTEST, WAS AWARDED A $5 000 PRIZE AND A CERTIFICATE OF MERIT.
THIRTY-FIVE MUSICIANS, ALL FIRST CLASS VIOLINISTS FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, TOOK PART IN THE COMPETITION. MISS TO WAS AMONG THE 15 SELECTED FOR THE SECOND ROUND CONTEST, OUT OF WHICH ONLY EIGHT MADE IT TO THE FINALS.
+THAT TO YAN WAS ADMITTED INTO THE FINAL CONTEST AND AWARDED WITH A PRIZE IS A GREAT HONOUR TO HONG KONG MUSICIANS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE COMMENTED TODAY (SATURDAY).
MISS TO BEGAN PLAYING THE VIOLIN IN CHINA SINCE CHILDHOOD. SHE OBTAINED A SCHOLARSHIP FROM THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE LAST YEAR TO FURTHER HER MUSICAL TRAINING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.
BOOKMARKER DESIGN COMPETITION
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STUDENTS FROM PRIMARY 4 TO FORM 6, ESPECIALLY MEMBERS OF COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUBS, ARE INVITED TO JOIN A BOOKMARKER DESIGN COMPETITION TO PROMOTE CLEANLINESS IN PUBLIC PLACES.
THE DON'T LITTER IN PUBLIC PLACES+ BOOKMARKER DESIGN COMPETITION IS ORGANISED BY THE COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUBS SECRETARIAT AND AIMS TO INCREASE STUDENTS' AWARENESS IN HELPING TO KEEP PUBLIC PLACES CLEAN.
THE COMPETITION, IS DIVIDED INTO A JUNIOR DIVISION FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS AND A SENIOR DIVISION FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CYC SECRETARIAT SAID: +THERE IS NO LIMIT TO THE SCOPE OF ENTRIES AS LONG AS THEY CAN IMPRESS UPON PEOPLE NOT TO LITTER IN PUBLIC PLACES.
+A STUDENT MAY SUBMIT AS MANY ENTRIES AS HE LIKES.
EACH DESIGN SHOULD MEASURE 83 MM BY 228 MM (3.25 IN BY 9 IN) AND BE DRAWN OR PAINTED ON DRAWING PAPER.
ALL ENTRIES MUST BE LABELLED ON THE BACK WITH THE NAME, THE CLASS AND THE SCHOOL OF THE PARTICIPANT.
PRIZES FOR EACH DIVISION WILL BE GIVEN IN THE FORM OF BOOK AND STATIONERY COUPONS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID,
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