TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1979
THE TWO-WEEK MUSIC CAMP, THE THIRD OF ITS KIND IN ASIA, IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE, AND THE ASIAN YOUTH MUSIC CAMP ASSOCIATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE URBAN COUNCIL.
ABOUT 100 YOUNG MUSICIANS FROM 11 COUNTRIES IN THE AUSTRAL-ASIAN REGION ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE CAMP. THEY ARE FROM AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, INDIA, INDONESIA, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA, MALAYSIA, THE PHILIPPINES, SINGAPORE, SRI LANKA AND THAILAND, THEY WILL SHARE EXPERIENCE WITH THEIR HONG KONG AND MACAU COUNTERPARTS IN THE CAMP.
THE PARTICIPANTS HAVE FORMED THE 1979 ASIAN YOUTH ORCHESTRA, AND WILL GIVE FOUR CONCERTS IN THE CITY HALL CONCERT HALL ON DECEMBER 7, 9, 13 AND 14. IT WILL ALSO PERFORM AT THE FAREWELL CONCERT AT THE GRAND FINALE OF THE CAMP AT THE HONG KONG STADIUM ON DECEMBER 15.
FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THE ACTING GOVERNOR'S SPEECH 1-
+FIRST OF ALL, A WARM WELCOME TO YOU ALL TO THIS THE ASIAN YOUTH MUSIC ČAMP1 AND A PARTICULARLY WARM WELCOME TO OUR FRIENDS FROM OVERSEAS.
+HONG KONG IS DEVELOPING QUITE RAPIDLY AS A CULTURAL CENTRE. MANY ARE INVOLVED IN THIS VARIOUS GROUPS AND ORGANISATIONS INCLUDING THE URBAN COUNCIL AND THE GOVERNMENT.
IN PARTICULAR, EFFORTS ARE BEING MADE TO ENCOURAGE THE MAKING OF MUSIC, BOTH CHINESE AND WESTERN, BY OUR YOUNG PEOPLE.
+ IT IS HONG KONG'S SPECIAL HONOUR TO HOST THE 1979 ASIAN YOUTH MUSIC CAMP. THE IDEALS OF THE CAMP MOVEMENT, NAMELY, CO-OPERATION AMONG YOUNG MUSICIANS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF MUSICAL TALENT AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE, ARE MOST WORTHY, AND WE IN HONG KONG WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT THEM.
+1 WISH THE ASIAN YOUTH MUSIC CAMP ASSOCIATION EVERY SUCCESS, NOT ONLY AT THIS CAMP AT WU KWAI SHA, BUT ALSO IN THE FUTURE.
+TO OUR VISITORS FROM OVERSEAS I SAY, ENJOY YOURSELVES IN HONG KONG I AM SURE YOU WILL MAKE MANY NEW FRIENDS HERE. CERTAINLY HONG KONG AUDIENCES ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR PERFORMANCES. I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT YOUR MUSIC WILL BRING JOY TO MANY.
+FINALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE ALL THOSE WHO HAVE WORKED SO HARD TO ORGANISE THIS CAMP.
+I NOW HAVE MUCH PLEASURE IN DECLARING OPEN THE 1979 ASIAN YOUTH MUSIC CAMP.+
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