SUNDAY, APRIL 20, 1980
SAI KUNG CHOIR RECRUITING NEW MEMBERS
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A DRIVE WILL START LATER THIS MONTH IN SAI KUNG TO RECRUIT CHILDREN WITH A FLAIR FOR SINGING FOR THE LOCAL CHILDREN'S CHOIR.
THE DRIVE IS ORGANISED BY THE CHOIR'S SPONSORS, THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD AND THE GOVERNMENT'S MUSIC OFFICE. THEY HOPE TO ENLIST 90 CHILDREN AGED BETWEEN 12 AND 15 TO FORM A TEENAGER GROUP+.
OTHER SPONSORS ARE THE SAI KUNG AND HANG HAU RURAL COMMITTEES.
FROM MONDAY (APRIL 21), THE ORGANISERS WILL DISTRIBUTE RECRUITMENT LEAFLETS AND APPLICATION FORMS TO LOCAL SCHOOLS.
TO STIMULATE INTEREST IN THE CHOIR, THEY WILL GIVE TALKS AND ORGANISE A SINGING CONTEST AT THE SUNG TSUN MIDDLE SCHOOL ON MAY 10.
APPLICATIONS TO JOIN THE CHOIR WILL CLOSE ON MAY 5. ON MAY 17, CANDIDATES WILL BE GIVEN A SIMPLE VOCAL TEST BY THE CHOIR'S TUTOR, MR FUNG KIN-HONG, AND THE MUSIC OFFICE'S CHIEF INSTRUCTOR, MR YIP CHI-KWONG.
A SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY THAT THE CHOIR'S INAUGURAL CONCERT LAST MONTH WAS A GREAT SUCCESS AND PERFORMANCES SINCE THEN HAD WON ACCLAIM FROM THE PUBLIC.
IN VIEW OF THE OVERWHELMING RESPONSE, HE SAID, IT WAS DECIDED TO FORM THE TEENAGER GROUP TO GIVE LOCAL YOUNG PEOPLE A CHANCE TO SHARE IN THE PLEASURE OF SINGING IN A GOOD CHOIR.
THE RECRUITMENT DRIVE WILL BE A DISTRICT-WIDE EFFORT WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF STAFF OF THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICE.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE PRESENT 72 MEMBERS OF THE CHOIR WERE MAINLY FROM SAI KUNG TOWN. WE WANT TO HAVE CHILDREN FROM AS MANY AREAS AS POSSIBLE TO MAKE THE CHOIR TRULY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DISTRICT, HE SAID.
+HENCE. APPLICANTS FROM HANG HAU AND OTHER AREAS ARE
PARTICULARLY WELCOME.+
HE SAID JOINING THE CHOIR WOULD BE A MEANINGFUL
EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITY AND WOULD DEVELOP THE MUSICAL POTENTIAL OF LOCAL CHILDREN. IT WOULD IN NO WAY AFFECT SCHOOLING, AS TRAINING WOULD BE GIVEN EITHER ON SATURDAYS OR SUNDAYS IN THE SAI KUNG RURAL COMMITTEE OFFICE.
THE CHOIR IS ALSO PLANNING TO ENGAGE FIVE MORE PART-TIME INSTRUCTORS TO TAKE CHARGE OF THE TRAINING OF NEW MEMBERS.
THESE POSTS WILL SOON BE ADVERTISED IN LOCAL NEWSPAPERS. SAI KUNG RESIDENTS OR PEOPLE WORKING IN THE DISTRICT WILL BE GIVEN PRIORITY.