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THURSDAY, JULY 31, 1980
SAI KUNG CHILDREN'S CHOIR TO GIVE OPEN AIR CONCERT
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THE POPULAR SAI KUNG CHILDREN'S CHOIR, FORMED 18 MONTHS AGO, IS TO GIVE ITS FIRST OUTDOOR PERFORMANCE ON AUGUST 15.
THE PERFORMANCE WILL BE HELD IN THE MAN YI PLAYGROUND IN SAI KUNG TOWN AND IS EXPECTED TO BE WATCHED BY 1 000 LOCAL RESIDENTS.
THE 170-STRONG CHOIR, INCLUDING ITS +YOUNGER AND TEENAGER+ GROUPS, WILL BE JOINED BY A BAND OF 100 YOUNG MUSICIANS ATTENDING THE NEARBY HONG KONG YOUTH MUSIC CAMP.
THE CHOIR WILL SING SONGS DESCRIBING VILLAGES IN SAI KUNG DISTRICT COMPOSED BY ITS ADVISER, MR YIP CHEE-KWONG, AND SONGS FROM THE WELL-KNOWN CHILDREN'S TELEVISION PROGRAMME, BANANA BOAT+.
PERFORMERS FROM THE TELEVISION PROGRAMME, THE CARTOON BIRDS+, WILL ALSO TAKE PART.
CHINESE FOLK DANCES WILL BE PERFORMED BY STUDENTS, DRESSED IN CHINESE TRADITIONAL COSTUMES, OF SAI KUNG SUNG TSUN AND HANG HAU CHENG CHIK CHI MIDDLE SCHOOLS.
THE CONCERT IS BEING PRESENTED BY THE MUSIC OFFICE, SAI KUNG DISTRICT_ADVISORY BOARD AND LOCAL RURAL COMMITTEES, WITH THE AIM OF PROMOTING MUSIC IN THE DISTRICT AND PROVIDING YOUNG MUSICIANS WITH A CHANCE TO GAIN EXPERIENCE.
ADMISSION WILL BE FREE. TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE FROM SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICE BRANCH OFFICE IN MAN NIN STREET, SAI KUNG, AND FROM SUB-OFFICES OF THE MUSIC OFFICE.
MARINE DEPARTMENT HOLIDAY ARRANGEMENTS
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THE MARINE DEPARTMENT OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY (AUGUST 4), A GENERAL HOLIDAY, EXCEPT ITS PUBLIC CARGO WORKING AREAS AT WAN CHAI, YAU MA TEI, XWUN TONG AND TSUEN WAN, ITS PORT COMMUNICATIONS CENTRE, AND ITS MACAU FERRY WHARF UNIT OFFICES.
ITS VICTORIA SMALL CRAFT LICENSING SECTION WILL ALSO BE OPEN FROM 9 AM TO 11 AM ON MONDAY,