MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1980
SELECTED CANDIDATES WILL BE NOTIFIED LATER TO ATTEND A ONE-WEEK TRAINING COURSE ON CENSUS CONCEPTS, DEFINITIONS AND ENUMERATION PROCEDURES. A NUMBER OF SUCH COURSES WILL BE HELD FROM OCTOBER TO DECEMBER. CENSUS INSTRUCTION FILMS WILL BE USED TO STANDARDIZE TRAINING.
THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED THAT IT IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE THAT ONCE A SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT IS SELECTED, HE SHOULD NOT WITHDRAW DURING TRAINING OR THE ACTUAL CENSUS OPÉRATION AS IT WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND A REPLACEMENT.
CANTONESE OPERA COURSE FOR SHA TIN RESIDENTS
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SHA TIN RESIDENTS INTERESTED IN LEARNING CANTONESE OPERA NOW HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO so.
A TRAINING COURSE IN CANTONESE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND SINGING IS BEING ORGANISED BY SHA TIN DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD, SHA TIN ARTS ASSOCIATION AND WO CHE COMMUNITY HALL.
THE COURSE IS OPEN TO RESIDENTS AGED 14 OR OVER, BUT THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS IS LIMITED TO 40,
TRAINING WILL BE HELD AT WO CHE COMMUNITY HALL ON TUESDAY AND SATURDAY EVENINGS STARTING NEXT MONTH. IT WILL LAST SIX MONTHS.
APPLICATIONS CLOSE ON SATURDAY (OCTOBER 4) AND AN INTERVIEW WILL BE HELD NEXT WEEK TO SCREEN CANDIDATES.
SHA TIN DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD WILL ALLOCATE FUNDS TO PAY INSTRUCTORS AND TO HOLD CONCERTS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BOARD SAID CANTONESE OPERA WAS VERY POPULAR AMONG LOCAL RESIDENTS AND SOME OF THEM HAD PERFORMED PUBLICLY ON RADIO AND AT CONCERTS.
COURSE INSTRUCTORS WOULD BE RESIDENTS OF SHA TIN, AMONG WHOM WOULD BE TAI WAI VILLAGE REPRESENTATIVE, MR CHOI XAM-CHUEN, WHO HAS ALREADY GIVEN SEVERAL PUBLIC PERFORMANCES. HE WILL SUPERVISE THE COURSE.
PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR INSTRUCTORS WILL PERFORM REGULARLY AT WO CHE COMMUNITY HALL EVERY OTHER SATURDAY AFTER THE COURSE STARTS. ADMISSION WILL BE FREE.
ALSO BEING PLANNED IS A CANTONESE MUSIC NIGHT TO BE HELD AROUND LUNAR NEW YEAR.
APPLICATION FORMS FOR THE COURSE ARE AVAILABLE AT SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICE LEK YUEN SUB-OFFICE AND WO CHE COMMUNITY HALL.
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