SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1980
THE SECOND FILM SHOWS HOW HEALTH HAZARDS DUE TO THE USE OF SOLVENTS OR OTHER MATERIALS SUCH AS ASBESTOS, AS WELL AS WORK IN CONFINED SPACES, COULD BE MINIMISED OR AVOIDED.
BOTH THE TALKS AND FILMS WILL BE IN CANTONESE.
HK TO ATTEND WATER POLLUTION CONTROL SEMINAR IN BANGKOK
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A FOUR-MAN GOVERNMENT DELEGATION LEFT FOR BANGKOK TODAY TO REPRESENT HONG KONG AT A REGIONAL SEMINAR ON WATER POLLUTION CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT.
THE GROUP COMPRISES MR JOHN COLLIER AND MR LEUNG KAM-FAI OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND MR DAVID MACKAY AND DR CATHERINE LAM OF THE ENVIRONMENT BRANCH.
THE SIX-DAY SEMINAR, TO BE OPENED TOMORROW (MONDAY), IS ORGANISED JOINTLY BY CARL DUISBERG GESELLSCHAFT AND KARLSRUHE UNIVERSITY OF WEST GERMANY, ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES LTD., LONDON, AND THE ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, BANGKOK.
YOUTH SYMPHONIC BAND FESTIVAL ENDS
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THE THIRD HONG KONG YOUTH SYMPHONIC BAND FESTIVAL ENDED THIS (SUNDAY) EVENING WITH AN OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY THE COMBINED HONG KONG YOUTH BAND.
AS THE LAST NOTE OF HANDEL'S HALLELUJAH' FADED AWAY IN THE QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM, THE 3 000 AUDIENCE HEADED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR JACK CATER, EXPRESSED THEIR APPRECIATION TO THE PERFORMERS WITH THUNDEROUS APPLAUSE.
THE PERFORMANCE WAS PRESENTED BY THE URBAN COUNCIL AND THE MUSIC OFFICE, AND SPONSORED BY TOM LEE MUSIC FOUNDATION.
EARLIER IN THE EVENING, SIR JACK COMPLIMENTED THE COMBINED YOUTH BAND FOR ITS PROGRESS IN THE MAKING OF MUSIC.
HE ALSO PRESENTED PRIZES TO WINNERS IN VARIOUS CATEGORIES.
THE BEST BAND DRILL TROPHY WENT TO BONAVENTURE PRIMARY SCHOOL BAND, THE BEST MARCHING BAND MUSIC WAS AWARDED TO HO FUNG COLLEGE BAND AND BONAVENTURE PRIMARY SCHOOL BAND RECEIVED THE BEST SPECTACLE TROPHY.
THE BUDDHIST WONG FUNG LING COLLEGE BAND WON THE BEST SYMPHONIC BAND MUSIC TROPHY.
IN COMPLIMENTING THE YOUNG MUSICIANS ON THE IP HIGH STANDARD. SIR JACK SAID, I AM SURE THEY ARE GOING TO DO GREAT THINGS IN THE FUTURE.+
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