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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1980
NEW YEAR CONCERT FOR TAI PO RESIDENTS
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A CONCERT IS TO BE HELD AT TAI PO NEXT SATURDAY (JANUARY 3) TO CELEBRATE THE NEW YEAR.
THE EVENT, ORGANISED BY TAI PO DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD AND THE MUSIC OFFICE, WILL BE HELD AT VOLTORTA COLLEGE AT 3.30 PM.
PERFORMING WILL BE THE NEWLY FORMED MUSIC OFFICE SYMPHONIC BAND, KWAI CHUNG CHILDREN'S CHOIR AND THE TA PO ARTS ADVANCEMENT ASSOCIATION DANCE TROUPE.
THE SYMPHONIC BAND WILL PRESENT POPULAR PIECES INCLUDING CORONATION MARCH FROM +STAR WARS+, AND +GREASE+ AS WELL AS CHINESE TELEVISION TUNES.
IT HAS 40 MEMBERS INCLUDING MUSIC OFFICE INSTRUCTORS AND STUDENTS.
THE KWAI CHUNG CHILDREN'S CHOIR, FORMED AND SUPERVISED BY THE MUSIC OFFICE, WILL SING CHINESE FOLK SONGS.
ADMISSION WILL BE FREE. TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FROM TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICE, TAI PO RURAL COMMITTEE AND THE LION'S CLUB YOUTH CENTRE.
BISHOP WU VISITS TRAINING CENTRE
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THE ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP OF HONG KONG, THE RIGHT REV JOHN BAPTIST WU, TODAY VISITED THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT'S LAI KING TRAINING CENTRE TO WISH ITS INMATES A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
HE WAS ACCOMPANIED ON THE VISIT BY THE PRISONS CHAPLAIN, FR STEPHEN EDMONDS.
BISHOP WU TOURED THE CENTRE AND WAS BRIEFED ON THE TRAINING PROGRAMMES AND FACILITIES PROVIDED THERE. HE ALSO TALKED TO SOME OF THE INMATES.
THE BISHOP VISITS ONE OF THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT'S PENAL INSTITUTIONS EVERY YEAR.
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