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MONDAY, JUNE 22, 1981
A CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE WILL BE AWARDED TO ALL TEACHERS WHO HAVE ATTENDED THE COMPLETE SERIES OF COURSES.
APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SENT BY JULY 26 TO THE SENIOR INSPECTOR OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING CENTRE AT 9A BONHAM ROAD, HONG KONG.
MORE MUSIC FOR NT CHILDREN
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RESIDENTS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES HAVE ANOTHER PLACE TO PURSUE THE ART OF MUSIC FOLLOWING THE OPENING OF A NEW MUSIC TRAINING CENTRE AT TAI PO TODAY (MONDAY).
OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE TAI PO MUSIC TRAINING CENTRE THIS AFTERNOON WERE BY MR K.C. LO, DISTRICT OFFICER (TAI PO)- MR WONG YUEN CHEUNG, CHAIRMAN OF TAI PO RURAL COMMITTEE - MR CHEUNG CHE FAN, CHAIRMAN OF TAI PO ARTS ADVANCEMENT ASSOCIATION- MR DONALD YAP, CHAIRMAN OF THE RECREATION, SPORTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIR SUB-COMMITTEE OF TAI PO DISTRICT BOARD- AND MRS ELIZABETH WONG, HEAD OF THE MUSIC OFFICE.
THE NEW CENTRE IS LOCATED AT THE FIRST FLOOR OF MEI TAK BUILDING, 27 KWONG FUK ROAD, TAI PO. IT CONSISTS OF FOUR MUSIC PRACTICE ROOMS AND A LOBBY FOR ENSEMBLE TRAINING AND PRACTICE.
EQUIPPED WITH PIANO, VIDEO-RECORDER AND TV MONITOR FOR AURAL AND THEORY TRAINING, THE CENTRE WILL PROVIDE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA TO LEARN MUSIC.
THIS IS THE SECOND CENTRE IN THE NEW TERRITORIES RUN BY THE MUSIC OFFICE- THE FIRST ONE IS AT TSUEN WAN. CLASSES IN THE OTHER DISTRICTS ARE NOW BEING HELD AT SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY CENTRES AND YOUTH CENTRES.
WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, THE MUSIC OFFICE IS PLANNING TO SET UP MORE CENTRES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES IN THE FUTURE.
AT PRESENT. ABOUT 150 INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC TRAINING CLASSES ARE RUN BY THE MUSIC OFFICE IN VARIOUS NT DISTRICTS.
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