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THE MUSIC OFFICE WAS ESTABLISHED IN OCTOBER 1977 TO PROVIDE TRAINING ON BOTH WESTERN AND CHINESE INSTRUMENTS, TO PROMOTE INTEREST IN MUSIC AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE AND TO ORGANISE MUSIC ACTIVITIES.
MORE THAN 2 500 STUDENTS ARE RECEIVING WEEKLY TRAINING SOME 560 CLASSES ARE HELD EACH WEEK AT THE FOUR MUSIC CENTRES, SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY CENTRES.
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THE PERFORMING ARTS DIVISION - A COMPLETELY NEW UNIT - PROVIDES ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO CULTURAL ORGANISATION, IN THE FIELDS OF MUSIC, DANCE, DRAMA, OPERA AND SINGING IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PERFORMING ARTS IN HONG KONG.
AUGUST PWD CONTRACTS TOTAL $429 MILLION
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EIGHTY-FOUR CONTRACTS WORTH MORE THAN $429 MILLION, WERE AWARDED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IN AUGUST.
THE LARGEST CONTRACT, WORTH ABOUT $105 MILLION, WAS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 5 200-MÈTRE LONG WATER TUNNEL, RUNNING FROM TSING TAM IN YUEN LONG TO YAU KOM TAU IN TSUEN WAN.
THE WORKS FORM PART OF STAGE ONE OF A $1 300-MILLION SCHEME TO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES OF WATER FROM CHINA OVER THE NEXT 12 YEARS.
OF THE CONTRACTS AWARDED DURING THE MONTH, 36 WERE RECOMMENDED BY THE CENTRAL TENDER BOARD AND THE OTHERS BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TENDER BOARD.
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