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FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1982
WAN CHAI DB MEMBERS AMONG FIRST THROUGH ABERDEEN TUNNEL
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MEMBERS OF THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD WERE AMONG THE FIRST USERS OF THE ABERDEEN TUNNEL WHICH PARTIALLY OPENED TO TRAFFIC THIS (FRIDAY) MORNING. THEY TRAVELLED THROUGH THE TUNNEL MINUTES AFTER IT OPENED AT 10 AM. LATER THEY VISITED THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING OF THE TUNNEL AND WERE BRIEFED BY MR F.W. MAY, CHIEF TRANSPORT OFFICER (ROAD TUNNELS) ON HOW THE TUNNEL SYSTEM OPERATES,
MR CLARK, CHAIRMAN OF THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD, COMMENTED THAT THE OPENING OF THE ABERDEEN TUNNEL WOULD HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPLICATION ON TRAFFIC CONDITIONS IN WAN CHAI.
♦THE TUNNEL GREATLY FACILITATES THE JOURNEY BETWEEN ABERDEEN AND WAN CHAI AND NO DOUBT, WILL RELIEVE TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN BOTH DISTRICTS. IT WILL INEVITABLY BRING ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC TO PARTS OF WAN CHAI AND THE DISTRICT BOARD CAN BE EXPECTED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE SITUATION,+ HE SAID.
ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE AT TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL
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MARCH WILL BE A MONTH OF WESTERN INSTRUMENTALS AT THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL,
THE LIM KEK-HAN CONCERT ORCHESTRA, FEATURING THE WELL KNOWN CELLIST LIM KEK-BENG, WILL GIVE A CONCERT ON MARCH 21 AT THE TOWN HALL AUDITORIUM AT 7.30 PM.
BORN IN INDONESIA, LIN KEK-BERG BEGAN HIS MUSIC STUDY AT THE AMSTERDAM CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC WHERE HE WORKED UNDER SUCH FAMOUS DUTCH CELLISTS AS PIET LENTZ, KAREL VON LEEUWEN- BOOMKAMP AND TIBOR DE MACHULA.
HE REFINED HIS ART AT THE FRENCH NATIONAL CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC IN PARIS UNDER ANDRE NAVARRA AND PERFORMED IN A CONCERT FOR QUEEN ELIZABETH OF BELGIUM AND RECEIVED HIGH ACCLAIM. HE HAD ALSO GIVEN CONCERTS IN CHINA AND CONDUCTED CELLO COURSES AT THE CENTRAL CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC IN PEKING.
PROGRAMMES INCLUDE CARMEN FINALE BY G. BIZET, DANCE OF THE YAO PEOPLE BY MAO JEUN, VIOLIN CONCERTO FOR VIOLIN AND ORCHESTRA BY MAX BRUCH, CONCERTO FOR CELLO AND ORCHESTRA BY J. HAYDN, SUITE NO. 2 OF G. BIZET.
THE CONCERT WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES CULTURAL PRESENTATIONS OFFICE OF THE CULTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT,
TICKETS AT $5, $10, $15 ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL BOX OFFICE AND THE NT MOBILE LIBRARY.
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