SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1982
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CHILDREN'S CHOIRS ENTERTAIN PACKED AUDIENCE
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CHILDREN'S CHOIRS FROM FIVE NEW TOWNS GOT TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME TODAY IN A CONCERT FOR A PACKED AUDIENCE OF 2 000 AT THE NORTH DISTRICT TOWN HALL IN SHEUNG SHUI.
TOTALLING MORE THAN 350, THE YOUNG SINGERS ENTERTAINED THE AUDIENCE WITH CHINESE AND ENGLISH CHILDREN FOLK SONGS, DANCING AND INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCES DURING A TWO-HOUR SHOW JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE NORTH DISTRICT ARTS ADVANCEMENT ASSOCIATION, THE NORTH DISTRICT OFF ICE AND THE CULTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
MOST OF THE CHOIR MEMBERS, AGED BETWEEN SIX AND 14, HAVE PREVIOUSLY GIVEN WELL-RECEIVED PERFORMANCES IN THEIR OWN DISTRICTS -- SHA TIN, TAI PO, NORTH, YUEN LONG AND TSUEN WAN,
SOME OF THE CHOIRS WERE FORMED AS EARLY AS 1978 AND ARE FINANCIALLY SUPPORTED BY THE IR RESPECTIVE DISTRICT BOARDS.
MR LEUNG KWOK-WAI, A SCHOOL HEADMASTER WHO IS ALSO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE MUSIC SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE NORTH DISTRICT ARTS ADVANCEMENT ASSOCIATION, INITIATED THE IDEA OF THE JOINT CONCERT AND SPENT CONSIDERABLE TIME IN BRINGING THE CHOIRS TOGETHER.
+ THE SHOW PROVIDED YET ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CHOIR MEMBERS TO PERFORM IN PUBLIC, THUS ENABLING THEM TO EXCHANGE EXPERIENCES AND TO FURTHER IMPROVE THEIR SKILLS IN SINGING, + MR LEUNG SAID.
+MORE IMPORTANT, WE HOPE TODAY'S EVENT WILL SERVE AS AN EXAMPLE AND ENCOURAGEMENT FOR SIMILAR FUNCTIONS FOR THE PROMOTIOK OF CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, HE ADDED.
THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR NEW TERRITORIES, DR RICHARD BUTLER, THE NORTH DISTRICT OFFICER, MR STUART HARBINSON, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF CULTURAL SERVICES, MR GORDON JONES, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF NORTH DISTRICT ARTS ADVANCEMENT ASSOCIATION, MR LIU CHING-LEUNG, OFFICIATED AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE CONCERT.
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NEW SITTING-OUT AREA FOR WONG TAI SIN
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A NEW $120 000 SITTING-OUT AREA HAS JUST BEEN ADDED TO THE DENSEL Y-POPULATED WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT.
THIS WAS THE LARGEST ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT CARRIED OUT BY THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT BOARD SO FAR.
INSTALLED WITH CONCRETE BENCHES AND FLOWER-BEDS, THE OPEN AREA WAS CONVERTED FROM A SITE AT THE JUNCTION OF TUNG TAU TSUEN ROAD AND TUNG CHING ROAD AFTER THE CLEARANCE OF SOME 20 ILLEGAL STRUCTURES THERE.
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