THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1983
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YOUTH ORCHESTRA TO PERFORM IN TSUEN WAN
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THE HONG KONG YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (B) WILL GIVE A CONCERT IN TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL ON SUNDAY (OCTOBER 23) AT 8 PM.
TICKETS AT $5 EACH ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT ALL MUSIC CENTRES OF THE MUSIC OFFICE AND THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL BOX OFFICE.
THE YSO(B) IS THE SECOND YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FORMED BY THE MUSIC OFFICE IN 1978 WITH THE AIM OF PROVIDING ORCHESTRAL TRAINING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
AT PRESENT, IT HAS ABOUT 90 MEMBERS, MOSTLY STUDENTS, WHO REHEARSE EVERY SUNDAY UNDER THE TUTELAGE OF CONDUCTORS AND
INSTRUCTORS.
THE ORCHESTRA HAS GIVEN A NUMBER OF WELL-RECEIVED CONCERTS IN HONG KONG AND MACAU.
THE CONCERT WILL BE CONDUCTED BY MR THOMAS WANG AND MR YAM HAK-CHON AS WELL AS A GUEST CONDUCTOR, DOCTOR SOLOMON BARD.
THE PROGRAMME INCLUDES CARL MARIA VON WEBER'S OVERTURE TO OBERON, GEORGE BIZET'S SELECTIONS FROM L'ARLESIENNE SUITE NO. I AND 11, ANTON DVORAK'S SLAVONIC DANCES OP. 45 NO. IV AND VIII, ARCANGELO CORELLI'S MOVEMENTS FROM CONCERTO GROSSO OP. 6 NO. IV, AND PETER ILLYITCH TCHAIKOVSKY'S NUTCRACKER SUITE.
FURTHER INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED BY DIALLING 0-428127.
SCHOOLS GET FIRE PREVENTION TEACHING KITS
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FIRE PREVENTION TEACHING KITS WERE TODAY DISTRIBUTED TO MORE THAN 500 SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVES AT A CEREMONY HELD IN THE WONG TAI SIN FIRE STATION.
THE 67-PAGE BI-LINGUAL TEACHING KIT, JOINTLY PRODUCED BY THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES, PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT FIRE PREVENTION, AND CONTAINS ILLUSTRATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHS, SLIDES AND CASSETTE TAPES.
ONE THOUSAND SETS OF THE KIT WERE RECENTLY PREPARED, WITH THE SUPPORT OF $200 000 FROM MCDONALD'S RESTAURANTS (HK) LTD. THESE WERE IN ADDITION TO THE FIRST LOT OF 120 SETS DISTRIBUTED TO THE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION AND KEPT IN THE VISUAL EDUCATION SECTION OF ED.
SPEAKING AT THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY, MR LAM LOK-BUN, CHIEF FIRE OFFICER OF FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT POINTED OUT THAT CARELESSNESS IS ONE OF THE MAJOR CAUSES OF FIRES.
HE SAID THAT THE DEPARTMENT, IN CONJUNCTION WITH GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES HAS BEEN CONSTANTLY MAKING EFFORT, THROUGH THE MEDIA TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON FIRE SAFETY.
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