THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1984
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THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MR ROGER GARCIA, SAID THE PROJECT AIMED AT PROMOTING INTEREST IN FOLK MUSIC, CLASSIC AND CONTEMPORARY, AMONG STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS.
HE SAID THAT THE ORGANISERS WOULD ALSO LIKE TO INTRODUCE TO LOCAL MUSIC TALENTS A SELF-HELP APPROACH TOWARDS PERFORMING ARTS NOW FLOUR ISHING IN THE TERRITORY.
+THE YOUNG ARTISTS WILL CHOOSE THEIR OWN FAVOURITE NUMBERS, ARRANGE FOR THE IR MUSIC INSTRUMENTS AND ACCOMPANIMENT AND EVEN PLAY THE MASTER OF CEREMONY, HE SAID.
+THE IDEA HAS PROVED SUCCESSFUL IN THE PAST AND I AM SURE THAT THE INFORMAL RECITALS WILL ATTRACT RESIDENTS AND PASSERS-BY WHO WISH TO ENJOY A CAREFREE AND LEISURELY AFTERNOON WITH US.+
THE FOUR MATINEES WILL BE HELD ON JANUARY 14 AND 21, AND FEBRUARY 11 AND 18 AT THE HUNG HOM FERRY CONCOURSE, THE OPEN SPACE OUTSIDE OF MAN COMMERCIAL COMPLEX, THE PAVILION NEAR THE ICE SKATING RINK IN KOWLOON TSAI PARK AND BLOCK H OF LOK MAN SUN CHUEN, RESPECTIVELY.
BEGINNING AT 3 PM, THE SHOWS WILL EACH LAST FOR ABOUT ONE AND A HALF HOURS.
NOTE TO EDITORS 1
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE FIRST MATINEE TO BE HELD ON SATURDAY (JANUARY 14) AT 3 PM AT THE HUNG HOM FERRY CONCOURSE.
ANTI-DRUG CAMPAIGN IN KWUN TONG
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A TWO-WEEK ANTI-NARCOTICS CAMPAIGN, FEATURING A DISCO NIGHT, A SPORTS DAY AND A CARNIVAL, WILL BE LAUNCHED IN KWUN TONG ON SUNDAY (JANUARY 15).
ANNOUNCING DETAILS OF THE CAMPAIGN AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (THURSDAY), THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE, DR SIU LEUNG-CHOW WHO IS ALSO A DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER, SAID A SERIES OF ACTIVITIES WOULD BE HELD FROM JANUARY 15 TO 29 TO AROUSE YOUNG PEOPLE'S AWARENESS OF THE EVILS OF DRUGS.
THE TARGET GROUP OF YOUNG PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 15 AND 24 IN THE DISTRICT TOTALS ABOUT 150 000.
MORE THAN 10 ACTIVITIES WOULD BE ORGANISED TO SUIT THE INTEREST OF THESE YOUTHS, ESPECIALLY STUDENTS, THROUGH WHICH ANTI-DRUG MESSAGES WOULD BE WIDELY SPREAD, HE SAID.
THE CAMPAIGN IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD AND THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS.
/DR SIU