SUNDAY, MARCH 18, 1984
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AN ESTABLISHED BEST-SELLER, THE LATEST EDITION - HONG KONG 1984 CONTAINS 325 PAGES OF TEXT, PLUS DETAILED APPENDICES AND A COMPREHENSIVE INDEX, AS WELL AS MORE THAN 100 COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHS.
+THE YEARBOOK IS AN INDISPENSABLE SOURCE FOR ANYONE WANTING DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT HONG KONG, SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES TODAY.
+ THE STATISTICS AND COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE MONITOR EVENTS TO THE END OF THE YEAR MAKING IT A VALUABLE REFERENCE BOOK FOR ALL WHO HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE TERRITORY, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND STUDENTS, AND AS A RECORD FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS AND TOURISTS. COPIES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE OVERSEAS,+ HE SAID.
THE 22 CHAPTERS IN THE YEARBOOK CHRONICLE EVENTS AND GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES IN HONG KONG DURING THE YEAR, COVERING SUBJECTS SUCH AS THE FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC SITUATION, TRADE AND INDUSTRY, EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, HOUSING, SOCIAL WELFARE, LAW AND ORDER AND A HOST OF OTHER TOPICS,
THIS YEAR THE REVIEW CHAPTER, UNDER THE HEADING EDUCATION AT THE CROSSROADS+, HAS BEEN CONTRIBUTED BY HONG KONG'S EDUCATION EXPERTS.
THE FRONT COVER PICTURE TOO ECHOES THE THEME OF EDUCATION AS AN INVESTMENT FOR THE FUTURE, SHOWING HONG KONG'S YOUNGEST CITIZENS MASTERING COMPUTER INSTRUCTION.
PHOTOGRAPHIC SECTIONS IN THE BOOK INCLUDE TSIM SHA TSUI EAST, FASHION, FINANCE, THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY, TUEN MUN NEW TOWN, THE WEATHER, THE OUTLYING ISLANDS, VISITORS TO HONG KONG, THE ARTS AND LEISURE-TIME ACTIVITIES. THE NEW END-COVER MAP PROVIDES A DETAILED STUDY OF HONG KONG'S CLIMATE.
HONG KONG 1984 WAS PRODUCED BY THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES, ASSISTED BY THE CHINESE LANGUAGE DIVISION OF THE HOME AFFAIRS BRANCH, AND PRINTED BY THE GOVERNMENT PRINTER.
FAST DEVELOPMENT FOR MUSIC TRAINING SCHEME
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THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF THE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC TRAINING SCHEME OF THE MUSIC OFFICE IS REFLECTED EACH YEAR BY THE SCALE OF THE TRAINEES' GALA, MR ANGUS WATSON, DEAN OF MUSIC OF THE HONG KONG ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE GALA CONCERT IN THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY HALL, MR WATSON SAID THAT THE OCCASION WAS AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE TRAINEES TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS AND TO SHARE THE IR EXPERIENCE.
+ AM SURE THEY WILL FIND THIS STIMULATING, AND LIKEWISE THEIR PARENTS AND INSTRUCTORS WILL BE VERY PROUD OF THEIR PERFORMANCE THIS AFTERNOON.
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