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THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1984
CALLING ALL YOUNG MUSICIANS
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YOUNG MUSICIANS ARE BEING INVITED BY THE MUSIC OFFICE OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT TO APPLY TO JOIN ITS YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, YOUTH SYMPHONIC BAND, YOUTH CHINESE ORCHESTRA, YOUTH CHOIR AND CHINESE FOLK SINGING CHILDREN'S ENSEMBLE.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MUSIC OFFICE SAID APPLICANTS FOR THE YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, YOUTH SYMPHONIC BANDS AND YOUTH CHINESE ORCHESTRA SHOULD BE UNDER 23 YEARS OF AGE AND SHOULD HAVE ATTAINED AT LEAST GRADE V OR ABOVE IN THE ROYAL SCHOOLS OF MUSIC EXAMINATION, OR EQUIVALENT, IN AT LEAST ONE ORCHESTRAL MUSIC INSTRUMENT.
+THOSE WHO WISH TO JOIN THE CHINESE ORCHESTRAS, SHOULD HAVE GOOD PERFORMANCE SKILL IN ONE OR MORE CHINESE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. THOSE WITH PREVIOUS ORCHESTRAL EXPERIENCE WILL BE FAVOURABLY CONSIDERED, HE SAID.
AS FOR THE YOUTH CHOIR, APPLICANTS SHOULD BE BETWEEN 17 AND 26 YEARS OF AGE. GOOD AT SIGHT-SINGING AND INTERESTED IN STANDARD CHOIR REPERTOIRÉ.
CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF EIGHT AND 12 INTERESTED IN CHINESE FOLK SONGS ARE WELCOME TO APPLY FOR THE CHINESE FOLK SINGING CHILDREN'S ENSEMBLE.
AN AUDITION WILL BE ARRANGED FOR QUALIFIED APPLICANTS AT A LATER DATE.
APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT ALL MUSIC CENTRES OF THE MUSIC OFFICE AND COMPLETED FORMS SHOULD BE RETURNED TO THE YAU MA TEI MUSIC CENTRE, GOLDEN GATE COMMERCIAL BUILDING, 138 AUSTIN ROAD, THIRD FLOOR, BY MAY 14.
ENQUIRIES MAY BE MADE AT TEL: 3-7226240.
PUMPING STATION CONTRACT AWARDED
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A CONTRACT TO BUILD THE NEW ELLIOT FRESH WATER AND SALT WATER PUMPING STATION AT POK FU LAM ROAD HAS BEEN AWARDED BY THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT TO CHUNG SHING CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED.
THE TWO-STOREY PUMPING STATION WILL BE BUILT BEHIND THE PREVIOUS ONE WHICH WAS DEMOLISHED TO MAKE WAY FOR THE WIDENING OF POK FU LAM ROAD AND RE-DEVELOPMENT OF HONG KONG UNIVERSITY.
IT WILL ACCOMMODATE FOUR ELECTRICALLY-DRIVEN FRESH WATER PUMPS WITH A TOTAL CAPACITY OF 26 600 CUBIC METRES A DAY, AND TWO SALT WATER PUMPS,
1985.
WORK ON THE STATION IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY OCTOBER
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