MONDAY, JUNE 18, 1984
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RENDEZVOUS FOR MUSIC LOVERS
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A SERIES OF MUSICAL RENDEZVOUS IS BEING ORGANISED BY THE MUSIC OFFICE OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT TO PROMOTE INTEREST IN MUSIC.
THE SERIES IS A SPECIALLY-DESIGNED PROGRAMME IN WHICH EXPERTS WILL SPEAK ON DIFFERENT TYPES OF MUSIC AND DISCUSS THEM WITH MUSIC LOVERS.
THEY WILL BE HELD ON FOUR CONSECUTIVE SATURDAYS, STARTING ON JUNE 23, AT THE YAU MA TEI MUSIC CENTRE.
DR BYRON MCGILVRAY, THE CHORAL DIRECTOR OF THE BAPTIST COLLEGE CHOIR AND CURRENTLY THE PRINCIPAL GUEST CONDUCTOR OF PAN ASIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, WILL SPEAK ON CHORAL MUSIC APPRECIATION' ON JUNE 23.
ON JUNE 30, MRS DOROTHY CHEUNG, WHO TEACHES AT ALLIANCE BIBLE SEMINARY, WILL SPEAK ON CHURCH MUSIC APPRECIATION' MRS CHEUNG HAS DEVOTED MUCH TIME TO THE TEACHING OF CHURCH MUSIC IN NORTH AMERICA AND HONG KONG.
ON JULY 7, MR RICHARD TSANG, HEAD OF RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG'S SERIOUS MUSIC DEPARTMENT AND CHAIRMAN OF THE HONG KONG COMPOSERS' GUILD, WILL SPEAK ON 20TH CENTURY MUSIC APPRECIATION'.
MR RAYMOND AU, A GUITARIST, WILL SPEAK ABOUT 'SPANISH GUITAR MUSIC' ON JULY 14.
FREE ADMISSION TICKETS CAN BE OBTAINED AT THE YAU MA TEI MUSIC CENTRE (GOLDEN GATE COMMERCIAL BUILDING. 138 AUSTIN ROAD, 3RD FLOOR, KOWLOON) AND THE MONG KOK MUSIC CENTRE (CAMBRIDGE COURT, 84 WATERLOO ROAD, 2ND FLOOR, KOWLOON).
FURTHER INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED BY DIALLING 3-7226240.
FACTORY ESTATES ALMOST OCCUPIED
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TWO OTHER FACTORY ESTATES ARE ALMOST FULLY LET AS THE HOUSING AUTHORITY'S STREAMLINED LETTING PROCEDURE CONTINUES TO DRAW LARGE NUMBERS OF APPLICATIONS FROM OPERATORS.
+A TOTAL OF 1 654 MORE UNITS HAVE BEEN LET OVER THE PAST TWO MONTHS,+ SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE AUTHORITY TODAY.
AS A RESULT, HE SAID THE FACTORY ESTATES OF YIP ON IN KOWLOON BAY AND CHUN SHING IN TSUEN WAN WERE NOW 90 PER CENT FULL.
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