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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1984
IN RESPONSE TO THE INVITATION OF THE COMMITTEE, MORE THAN 700 RESIDENTS FROM 19 LOCAL ORGANISATIONS WILL TAKE PART IN THIS YEAR'S KOWLOON WALK FOR A MILLION, SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON SUNDAY (DECEMBER 2) MORNING IN KWUN TONG.
DONATIONS RAISED BY THE WALKERS WILL BE COLLECTED BY THE COMMITTEE AND PRESENTED TO THE COMMUNITY CHEST LATER.
SECOND CHINESE MUSIC FESTIVAL STARTS
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THE SECOND CHINESE MUSIC FESTIVAL, ORGANISED BY THE MUSIC OFFICE OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT, STARTED TODAY WITH AN OPENING CONCERT AT THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY HALL.
THE FESTIVAL, DECLARED OPEN BY THE DIRECTOR OF URBAN SERVICES, MR GRAHAM BARNES, WILL LAST TILL NEXT SUNDAY (DECEMBER 9).
IN A BRIEF WELCOME SPEECH, MR PATRICK WILLIAMSON, COMMISSIONER FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE SAID THE PROGRAMME WOULD INCLUDE THREE CONCERTS, EIGHT SEMINARS AND 18 MASTER CLASSES.
+TAKING PART WILL BE LOCAL ARTISTES AS WELL AS FIVE MUSICIANS FROM CHINA, THE HONG KONG CHINESE ORCHESTRA, AMATEUR GROUPS AND THE MUSIC OFFICE'S OWN INSTRUCTORS AND TRAINEES, HE SAID.
THE CONCERT THIS EVENING INCLUDED PERFORMANCE BY THE HONG KONG YOUTH CHINESE ORCHESTRA, DRUM SOLO, BA-WU SOLO, PIPA SOLO AND SHENG SOLO.
IT ENDED WITH THE ORCHESTRA PLAYING +GLIDING IN THE SKY+ CONDUCTED BY TONG LEUNG-TAK.
DURING THE FESTIVAL PERIOD, THE MUSIC OFFICE INSTRUCTORS' ORCHESTRA WILL GIVE A DEMONSTRATION CONCERT AT THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL ON DECEMBER 7 AT 8 PM.
ON SATURDAY (DECEMBER 8), THE HONG KONG CHINESE ORCHESTRA WILL PRESENT A CONCERT AT THE KO SHAN THEATRE AT 8 PM AS AN URBAN COUNCIL PRESENTATION IN SUPPORT OF THE FESTIVAL.
NINE WELL-ESTABLISHED LOCAL AMATEUR CHINESE ORCHESTRAS, TOGETHER WITH MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG YOUTH CHINESE ORCHESTRA, WILL APPEAR IN THE FINALE CONCERT TO THE HELD AT 8 PM AT THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL ON THE FINAL DAY OF THE FESTIVAL.
TICKETS FOR THE DEMONSTRATION CONCERT AND THE FINALE CONCERT AT $5 EACH ARE ON SALE AT ALL MUSIC CENTRES OF THE MUSIC OFFICE WHERE FREE ADMISSION TICKETS FOR A CANTONESE OPERA PERFORMANCE ON WEDNESDAY (DECEMBER 5) MAY ALSO BE OBTAINED. THE TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR ENQUIRIES IS 0-428127.
TICKETS FOR THE CONCERT BY THE HONG KONG CHINESE ORCHESTRA, AT $10, $20, $30 AND $40 ARE AVAILABLE AT ALL URBAN COUNCIL COMPUTERISED BOX OFFICES.
THE NUMBER FOR ENQUIRIES IS 3-7213283.
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