WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1985
33.
LUNCH TIME MUSIC FOR WORKERS
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FACTORY WORKERS AND RESIDENTS IN THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT WILL BE TREATED TO FREE MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT IN FOUR +LUNCH TIME CONCERTS+ ON SUCCESSIVE THURSDAYS, FROM TOMORROW (THURSDAY).
JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD, THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE MUSIC OFFICE OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT, THE ONE-HOUR CONCERTS WILL BE HELD AT SOCCER PITCH NO. 3, ABERDEEN SPORTS GROUND AT 12.30 PM EACH THURSDAY.
THERE WILL BE DIFFERENT GUEST SINGERS AND GROUPS PERFORMING WESTERN OR CHINESE MUSIC AT EACH CONCERT.
APART FROM PROMOTING MUSIC APPRECIATION AND A BETTER COMMUNITY SPIRIT AMONG WORKERS AND RESIDENTS, THE ORGANISERS ALSO HOPE TO PUBLICISE THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION SCHEME AND ENCOURAGE VOTERS TO SUPPORT THE FORTHCOMING SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS.
THE CONCERTS ARE BEING STAGED BECAUSE OF POPULAR DEMAND, FOLLOWING FOUR OTHER SUCCESSFUL CONCERTS IN THE WONG CHUK HANG INDUSTRIAL AREA HELD LATE LAST YEAR, WHICH ATTRACTED AN AVERAGE AUDIENCE OF MORE THAN 1 500 PEOPLE.
MAIL TO URUGUAY SUSPENDED ***
ALL POSTAL SERVICES BETWEEN URUGUAY AND HONG KONG HAD BEEN TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT, THE POST OFFICE ANNOUNCED THIS AFTERNOON.
THIS WAS BEING DONE AT THE REQUEST OF THE POSTAL AUTHORITIES IN URUGUAY, WHICH CITED +EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES+ AS THE REASON, A POST OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID.