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THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1985
HOMESTAY SCHOLARSHIP PRESENTATION ******
THE HOMESTAY SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS PRESENTATION WILL BE HELD ON SUNDAY (AUGUST 4) AT 2.45 PM AT GLOUCESTER ROOM 11, THIRD FLOOR, EXCELSIOR HOTEL, HONG KONG.
THE HOMESTAY SCHOLARSHIP IS THE FIRST PART OF THE HONG KONG YOUTH SCHOLARSHIP ORGANISED BY RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG AND SPONSORED BY THE NEW CINEMA CITY COMPANY IN RESPONSE TO THE INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR.
TO BROADEN THE OUTLOOK OF YOUNG PEOPLE. 24 AWARDEES WILL BE PRESENTED AWARDS TO TRAVEL IN SOUTH-EAST ASIAN COUNTRIES.
MRS SELINA CHOW, CHAIRMAN, IYY, MR WONG LAM, LEGCO MEMBER, MRS ALICE CHONG, DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT, ANGLICAN DIOCESE OF HONG KONG AND MACAU, MR JOSEPH CHAN, URBAN COUNCILLOR, MR CHING KAI-MING, LECTURER, FACULTY OF EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, MR LUKE YIP, PRESIDENT, HONG KONG SUBSIDISED SECONDARY SCHOOLS COUNCIL, MR YEUNG PO-KWAN, LEGCO MEMBER, AND MR TAM MAN-KWAN, PRESIDENT, HONG KONG PRIVATE SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION, WHO ARE THE PANEL OF JUDGES WILL BE PRESENT AT THE AWARD PRESENTATION.
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'EARLY DAYS' RECALLED AT YOUTH MUSIC CAMP
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THE +EARLY DAYS+ OF MUSICAL PROMOTION AMONG HONG KONG'S YOUNG PEOPLE WERE RECALLED TODAY (THURSDAY) WHEN TWO FORMER MUSIC ADMINISTRATORS OF THE MUSIC OFFICE WENT TO SEE THE ACTIVITIES AT THE HONG KONG YOUTH MUSIC CAMP BEING HELD AT THE PO LEUNG KUK PAK TAM CHUNG HOLIDAY CAMP IN SAI KUNG.
BOTH MR GORDON SIU, DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE WHO FIRST TOOK UP THE JOB AT THE MUSIC OFFICE IN 1977, TO PROMOTE INTEREST IN MUSIC ESPECIALLY AMONG THE YOUNG PEOPLE, AND MR CLIVE OXLEY, ACTING DIRECTOR OF BROADCASTING, WHO SUCCEEDED HIM IN THE MUSIC OFFICE, EXPRESSED DELIGHT AT RENEWING ACQUAINTANCES WITH SOME OF THE STAFF AND TRAINEES AT THE CAMP. THEY WERE ALSO IMPRESSED WITH THE IMPROVING MUSICAL STANDARDS OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE.
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