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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1985
THE NOTICE TOGETHER WITH ITS RELATED PLANS CAN BE SEEN AT:
* THE LANDS DEPARTMENT SURVEY DIVISION, 5TH FLOOR, MURRAY
BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG
* THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE, DISTRICT OFFICE BUILDING,
CASTLE PEAK ROAD, TUEN MUN, NEW TERRITORIES, AND ON NOTICE BOARDS POSTED NEAR THE SITE.
ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE PROPOSAL OR CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION MUST BE SENT TO THE DIRECTOR OF LANDS IN WRITING BEFORE NOVEMBER 26.
OXFORD CHOIR TO SING IN HONG KONG
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THE SCHOLA CANTORUM OF OXFORD, THE CHAMBER CHOIR OF OXFORD UNIVERSITY, IS TO GIVE TWO CHORAL CONCERTS DURING ITS FIRST VISIT TO HONG KONG EARLY NEXT MONTH.
THE PERFORMANCES, PRESENTED BY THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, WILL BE HELD AT 8 PM ON OCTOBER 3 AT THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL AND AT 7.30 PM THE FOLLOWING DAY AT THE LUT SAU HALL IN YUEN LONG.
FOUNDED IN THE 1960'S. THE CHOIR HAS TOURED EXTENSIVELY BOTH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ABROAD. IT HAS VISITED MOST OF THE WEST EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AS WELL AS HUNGARY, ISRAEL, SWEDEN AND SWITZERLAND. NEXT YEAR, IT WILL TOUR ITALY AND MAKE ITS THIRD VISIT TO THE UNITED STATES.
THE REPERTOIRE OF THE CHOIR HAS REMAINED CATHOLIC. AS WELL AS PERFORMING MUCH EARLY MUSIC, THE SCHOLA CANTORUM HAS GIVEN PREMIERES OF WORKS BY YOUNG MODERN BRITISH COMPOSERS. MAJOR TWENTIETH CENTURY COMPOSERS WHO HAVE DIRECTED THE CHOIR IN PERFORMANCES OF THEIR OWN WORK INCLUDE SIR MICHAEL TIPPETT, IGOR STRAVINSKY AND BENJAMIN BRITTEN.
TICKETS AT $10, $15 AND $20 ARE ON SALE AT THE BOX OFFICES OF THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL AND LUT SAU HALL.
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