SUNDAY, APRIL 7, 1986
HOWEVER, SHE ADDED: +1 AM DELIGHTED TO SEE THE CHANGES THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN THE PAST YEARS, AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE TIME WHEN MUSIC EDUCATION IS A BASIC AND INTEGRAL PART OF THE OVERALL EDUCATION IN HONG KONG.+
THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR, MRS DORIS HO, DESCRIBED THE CONCERT AS A PRECIOUS OPPORTUNITY FOR TRAINEES TO DEMONSTRATE WHAT THEY HAD ACHIEVED THROUGH HARD WORK IN THE PAST YEAR.
SHE THANKED SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, MUSIC TEACHERS AND PARENTS FOR THEIR SUPPORT, WHICH WAS AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT IN THE OFFICE'S TRAINING PROCESS.
SELECTED TRAINEES RECEIVING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC TRAINING AT THREE KOWLOON MUSIC CENTRES PERFORMED AT THE CONCERT, PLAYING VARIOUS POPULAR WESTERN AND CHINESE PIECES OF MUSIC.
DISTRICT BOARDS TO BE CONSULTED ON PROJECTS
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THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL SHORTLY BEGIN ANOTHER ROUND OF CONSULTATIONS WITH ALL 10 URBAN DISTRICT BOARDS ON THE URBAN COUNCIL'S CAPITAL WORKS PROGRAMME FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
STARTING FROM THE MEETING OF THE MONGKOK DB ON THURSDAY (MAY 1), SENIOR OFFICERS FROM THE DEPARTMENT WILL CONSULT EACH DB ON THE PROPOSED PRIORITIES TO BE GIVEN TO PROJECTS PLANNED FOR THE RESPECTIVE DISTRICTS.
+THIS CONSULTATION EXERCISE IS AIMED AT FOSTERING A BETTER UNDERSTANDING BY DB MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL'S WORK AND SERVICES, AND HAS BEEN WORKING VERY WELL SINCE 1984, + SAID A COUNCIL SPOKESMAN TODAY.
+IT ALSO GIVES THE COUNCIL AND THE DEPARTMENT A BETTER IDEA OF THE NEEDS AND PRIORITIES FOR UC FACILITIES AS THE DB MEMBERS NOW SEE THEM.
THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT UNDER THE WORKS PROGRAMME FOR EACH DISTRICT, PROJECTS ARE CLASSIFIED INTO FOUR CATEGORIES - +COMMITTED+, +APPROVED+, +UNDER ADVANCED PLANNING+ AND +UNDER PRELIMINARY PLANNING+,
EXCEPT FOR THE COMMITTED+ PROJECTS WHICH ARE THOSE ALREADY UNDER CONSTRUCTION OR WITH TENDERS GAZETTED, EACH ITEM IS TENTATIVELY GIVEN A HIGH+, +MEDIUM+ OR +LOW+ PRIORITY, HE SAID.
/+THE DEPARTMENT'S