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SATURDAY, AUGUST 30, 1986
MR MCLAIN READ OUT THE MESSAGE: +AS MAYOR OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, I AM PLEASED TO EXTEND GREETINGS TO GOVERNOR SIR EDWARD YOUDE AND THE CITIZENS OF HONG KONG ON THE OCCASION OF YOUR WELCOMING THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA YOUTH ORCHESTRA TO YOUR CITY,
+THE RESIDENTS OF THIS CAPITAL CITY SHARE MY PRIDE IN KNOWING THAT WE WILL BE REPRESENTED WITH HONOUR AMONG THE MUSICAL YOUTH OF MANY NATIONS. I HOPE THAT THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA YOUTH ORCHESTRA WILL TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT SOME OF THE MANY ATTRACTIONS WHICH MAKE YOUR CITY UNIQUE.
+ON BEHALF OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, I SEND MY BEST WISHES TO YOU AND THE CITIZENS OF HONG KONG.+
IN HIS WELCOMING ADDRESS, MR THOMAS WANG SAID THIS KIND OF INTERNATIONAL MUSIC EXCHANGE HELPS TO IMPROVE INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING AND THE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OF YOUNG MUSICIANS.
+ IT ALSO PROVIDES EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE EXCHANGE OF CULTURE AND EXPERIENCES AMONG THE LOCAL YOUNG MUSICIANS AND THOSE FROM OVERSEAS. I AM SURE WE WILL ALL BENEFIT FROM ONE ANOTHER, + HE ADDED.
TAI PO SYP CONCLUDES WITH ALL STAR SHOW
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MORE THAN 800 PEOPLE ATTENDED AN ALL STAR SHOW HELD THIS (SATURDAY) EVENING AT THE TAI PO CIVIC CENTRE TO MARK THE CLOSING OF THE TAI PO SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME.
THE SHOW WAS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT'S SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE AND THE REGIONAL COUNCIL, AND CO-SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD AND THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB,
THE PROGRAMME INCLUDED PERFORMANCES BY SINGERS AND TELEVISION ARTISTES.
PARTICIPANTS IN ACTIVITIES ORGANISED BY THE COMMITTEE'S VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND CIVIC EDUCATION SUB-COMMITTEE PERFORMED FOLK DANCES AND A FEATHER FAN DANCE. THERE WAS ALSO SINGING, AND STORY TELLING IN PUTONGHUA.
OFFICIATING AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY, THE DEPUTY REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR NEW TERRITORIES, MR PETER NG, SAID YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE DISTRICT WERE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE THEME OF THIS YEAR'S SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME +CARE FOR YOUR COMMUNITY, GET TO KNOW IT BETTER+ BY TAKING PART IN THE VARIOUS RECREATIONAL AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES.
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