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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1986
THE HAKATA GIRLS' COMMERCIAL HIGH SCHOOL WIND BAND FROM JAPAN, ALSO DELIGHTED THE AUDIENCE WITH THEIR PERFORMANCES.
THE FESTIVAL, ORGANISED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF TOM LEE MUSIC co..
LTD. IS A MAJOR ACTIVITY OF THE MUSIC OFFICE TO STIMULATE AN INTEREST IN BAND MUSIC, TO RAISE THE STANDARD OF PERFORMANCE AND TO ENCOURAGE SCHOOLS AND YOUTH ORGANISATIONS TO FORM BANDS.
MUSIC OFFICE RECEIVES A PICCOLO
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THE MUSIC OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES BRANCH TODAY (TUESDAY) RECEIVED AN ADDITIONAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENT – A BRAND NEW PICCOLO FROM THE HONG KONG MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.
THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR, MRS DORIS HO, SAID SHE WAS DELIGHTED TO RECEIVE THE VALUABLE GIFT WHICH WOULD BE USEFUL TO THE HONG KONG YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA IN THEIR TRAINING SESSIONS AND PUBLIC PERFORMANCES.
IN THANKING THE PRESIDENT OF THE HONG KONG MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, DR RAYMOND WU, FOR THE GENEROUS SPONSORSHIP, MRS HO SAID THAT SHE HOPED OTHER PROFESSIONAL GROUPS WOULD FOLLOW THE ASSOCIATION'S LEAD IN SHARING THEIR CONCERN FOR THE TRAINING OF HONG KONG'S YOUNG PEOPLE IN MUSIC AND THE ARTS.
THE PICCOLO WAS PRESENTED IN APPRECIATION OF THE MUSIC OFFICE HONG KONG YOUTH CHINESE ORCHESTRA'S PERFORMANCE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE FIRST HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON MEDICAL ADVANCES WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY REPRESENTATIVES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.
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