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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1987
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BEFORE THEIR DEPARTURE, MRS HÐ SÁIÐ OVERSEAS TOURS VERE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE MUSIC OFFICE'S INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC TRAINING SCHEME.
BESIDES ENABLING THE YOUNG MUSICIANS TO SHARE IN AN EXCHANGE OF MUSIC, THE TOURS GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM BEFORE FOREIGN AUDIENCES AS WELL TO RECEIVE INTERNATIONAL TUITION NOT OTHERWISE AVAILABLE, SHE POINTED OUT.
+THERE HAVE BEEN NO LESS THAN 35 INTERNATIONAL MUSIC EXCHANGE PROGRAMMES ORGANISED SINCE 1978, MRS HO ADDED.
DURING THEIR STAY IN ITALY, THE MEMBERS OF THE ENSEMBLE WILL PERFORM IN THE FESTIVAL'S OPENING CONCERT ON MARCH 1 AND IN THE FINAL CONCERT ON MARCH 7. OTHER ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING A STUDENT CONCERT, WILL ALSO BE ARRANGED TO PROMOTE CHINESE MUSIC IN ITALY.
APART FROM MUSIC PERFORMANCES, THE HONG KONG-MANTUA FRIENDSHIP FESTIVAL, ORGANISED BY THE UGO CONTA INTERNATIONAL MUSIC SOCIETY IN HONG KONG, WILL ALSO FEATURE AN EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS ENTITLED + EAST MEETS WEST+.
THE ENSEMBLE WILL RETURN ON MARCH 11.
BUS DIVERSION IN YUEN LONG TOWN ****
TO FACILITATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE TUEN MUN-YUEN LONG LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM, BUSES WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO TURN RIGHT FROM CASTLE PEAK ROAD (YUEN LONG) WESTBOUND TO KIX YEUNG ROAD NORTHBOUND FROM FRIDAY (FEBRUARY 27) FOR ABOUT ONE MONTH.
ON JOURNEY TO YUEN LONG (WEST) BUS TERMINUS, KMB ROUTES 54, 56, 64K, 76K, 77K WILL BE DIVERTED TO CASTLE PEAK ROAD, MA MIÙ
ON NING ROAD AND KIK YEUNG ROAD.
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THESE BUS ROUTES WILL OBSERVE THE BUS STOP ON CASTLE PEAK_ROAD OUTSIDE YUEN LONG TRADE ASSOCIATION PRIMARY SCHOOL DURING THE PERIOD OF DIVERSION.