THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1987
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KENNEDY TOWN PARK OPENING *****
THE NEW SMITHFIELD TEMPORARY PARK IN KENNEDY TOWN WILL BE OPENED AT 2 PM ON SATURDAY (APRIL 4).
OFFICIATING GUESTS WILL INCLUDE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE URBAN COUNCIL, MR GERRY FORSGATE, THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS, MP GRAHÁM BARNES, DEPUTY REGIONAL SECRETARY (HONG KONG AND KOWLOON), MR PAUL LEUNG, CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR LAM KAM-KWONG, VICE-CHANCELLOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, DR WANG GUNGWU, AND THE DEAN OF THE FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE, PROFESSOR ERIC LYE.
A COMMUNITY DAY ORGANISED BY THE BOARD TO CELEBRATE THE OPENING OF THE PARK WILL START HALF-AN-HOUR EARLIER AT THE FORBES STREET PLAYGROUND NEARBY.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER BOTH EVENTS.
YOUTH ORCHESTRA TO HOLD ANNUAL CONCERT
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THE HONG KONG YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF THE MUSIC OFFICE WILL STAGE ITS ANNUAL CONCERT ON APRIL 18 AT 8 PM AT THE AUDITORIUM OF SHA TIN TOWN HALL.
THE ORCHESTRA WILL TREAT THE AUDIENCE TO A SUPERB MUSIC PROGRAMME UNDER THE BATON OF ITS PRINCIPAL GUEST CONDUCTOR, YIP WING-SIE.
MISS YIP WON THE FIRST PRIZE AS WELL AS THE +LYRE DOR+ TROPHY IN THE 35TH CONCOURS INTERNATIONAL DES JEUNES CHEFS D'ORCHESTRE DE FRANCE IN SEPTEMBER 1985.
SHE GUEST CONDUCTED THE HONG KONG PAN ASIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, THE GUANGZHOU SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, THE CENTRAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA OF PEKING AND THE NATIONAL CAPITAL ORCHESTRA DE TOULOUSE, FRANCE.
SHE WAS APPOINTED RESIDENT CONDUCTOR OF THE HONG KONG PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA FROM SEPTEMBER 1986 AND PRINCIPAL GUEST CONDUCTOR OF THE HONG KONG YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FOR 1986-87.
TICKETS AT $5 AND $10 EACH ARE AVAILABLE AT URBTIX OUTLETS AT THE CITY HALL, QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM, HONG KONG COLISEUM, SPACE MUSEUM, TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL, SHA TIN TOWN HALL AND TOM LEE MUSIC CO (CAUSEWAY BAY, CAMERON LANE, TAI KOO SHING CITY PLAZA AND MAN YEE BUILDING BRANCHES).
ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON 5-283257.
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