TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1987
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MARINE DEPARTMENT'S SERVICES FOR EASTER
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THE MARINE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT ITS PORT COMMUNICATION CENTRE AND MACAU FERRY TERMINAL (CENTRAL) WILL REMAIN OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY ON FRIDAY (APRIL 17), APRIL 18 AND 20, WHICH ARE THE EASTER HOLIDAYS.
THE DEPARTMENT'S MACAU FERRY TERMINAL AT SHAM SHUI PO AND THE CHINA FERRY TERMINAL (CENTRAL) WILL ALSO MAINTAIN NORMAL OPENING HOURS FROM 7.30 AM TO 9.30 PM AND FROM 7 AM TO 8 PM RESPECTIVELY DURING THE HOLIDAYS.
ALSO OPEN FOR NORMAL OPERATIONS FROM 7 AM TO 9 PM DAILY DURING THE EASTER HOLIDAYS ARE THE PUBLIC CARGO WORKING AREAS AT WAN CHAI, YAU MA TEI, KWUN TONG, TSUEN WAN, WESTERN DISTRICT, RAMBLER CHANNEL, CHAI WAN AND SHAM SHUI PO, AND THE PUBLIC WATERFRONTS AT YAU MA TEI, KOWLOON BAY AND TUEN MUN.
THE VICTORIA MARINE OFFICE AND THE ENTRY AND CLEARANCE OFFICE, LOCATED ON THE THIRD FLOOR, HARBOUR BUILDING, 38 PIER ROAD, CENTRAL, WILL BE OPEN FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENTRY AND OUTWARD CLEARANCE ONLY BETWEEN 9 AM AND 11 AM ON SATURDAY AND MONDAY.
ALL OTHER SECTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT WILL BE CLOSED DURING THE EASTER HOLIDAYS.
YOUTH ORCHESTRA TO STAGE CONCERT
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THE HONG KONG YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF THE MUSIC OFFICE WILL PRESENT A CONCERT ON SATURDAY (APRIL 18) AT 8 PM AT THE SHA TIN TOWN HALL.
UNDER ITS PRINCIPAL GUEST CONDUCTOR, YIP WING-SIE, THE 89-MEMBER ORCHESTRA WILL PLAY POPULAR PIECES INCLUDING CHRISTOPH WILLIBALD VON GLUCK'S +ALCESTE+ OVERTURE, SAMUEL BARBER'S ADAGIO FOR STRINGS, MAURICE RAVEL'S PAVANE POUR UNE INFANTE DEFUNTE AND TCHAIKOVSKY'S ROMEO AND JULIET FANTASY OVERTURE.
OVER THE YEARS, THE ORCHESTRA HAS HELD REGULAR CONCERTS IN HONG KONG AS WELL AS PERFORMING OVERSEAS IN AUSTRALIA, CYPRUS FRANCE ISRAEL, MACAU, UNITED KINGDOM AND CHINA WITH INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED MUSICIANS AND CONDUCTORS SUCH AS FOU TSONG, EDEN AND TAMIR, SHALOM RONLY-RIKLIS, GEORG TINTNER, SIR DAVID WILLCORKS AND KENNETH TEAN.
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TICKETS AT $5 AND $10 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).
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