SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1987
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CENSUS CHIEF TO MEET THE MEDI/
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THE COMMISSIONER FOR CENSUS AND STATISTICS, DR RICHARD BUTLER, WILL MEET THE MEDIA ON MAY 11 (MONDAY) AT 4 PM IN THE GIS PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM, FIFTH FLOOR, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, CENTRAL.
ALSO PRESENT WILL BE THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER (GENERAL), MR BENJAMIN MOK NI-HUNG; THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER (SOCIAL), MR JOSEPH LEE MAN-KONG; THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER (ECONOMIC ́A). DR LUK CHI-MING AND THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER (ECONOMIC B), MR FREDERICK HO WING-HUEN,
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MEL BOURNE STRINGS TO PLAY HERE
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THE CHAMBER STRINGS OF MELBOURNE WILL ARRIVE IN HONG KONG ON MAY 23 (SATURDAY) FOR A FOUR-DAY VISIT.
ON MAY 25, THE GROUP WILL PERFORM AT A STUDENT CONCERT JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE MUSIC OFFICE AND THE REGIONAL COUNCIL AT THE SHA TIN TOWN HALL AT 11 AM.
UNDER THE BATON OF ITS CONDUCTOR, CHRISTOPHER MARTIN, IT WILL PLAY VIVALDI'S CONCERTO GROSSO OP. 3 NO. 11 IN D MINOR, MOZART'S DIVERTIMENTO IN D MAJOR, K. 136, BROADSTOCK'S EXPEDITIÓN, ELGAR'S SERENADE IN E MINOR, OP. 20 FOR STRING ORCHESTRA AND A CHINESE FOLK SONG SUITE.
THE STRINGS WAS FOUNDED IN 1980 AND IS A TRAINING ORCHESTRA FOR GIFTED STRING STUDENTS.
IT MADE ITS FIRST OVERSEAS TOUR IN 1981, PLAYING WITH DISTINCTION IN TOKYO, LONDON, PARIS AND VIENNA,
IN JANUARY 1985, IT MADE ITS SECOND TOUR TO EUROPE PRESENTING 15 CONCERTS IN FIVE COUNTRIES, INCLUDING LONDON, PARIS, MUNICH, SALZBURG, VIENNA, VENICE, FLORENCE, VITERBO, SULMONA AND ROME.
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