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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1988
CONCERT FOR MUSIC OFFICE TRAINEES
BEFORE
MORE THAN 250 TRAINEES OF THE MUSIC OFFICE PERFORMED THEIR TEACHERS, PARENTS, FRIENDS AND GUESTS AT THE DIOCESAN GIRLS' SCHOOL THIS (SUNDAY) AFTERNOON.
BEFORE THE PERFORMANCES BEGAN, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE YAU TSIM DISTRICT SCHOOL LIAISON COMMITTEE, MR HONG CHE-WAH, OFFICIATED AT A PRESENTATION CEREMONY.
AT THIS, OUTSTANDING TRAINEES AND ORCHESTRAL AND BAND MEMBERS IN THE KOWLOON REGION WERE GIVEN AWARDS IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS.
THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR, MISS LOLLY CHIU, SAID THAT THE AIM OF THE CONCERT WAS TO PROVIDE PARENTS AND TEACHERS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY OF BEARING THEIR CHILDREN AND STUDENTS DEMONSTRATE THEIR PROGRESS.
MISS CHIU ALSO THANKED SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, PARENTS FOR THEIR SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT.
MUSIC TEACHERS AND
THE PROGRAMME INCLUDED PERFORMANCES BY THE EAST KOWLOON YOUTH SYMPHONIC BAND, THE WEST KOWLOON YOUTH STRINGS, AND THE EAST KOWLOON YOUTH CHINESE ORCHESTRA AS WELL AS PIPA SOLOS AND A HARP DUET.
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LEFT-TURN BAN ON PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT NO VEHICLES ALLOWED TO TURN LEFT FROM PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD SOUTHBOUND STREET FROM 10 AM ON TUESDAY (DECEMBER 6).
WILL BE TO PERTH
THE LEFT-TURN BAN WILL LAST FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS FOR ROAD RECONSTRUCTION WORKS.
MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DIVERT VIA DUNBAR ROAD AND TWEED ROAD.
OPERATING HOURS EXTENDED
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT REMINDED MOTORISTS THAT THE OPERATING HOURS OF THE BUS LANES ON LION ROCK TUNNEL ROAD, HUNG MUI KUK ROAD AND CHE KUNG MIU ROAD, SHA TIN, WILL BE EXTENDED BY 30 MINUTES TO END AT 9.30 AM FROM TOMORROW (MONDAY).
THE BUS-ONLY LANES WILL BE EFFECTIVE BETWEEN 7.30 AM AND 9.30
AM DAILY EXCEPT ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THE BUS LANE SCHEME WAS FIRST INTRODUCED IN MAY LAST YEAR TO SPEED UP THE FLOW OF PASSENGERS TRAVELLING TO WORK THROUGH THE LION ROCK TUNNEL.