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Wednesday, August 2, 1972
MORE HELP FOR HONG KONG PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
The Urban Council is considering plans to assist the further development
of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and to increase the frequency of its
performances.
The Acting Director of Urban Services, the Hon. A.P. Richardson,
said the plans were being considered because of the popularity of the orchestra's
concerts and the great improvement in its performance standard over the past
two years.
He was replying to a question by the Hon. Wilson Wang at today's
Legislative Council meeting.
At present, he said, the Urban Council provides the City Hall Concert
Hall and all business management free of charge for concerts presented by the
Hong Kong Philharmonic Society in conjunction with the Council.
The orchestra receives the entire box office receipts and a nominal
sum of $1,000 for each concert to help meet any deficits. The orchestra now
presents concerts every six or seven weeks, and each performance must be repeated
three times to satisfy the demand, Mr. Richardson said.
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