TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1979
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NEW TYPHOON SHELTER ARRANGEMENT
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THE HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT HAS NOW ARRANGED FOR 11 TYPHOON SHELTERS CAPABLE OF HOUSING OVER 1,200 PEOPLE TO BE OPENED TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHEN SIGNAL NO. 3 IS HOISTED.
THESE ARE AMONG THE 130 TYPHOON SHELTERS THAT ARE OPENED FOR PEOPLE SEEKING SAFER ACCOMMODATION ONLY WHEN THE SIGNAL NO. 8 IS HOISTED.
MONG KONG ISLAND AND YAU TEI IN KOWLOON.
THE SHEETERS ARE AT EASTERN AND SOUTHERN DISTRICTS ON
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VIOLIN WORKSHOP BY RONALD WOODCOCK
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THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE AND THE URBAN COUNCIL WILL PRESENT A VIOLIN WORKSHOP BY THE WELL-KNOWN AUSTRALIAN VIOLINIST, MR. RONALD WOODCOCK, ON THURSDAY AT THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE, NINTH FLOOR, HONG KONG ARTS CENTRE.
MR. WOODCOCK IS THE SENIOR LECTURER IN VIOLIN IN THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE. HE STUDIED AT THE NEW SOUTH WALES CONSERVATORIUM FROM 1948 TO 1950 WHERE HE OBTAINED HIS TEACHERS' AND PERFORMERS' DIPLOMA, IN LONDON WITH JACK KESSLER IN 1953 AND IN BELGIUM WITH AUTHUR GRŪMIAUX.
MR. WOODCOCK WON THE SONATA SECTION OF THE 1953 MUNICH INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION AND HAS TOURED EXTENSIVELY, GIVING SOLO RECITALS AND SCHOOL CONCERTS IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE WORLD.
THE VIOLIN WORKSHOP WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FROM 5 P.M. TO 7 P.M. FREE OF CHARGE, MEMBERS OF THE YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE WILL BE GIVING A PERFORMANCE AT THE WORKSHOP.
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