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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1979

HK YOUTH ORCHESTRAS FLYING HOME

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THE HONG KONG YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND THE YOUTH CHINESE ORCHESTRA ARE DUE TO ARRIVE IN HONG KONG ON WEDNESDAY (SEPTEMBER 5) AFTER A SUCCESSFUL 40-DAY TOUR IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.

LED BY MR. GORDON SIU, THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR AND MR. THOMAS WANG SENIOR TRAINING OFFICER OF THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE, THE TWO ORCHESTRA VISITED 10 CITIES IN THE U.K. AND GAVE 19 CONCERTS,

ON THEIR ARRIVAL ON WEDNESDAY, MEMBERS OF THE ORCHESTRAS WILL MEET THE PRESS AT THE AIRPORT PRESS ROOM ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE PRESS CONFERENCE TO BE GIVEN BY THE TWO HONG KONG YOUTH ORCHESTRAS AT THE AIRPORT PRESS ROOM ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING ON WEDNESDAY (SEPTEMBER 5). THE ORCHESTRAS ARE DUE TO ARRIVE BY FLIGHT BA 21, ETA 4.55 P.M.

PRISONS DEPT HELPS TO RESTORE TUNG CHUNG FORT

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THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT IS ASSISTING IN THE RESTORATION OF TUNG CHUNG FORT ON THE NORTH COAST OF LANTAU ISLAND ONE OF HONG KONG'S MAIN TOURIST ATTRACTIONS FOR DECADES - BY PROVIDING PRISON LABOUR.

THE FORT WAS DESIGNATED A MONUMENT UNDER THE ANTIQUITIES AND MONUMENT ORDINANCE ON AUGUST 24 THIS YEAR.

A WORKING PARTY, COMPRISING 20 PRISONERS FROM TONG FUK CENTRE, STARTED WORK ON THE FORT ON AUGUST 7 BY CLEARING THE UNDERGROWTH AROUND THE FORT'S WALL. THEY WILL ALSO TAKE PART IN THE ACTUAL RESTORATION WORK,

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THIS EFFORT WAS PART OF THE PRISON INDUSTRIES' CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMMUNITY. OTHER COMMUNITY PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN BY THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT INCLUDED CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF ROADS, BEACH CLEANING, BUILDING WORK, GRASS CUTTING AND AFFORESTATION.

WATER CUT ***

FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN ABERDEEN WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR SEVEN HOURS FROM 11 P.M. ON THURSDAY (SEPTEMBER 6) TO 6 A.M. THE FOLLOWING DAY TO FACILITATE A LEAKAGE TEST.

THE AREA TO BE AFFECTED IS BOUNDED BY SHEK PAI WAN ROAD, AND TIN WAN STREET, INCLUDING YUE LEI STREET, YUE WOK STREET. KA WO STREET, TANG FUNG STREET AND ABERDEEN WHOLESALE FISH MARKET.