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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1979

NEW ROAD TO BE BUILT IN WONG TAI SIN

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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW ROAD IN WONG TAI SIN, KOWLOON.

THE NEW ROAD WILL BE AN EXTENSION OF WONG TAI SIN ROAD TO THE JUNCTION OF CHUK YUEN ROAD AND SHATIN PASS ROAD. IN ADDITION, THE EXISTING ON FU ROAD WILL BE REALIGNED.

ON COMPLETION, THE ROAD WILL PROVIDE BETTER ACCESS TO THE UPPER WONG TAI SIN HOUSING ESTATE AND THE NEW CHUK YUEN ESTATE, A PWD SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).

THE CONTRACT INVOLVES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 330-METRE-LONG AND 11-METRE-WIDE CARRIAGEWAY, TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE WORKS AND UTILITY DIVERSIONS, HE SAID.

THE WORK HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SUPERVISED BY THE HIGHWAYS (KOWLOON) DIVISION OF PWD'S HIGHWAYS OFFICE.

PIANO WORKSHOP BY AUSTRALIAN PIANIST

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FAMOUS AUSTRALIAN PIANIST, MURRAY SHARP, WILL CONDUCT A PIANO WORKSHOP ON MONDAY (NOVEMBER 26) BETWEEN 5 PM. AND 7 PM. IN THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE ON THE NINTH FLOOR OF THE ARTS CENTRE IN WAN CHAI.

THE WORKSHOP IS JOINTLY PRESENTED BY THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE AND THE URBAN COUNCIL. ADMISSION IS FREE,

DURING THE WORKSHOP, STUDENTS WILL PLAY UNDER INSTRUCTIONS OF MR. SHARP FOUR PIECES OF MUSIC TWO BY CHOPIN, ONE EACH BY BEETHOVEN AND BACH.

MR. SHARP FIRST VISITED HONG KONG IN 1977 DURING AN ASIAN CONCERT TOUR WHEN HE GAVE A PIANO RECITAL SPONSORED BY THE URBAN COUNCIL, AS WELL AS RECORDING FOR RADIO HONG KONG.

BORN IN MELBOURNE, MR. SHARP STUDIED PIANO AND BASSOON AT THE MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY CONSERVATORIUM AS A SCHOLARSHIP HOLDER, GRADUATING WITH FIRST-CLASS HONOURS IN THE PERFORMERS' COURSE.

HE HAS HAD A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE IN ALL FORMS OF PERFORMANCE - AS SOLOIST, RECORDING ARTIST, CHAMBER MUSICIAN AND ACCOMPANIST. HIS NUMEROUS AND VARIED RECITAL PROGRAMMES HAVE BEEN WIDELY ACCLAIMED, WHILE IN THE CHAMBER MUSIC FIELD HE HAS GIVEN MANY PERFORMANCES WITH LEADING STRING, WOODWIND AND BRASS PLAYERS. HE IS PRESIDENT OF A CHAMBER MÚSIC SOCIETY IN MELBOURNE.

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