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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1980

THE PROGRAMME FOR EACH SEMINAR WILL CONSIST OF SLIDE SHOWS, TALKS AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS ON SUCH TOPICS AS SURVEYING, PHOTOGRAPHY, SALES, SPEECH THERAPY, SOCIAL WORK AND THE DENTAL PROFESSIONS,

THE TALKS WILL BE GIVEN BY EXPERTS FROM COMMERCE, INDUSTRY THE SERVICES SECTOR AND VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, ON ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE TRADES AS WELL AS JOB REWARDS.

MUSIC OFFICE TO HOLD STUDENTS' CONCERT IN NT

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THE MUSIC OFFICE WILL HOLD A STUDENTS' CONCERT AT 5 PM TOMORROW (THURSDAY) AT THE TSUEN WAN TRAINING CENTRE.

THE PROGRAMME WILL INCLUDE FLUTE TRIO, CLARINET ENSEMBLE, CHINESE INSTRUMENT UNISON PLAYING, VIOLIN SOLO, CELLO DUET, GLOCKENSPIEL UNISON, HORN AND TRUMPET SOLO.

PERFORMERS IN THE CONCERT, AGED BETWEEN NINE AND 16, ARE MAINLY PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS STUDENTS WHO JOINED THE INSTRUMENTAL TRAINING CLASSES IN DECEMBER 1978. MOST OF THEM COME FROM KWAI CHUNG, TSUEN WAN AND YUEN LONG.

GUEST PERFORMERS WILL BE MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND HONG KONG YOUTH SYMPHONIC BAND.

INSTRUCTORS FROM THE MUSIC OFFICE, MISS LIU LI-CHUAN, A DISTINGUISHED 'CHENG' PLAYER AND MR CHAN KWOK-FAI, A FAMOUS 'YANG CHIN' PLAYER, WILL ALSO BE THERE TO GIVE A DEMONSTRATION PERFORMANCE.

SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES WILL GIVE A SPEECH AND PRESENT SOUVENIRS TO THE PERFORMERS.

ANYONE WHO IS INTERESTED IN ATTENDING THE CONCERT MAY OBTAIN FREE ADMISSION TICKETS FROM THE MUSIC OFFICE NEW TERRITORIES SUB-OFFICE IN CHEUNG YIU BUILDING, TSUEN WAN OR TELEPHONE 12-428127 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

THE INSTRUMENTAL TRAINING SCHEME IN THE NEW TERRITORIES STARTED IN DECEMBER 1978. AT PRESENT, THERE ARE 413 TRAINEES TAKING WEEKLY LESSONS IN WESTERN AND CHINESE INSTRUMENTS IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES.

THE OFFICE ALSO HELPS TO ORGANISE AND TRAIN ONE YOUTH BAND, TWO YOUTH CHINESE ORCHESTRAS AND TWO CHILDREN'S CHOIRS IN THESE AREAS.

NOTE TO EDITORS: YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND A REPRESENTATIVE

TO ATTEND THE STUDENTS' CONCERT AT 5 PM TOMORROW (THURSDAY) AT THE REHEARSAL HALL, MUSIC OFFICE NEW TERRITORIES SUB-OFFICE, SECOND FLOOR, CHEUNG YIU BUILDING, 167-173 CASTLE PEAK ROAD, TSUEN WAN. FOR FURTHER DETAILS, PLEASE CONTACT MISS PAULINE NG AT 5-283257.