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SUNDAY, MARCH 30, 1980

THE YOUTH CHINESE ORCHESTRA ALSO WON GENERAL ACCLAIM IN 16 CONCERTS THEY GAVE IN BRITAIN AND FRANCE LAST AUGUST,

THE HONG KONG YOUTH SYMPHONIC BAND MADE ITS DEBUT IN 1978 AT A PROMENADE CONCERT OF THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL YOUTH MUSIC EXCHANGE WITH THE VISITING COUNTY OF AVON SCHOOLS ORCHESTRA. IT HAS SINCE PLAYED IN OVER 50 CONCERTS.

THESE THREE YOUNG MUSIC GROUPS ARE VERY POPULAR WITH LOCAL AUDIENCES AND HAVE PARTICIPATED IN MOST OF THE MAJOR MUSICAL EVENTS, INCLUDING THE TUEN MUN FESTIVAL IN 1978, THE HONG KONG ARTS FESTIVAL 1980 AND THE SECOND TSUEN WAN ARTS FESTIVAL THIS YEAR.

THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS NEXT MONTH OFFER YET ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO THESE ASPIRING YOUNG MUSICIANS TO DISPLAY THEIR TALENTS.

FREE ADMISSION TICKETS FOR THE OPEN-AIR CONCERT AT MAPLE STREET PLAYGROUND CAN NOW BE OBTAINED FROM THE SUB-OFFICES OF THE MUSIC OFFICE, MOST CITY DISTRICT OFFICES, TSUEN WAN AND SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICES, AND BRANCHES OF TOM LEE PIANO COMPANY AND TSANG FOOK PIANO COMPANY.

ADMISSION TICKETS AT $3 AND $5 FOR THE EVENING CONCERT IN THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY HALL ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT THE VARIOUS BRANCHES OF THE TWO PIANO COMPANIES AND THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY HALL.

ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE TWO CONCERTS CAN BE MADE TO THE MUSIC OFFICE IN THE HK ARTS CENTRE, WAN CHAI (TEL: 5-283257).

LOGO FOR NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT

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THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAS PRODUCED A LOGO FOR EASY IDENTIFICATION BY THE PUBLIC OF THE VARIOUS SERVICES IT PROVIDES.

THE NEW LOGO WITH THE CHINESE CHARACTER 'URBAN' IN A BOX WAS DESIGNED BY THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND WILL BE USED ON VEHICLES OF THE DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS VARIOUS SIGNBOARDS DISPLAYED AT THE ENTRANCES OF PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS OPERATED BY NTSD.

A NTSD SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE DESIGN HAD ALSO INCORPORATED THE ENGLISH NAME OF THE DEPARTMENT,

HE SAID, THE DOT AT THE TOP OF THE CHARACTER HAS BEEN SLIGHTLY STRETCHED TO MAKE THE SHAPE OF AN 'N' WHEREAS THE HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL STROKES FORM THE LETTER 'T'.

+THESE LETTERS, TOGETHER WITH THE DOUBLE 'S' PLACED SYMMETRICALLY ON THE SIDES OF THE VERTICAL STROKE MAKE UP THE ABBREVIATION OF 'NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES'.+

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