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FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1980

STRONG SUPPORT FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS

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A TRUST FUND HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED WITH THE RECENT DONATION OF $10 MILLION BY THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB TO PROMOTE MUSIC AND DANCE ACTIVITIES IN HONG KONG.

INCOME FROM THIS +HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB MUSIC FUND+ WILL BE USED TO ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF MUSIC AND DANCE, ESPECIALLY AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE.

PREVIOUSLY, THE JOCKEY CLUB HAS MADE SIMILAR DONATIONS AMOUNTING TO $2.2 MILLION.

MR E.B. WIGGHAM, DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE, HAS BEEN APPOINTED CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE OTHER TRUSTEES ARE:

MR D. GWILT, CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG,

MR J. MACKENZIE, J P, H K PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY LTD.,

MR R. TYRER, ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB,

MR J. DUNN, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT,

MR D. LAN, HOME AFFAIRS BRANCH, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,

MR D. CHEN, J P, URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, AND

MRS E. WONG, MUSIC OFF ICE

THE FUND PRIMARILY ENCOURAGES THE DEVELOPMENT OF MUSIC. THE ART OF DANCE, AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES, BY PROVIDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING GRANTS, AWARDS, LOANS AND SCHOLARSHIPS TO DESERVING INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS.

IN THE PAST, GRANTS HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED ANNUALLY TO SUPPLY INSTRUMENTS TO NEW YOUTH ORCHESTRAS, TO PROVIDE FURTHER TRAINING TO YOUNG TALENTED MUSICIANS, TO ORGANISE INSTRUMENTAL TRAINING FOR CHILDREN AND GENERALLY TO DEVELOP MUSIC ACTIVITIES AND PERFORMING ARTS.

SO FAR TEN YOUNG ARTISTS HAVE BEEN SPONSORED TO GO ON OVERSEAS STUDIES.

ONE OF THEM IS MISS TO YAN, A 19-YEAR-OLD VIOLINIST AND ANOTHER IS MISS RAVENA TUCKER, A YOUNG BALLERINA.

WHILE PURSUING HER STUDIES IN THE U.K., MISS TO WAS CHOSEN TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 1979 INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION OF YOUNG VIOLINISTS IN POLAND.

MISS TUCKER HAS RECENTLY COMPLETED HER COURSE AT THE ROYAL BALLET SCHOOL AND HAS BEEN ADMITTED TO THE ROYAL BALLET COMPANY.

GRANTS FOR 1980/81 ARE NOW OPEN TO APPLICATION. APPLICATION FORMS AND INFORMATION PAMPHLETS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE MUSIC OFFICE, 9TH FLOOR, HONG KONG ARTS CENTRE, 2 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI.

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