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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28,

1980

ON LONG-TERM IMPROVEMENT PLANS, MR TSUI SAID A LOT WOULD HAVE TO BE DONE TO IMPROVE THE GENERAL ENVIRONMENT OF KWUN TONG.

WE HAVE IDENTIFIED A FEW LOCATIONS WHERE IMPROVEMENTS ARE CONSIDERED NECESSARY. THESE MAY TAKE THE FORM OF CLEAN-UP OPERATIONS, BEAUTIFICATION SCHEMES, OR PROVIDING TEMPORARY AMENITY FACILITIES, HE SAID.

THE PLANTING OF TREES ALONG KWUN TONG ROAD CENTRAL DIVIDER WILL BEGIN ON THURSDAY (OCTOBER 30). THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF URBAN SERVICES, MR CHEUNG MAN-SANG, TOGETHER WITH THE NGAU TAU KOK FOUR AREA COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN WILL JOINTLY PERFORM THE PLANTING CEREMONY.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE WELCOME TO HAVE THE TREE PLANTING CEREMONY COVERED. IT WILL BE HELD AT THE JUNCTION OF KWUN TONG ROAD WITH HONG TAK ROAD AND WILL BEGIN AT 9.15 AM ON THURSDAY (OCTOBER 30).

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VIOLIN WORKSHOP AT MUSIC OFFICE ****

THE GOVERNMENT'S MUSIC OFFICE IS ORGANISING A VIOLIN WORKSHOP ON FRIDAY (OCTOBER 31) IN ITS OFFICE AT THE HONG KONG ARTS CENTRE, 9TH FLOOR.

THE WORKSHOP WILL BE CONDUCTED BY MR BLAISE CALAME, AND WILL BE HELD FROM 5 TO 7 PM. ADMISSION IS FREE.

BLAISE CALAME WAS BORN IN GENEVA, SWITZERLAND. HE RECEIVED EDUCATION AT THE POLYTECHNIC SCHOOL IN ZURICH BEFORE TURNING TO A MUSIC CAREER.

IN 1944 HE BEGAN STUDIES WITH CARL FLESCH AND CONTINUED AT THE ROYAL CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC IN BRUSSELS, THERE HE WON THE FIRST PRIZE FOR VIOLIN AND THE FIRST PRIZE FOR CHAMBER MUSIC IN 1950. HE PERFECTED HIS TRAINING WITH GEORGES ENESCO, LEON NAUWINCK AND ZINO FRANCESCATTI.

CALAME WON REPUTATION AS SOLOIST WITH ORCHESTRAS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE MOST INTERNATIONALLY CELEBRATED CONDUCTORS AND PARTICIPATED FREQUENTLY IN WORLD-WIDE MUSIC FESTIVALS,

AT THE +BIENNALE OF VENICE+ IN 1956 HE RECEIVED THE +HARRIET COHEN INTERNATIONAL MUSIC AWARD FOR HIS +OUTSTANDING ARTISTRY IN PERFORMANCE+. HE HAS TOURED AS GUEST SOLOIST NOT ONLY IN EUROPE, BUT EXTENSIVELY IN NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA, IN ASIA AND SOUTH AFRICA. HE WAS AWARDED THE +YSAYE+ GOLD MEDAL IN 1967.

VIOLINISTS OF THE HONG KONG YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA WILL PLAY THE FOLLOWING WORKS AT THE WORKSHOP CONCERTO IN D MINOR FOR TWO VIOLINS AND PIANO (1ST MOVEMENT) BY BACH, VIOLIN CONCERTO NO. 1 IN G MINOR, OP. 26 (İST MOVEMENT) BY BRUCH, AND VIOLIN CONCERTO NO. 3 IN D MINOR, OP. 61 (1ST MOVEMENT) BY SAINT SAENS,

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