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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1980

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THE MUSIC OFFICE WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED IN OCTOBER 1977 NOW HAS 1 700 TRAINEES ATTENDING 360 CLASSES IN WESTERN AND CHINESE MUSIC IN ITS FOUR CENTRES IN WAN CHAI, MONG KOK, NGAU TAU KOK, TSUEN WAN AND IN OTHER PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES.

FOR THE TRAINING OF ORCHESTRAL PLAYING, THE MUSIC OFFICE HAS FORMED TWO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAS, FIVE BANDS AND FIVE CHINESE ORCHESTRAS. CHORAL ACTIVITIES ARE ALSO ORGANISED AT ITS TRAINING CENTRES.

IN THE GALA CONCERT MR BARRIE WIGGHAM, COMMISSIONER FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE AND MRS ELIZABETH WONG, MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR, WILL PRESENT PRIZES TO OUTSTANDING TRAINEES.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND YOUR REPRESENTATIVE TO COVER THE MUSIC OFFICE'S GALA CONCERT 1980 AT 3 PM ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1980 IN THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY HALL. PHOTOGRAPH-TAKING WILL BE ALLOWED THROUGHOUT THE CONCERT. THE PRESENTATION CE EMONY WILL TAKE PLACE AROUND 3.30 PM.

WATER CUT **

FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN TO KWA WAN WILL BE TURNED OFF FROM 10 PM ON TUESDAY (DECEMBER 23) TO 7 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY.

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THE AREA TO BE AFFECTED IS BOUNDED BY LOK SHAN ROAD, TO KWA WAN ROAD, MA TAU KOK ROAD AND THE SEA FRONT, INCLUDING 82 100 TO KWA WAN ROAD.