FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1982
MUSIC CAMP FOR SAI KUNG CHILDREN
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ABOUT 180 YOUNG MUSICIANS AND DANCERS WILL ATTEND A WEEK-END MUSIC TRAINING CAMP AT SAI KUNG OUTDOOR RECREATION CENTRE STARTING TOMORROW (SATURDAY).
THEY ARE MEMBERS OF SAI KUNG CHILDREN'S CHOIR, THE SING AND PLAY GROUP AND THE BALLET CLASS.
THE CAMP HAS BEEN ORGANISED BY THE CHOIR MANAGEMENT WITH SAI KUNG DISTRICT BOARD SPONSORSHIP.
LAST YEAR, THE CHOIR WAS WELL RECEIVED AT LOCAL EVENTS, INCLUDING THE SAI KUNG BEACH CLEANING DAY, THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL NIGHT AND THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE CLEAN HONG KONG CAMPAIGN.
BESIDES MUSICAL TRAINING, THE CAMP WILL INCLUDE GROUP ACTIVITIES, GAMES, DANCING, A DRAMA COMPETITION, POTTED SPORTS AND TALKS.
EACH CHILD ATTENDING PAYS A NOMINAL FEE OF $2.
SAI KUNG CHILDREN'S CHOIR WAS INAUGURATED IN MARCH 1980, TO ENCOURAGE MUSICAL TALENT IN THE DISTRICT AND TO PROVIDE MORE RECREATIONAL OUTLETS FOR LOCAL CHILDREN.
IT NOW HAS 110 MEMBERS WHO ARE DIVIDED INTO TWO GROUPS, TEENAGER (AGED 11 TO 15) AND YOUNGER (AGED 8 TO 10).
A BOARD OF AFFAIRS WAS FORMED LAST YEAR TO LOOK AFTER THE CHOIR. IT HAS A MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE COMPOSED OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE DISTRICT OFFICE, THE MUSIC OFFICE, SAI KUNG AND HANG HAU RURAL COMMITTEES, LOCAL SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS.
THE SING AND PLAY GROUP, WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY PART OF THE CHOIR, HAS BEEN MANAGED BY SAI KUNG DISTRICT BOARD SOCIAL SERVICE SUB-COMMITTEE SINCE JULY LAST YEAR.
IT HAS 40 MEMBERS AGED FROM SIX TO 14 YEARS.
THE BALLET CLASS IS ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD CULTURE RECREATION AND SPORT SUB-COMMITTEE AND HAS MORE THAN 40 MEMBERS.
WHEN THE CAMP WAS HELD LAST YEAR IT WAS ATTENDED BY 150 YOUNGSTERS.
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