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THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1982

GOVERNOR'S DEPARTURE

NOTE TO EDITORS:

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PRESS ARRANGEMENTS

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DETAILS OF PRESS ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE DEPARTURE FROM HONG KONG OF HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, AND LADY MACLEHOSE ARE CONTAINED IN COPIES OF A SUPPLEMENT TO THE DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN WHICH WILL BE DISTRIBUTED IN THE GIS PRESS BOXES THIS EVENING.

APPLICATION FORMS FOR PRESS FACILITIES TO COVER THE FUNCTION ARE ATTACHED TO THE SUPPLEMENT. YOU ARE REQUESTED TO COMPLETE THE FORMS AND RETURN THEM TO THE PRESS OFFICER, GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES, BY 5 PM ON MONDAY, APRIL 19.

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IMPRESSIVE LOCAL SUPPORT FOR BACH CHOIR FINAL CONCERT ***

OVER 640 PERFORMERS WILL BE ON STAGE AT THE QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM TOMORROW NIGHT (FRIDAY APRIL 16) IN THE FIRST-EVER PERFORMANCE IN HONG KONG OF THE MASSIVE +REQUIEM+ WRITTEN BY HECTOR BERL 102 CONDUCTED BY SIR DAVID WILLCOCKS.

THIS PERFORMANCE WILL BE THE FINAL CONCERT GIVEN BY THE 150-STRONG BACH CHOIR, WHO WILL BE AUGMENTED BY SINGERS AND MUSICIANS DRAWN FROM ALL OVER HONG KONG TO APPEAR IN THIS SPECTACULAR, BUT RARELY PERFORMED WORK.

IT MARKS THE CULMINATION OF MANY MONTHS OF PREPARATION BY THE LOCAL CHOIRS INVOLVED, WHO HAVE BEEN REHEARSING REGULARLY SINCE LAST OCTOBER AND WHOSE 300 ADDITIONAL VOICES ARE DRAWN FROM THE HONG KONG BACH CHOIR, THE HONG KONG ORATORIO SOCIETY, CECILIA SINGERS, PRO MUSIC SINGERS, SILVER JUBILEE SINGERS AND THE ISLAND YOUTH CHOIR OF THE MUSIC OFFICE OF RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT.

TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF BERLIOZ'S SCORE, FOUR-BRASS BANDS WITH A TOTAL OF 72 PLAYERS HAVE BEEN SELECTED FROM THE 1/2 GURKHA RIFLES REGIMENTAL BAND, THE ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT (VOLUNTEERS) BAND, THE MUSIC OFFICE'S YOUTH SYMPHONIC BAND AS WELL AS STUDENTS FROM THE HONG KONG CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC, AND SEVERAL SCHOOL BANDS.

THE HONG KONG PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, LED BY CONCERTMASTER CARL PINI, WILL BE PLAYING AT A STRENGTH OF 117 MUSICIANS, MAKING THIS CONCERT ONE OF THE LARGEST TO HAVE BEEN STAGED IN HONG KONG.

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