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SATURDAY, JULY 17, 1982

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HONG KONG GIRL CAME FIRST IN

LONDON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY EXAMINATION

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A 20-YEAR-OLD GIRL STUDENT OF THE KWA! CHUNG TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, MISS FUNG LAI-YIN, HAS GAINED FIRST PLACE IN THE LONDON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HIGHER ACCOUNTING EXAMINATION, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND INDUSTRIAL TRAINING DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY.

THE EXAMINATION TOOK PLACE IN HONG KONG LAST SUMMER.

MISS FUNG HAS BEEN AWARDED A MEDALLION IN RECOGNITION OF HER OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY THE LONDON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

SUMMER YOUTH MUSIC CAMP

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THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT'S YOUTH MUSIC CAMP IS TO BE LAUNCHED ON JULY 25 (SUNDAY) BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR PHILIP HADDON-CAVE.

THE TWO-WEEK CAMP WILL BE HELD AT ST STEPHEN'S COLLEGE STANLEY, WHERE SOME 300 YOUNG MUSIC ENTHUSIASTS INCLUDING ABOUT 30 OVERSEAS STUDENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF BOTH WESTERN AND CHINESE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.

APART FROM IMPROVING THEIR SKILLS, THE CAMPERS WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO EXCHANGE IDEAS AND PLAY TOGETHER IN A NUMBER OF JOINT CONCERTS.

ELEVEN WELL-KNOWN MUSICIANS, FIVE FROM CHINA AND THE OTHERS FROM EUROPE, AUSTRALIA AND THE U.S.A. WILL PARTICIPATE IN STUDY SESSIONS, WORKSHOPS AND TRAINING. SOME WILL ALSO CONDUCT NUMBER OF JOINT CONCERTS.

THESE WELL-KNOWN MUSICIANS WILL BE ARRIVING IN HONG KONG NEXT WEEK, WITH THE CHINESE GROUP ARRIVING FROM TIANJIN IN THE AFTERNOON OF JULY 23. WELL-KNOWN CONDUCTOR AND MUSICAL DIRECTOR OF QUEENSLAND THEATRE ORCHESTRA, MR GEORG TINTNER, IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE ON JULY 22.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

DURING THE CAMP. THE INFORMATION UNIT OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT WILL ASSIST REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PRESS AND TV/RADIO TO COVER THE MUSIC CAMP AND ARRANGE INTERVIEWS UPON REQUEST.

FOR FURTHER ENQUIRIES PLEASE TELEPHONE THE. UNIT BY DIALING 5-951865 OR 5-951872.