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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1982

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PROMOTING MUSIC AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE

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THE SECOND YOUNG MUSIC-MAKERS' TALENT QUEST TO PROMOTE INTEREST AND RAISE THE STANDARD OF MUSICAL COMPOSITION AND VOCAL PERFORMANCE AMONG HONG KONG YOUTHS WILL BE HELD FROM DECEMBER 1982 TO JANUARY 1983.

ORGANISED JOINTLY BY THE MUSIC OFFICE OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT, RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG AND THE COMPOSERS AND AUTHORS SOCIETY OF HONG KONG, THE TALENT QUEST IS OPEN TO ALL AMATEUR COMPOSERS AND SINGERS UNDER THE AGE OF 30 AND 25 RESPECTIVELY.

THE BEST COMPOSITIONS WILL BE PERFORMED BY THE HONG KONG PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA AND THE HONG KONG CHINESE ORCHESTRA, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MUSIC OFFICE SAID.

THE FINAL CONTEST WILL BE HELD ON JANUARY 22 NEXT YEAR AT TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL.

APPLICATION FORMS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM ALL MUSIC CENTRES OF THE MUSIC OFFICE.

FOR ENQUIRIES, PLEASE CALL 5-282290, 5-283257.

SEMINARS AND DEMONSTRATIONS ON PHYSICAL EDUCATION

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ALL TEACHERS OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THREE SEMINARS AND DEMONSTRATION LESSONS ORGANISED BY THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER.

+ THE FIRST SEMINAR WILL INTRODUCE CURRICULUM PLANNING IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS WITH EMPHASIS ON THE TEACHING OF GAMES, WHILE THE OTHER TWO SEMINARS WILL FOCUS ON THE NEW SYLLABUSES ON PHYSICAL FITNESS AND CHINESE DANCE FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS, AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE THREE SEMINARS WILL BE CONDUCTED IN CANTONESE BY PHYSICAL EDUCATION INSPECTORS AND TEACHERS ON THREE CONSECUTIVE SATURDAY MORNINGS STARTING FROM NOVEMBER 20.

THE FIRST AND THIRD SEMINARS WILL BE HELD AT METHODIST COLLEGE, GASCOIGNE ROAD, KOWLOON, AND THE SECOND ONE AT QUEEN'S COLLEGE, CAUSEWAY ROAD, HONG KONG.

THOSE TEACHERS INTERESTED SHOULD SEND THEIR APPLICATIONS VIA THEIR SCHOOL HEADS TO THE PRINCIPAL INSPECTOR (PHYSICAL EDUCATION), EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 7TH FLOOR, 405 NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON NOT LATER THAN NOVEMBER 15.

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