XN000022-1983-03-28 — Page 5

MONDAY, MARCH 28, 1983

MUSIC FESTIVAL DRAWS MORE NT STUDENTS

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IT IS A VERY PROMISING TREND TO HAVE MORE SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS IN THE NEW TOWNS TAKING PART IN THE MUSIC AND SPEECH FESTIVALS, THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR NEW TERRITORIES, MR IAN MACPHERSON, SAID TODAY (MONDAY).

IN THIS YEAR'S FESTIVAL, HE NOTED, THE NT SOLO ENTRIES REPRESENTED 25 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL WHILE NT GROUP ENTRIES ACCOUNTED FOR 30 PER CENT OF THIS CATEGORY.

THE NUMBER OF NT SCHOOLS JOINING THE HONG KONG SCHOOLS MUSIC AND SPEECH ASSOCIATION HAD ALSO BEEN STEADILY INCREASING, WITH 64 SECONDARY AND 156 PRIMARY MEMBER SCHOOLS.

MR MACPHERSON WAS SPEAKING THIS EVENING AT THE FESTIVAL'S NT PRIZE-WINNERS' CONCERT HELD AT THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL.

+ALTHOUGH THE NT SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE ASSOCIATION WAS ONLY SET UP TWO YEARS AGO, IT HAS DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB IN PROMOTING STUDENTS' INTEREST IN MUSIC AND SPEECH IN THE NEW TOWNS AND OTHER PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES, HE SAID.

HE SAID THE FESTIVAL CENTRES IN THE NT HAD ALSO INCREASED FROM TWO TO FOUR AND THE SCOPE OF FESTIVAL CLASSES HAD ALSO BEEN VERY MUCH INTENSIFIED AND WIDENED.

+BUT WHAT IS PARTICULARLY ENCOURAGING IS THE MARKED IMPROVEMENT IN THE STANDARD OF THE PARTICIPANTS IN THIS YEAR'S FESTIVAL.

+THEIR PERFORMANCE, ESPECIALLY THOSE OF THE YOUNGER PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, HAVE EARNED HIGH PRAISE FROM THE ADJUDICATORS, + HE SAID.

TEMPORARY TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS IN TAI WO PING

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A NUMBER OF TEMPORARY TRAFFIC MEASURES WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN TAI WO PING BETWEEN 1 AM AND 5 AM ON WEDNESDAY (MARCH 30 IN CONNECTION WITH THE CLOSURE OF NAM CHEONG STREET BETWEEN CORNWALL STREET AND LUNG CHEUNG ROAD DURING THE SAME PERIOD.

THE CLOSURE IS TO ALLOW FOR CONSTRUCTION WORK ON A FOOTBRIDGE.

SIMILAR THE FOLLOWING WILL BE THE TEMPORARY TRAFFIC MEASURES, TO THOSE IMPLEMENTED YESTERDAY (SUNDAY) IN THE AREA:

TRAFFIC ON LUNG CHEUNG ROAD EASTBOUND WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO TURN LEFT INTO THE SLIP ROAD LEADING TO NAM CHEONG STREET SOUTHBOUND.

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