THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1983
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QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION CONCERTS
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THE MUSIC OFFICE OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT WILL CELEBRATE THIS YEAR'S QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY BY PRESENTING TWO CONCERTS. A MATINEE CONCERT AT THE LANDMARK, CENTRAL, AT 3 PM AND AN EVENING CONCERT AT THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL AT 8 PM ON JUNE 11.
THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, AND LADY YOUDE WILL ATTEND THE EVENING CONCERT.
THE HONG KONG YOUTH SYMPHONIC BAND WILL PERFORM IN THE MATINEE CONCERT, AND WILL PLAY SUCH PIECES AS 'ROYAL FANFARE' AND 'CROWN IMPERIAL' BY SIR WILLIAM WALTON.
THE EVENING CONCERT AT THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE HONG KONG YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (A) AND THE HONG KONG YOUTH CHINESE ORCHESTRA.
MR MIRAN KOJIAN, CONCERTMASTER OF THE HONG KONG PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, WILL BE THE GUEST CONDUCTOR OF THE HONG KONG YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (A) AND HE WILL CONDUCT HANDEL'S WATER MUSIC SUITE AND RESPIGHI'S 'PINES OF ROME'.
THE PERFORMANCE BY THE HONG KONG YOUTH CHINESE ORCHESTRA WILL INCLUDE COMPOSITIONS BY WELL-KNOWN CHINESE MUSICIANS, SUCH AS DR EDWARD HO OF KINGSTON POLYTECHNIC, AND CHAN KAM-BIU, A STUDENT OF THE HONG KONG CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC AND FIRST PRIZE WINNER OF THE FIRST AND SECOND HONG KONG YOUNG MUSIC-MAKERS' TALENT QUEST.
ADMISSION TICKETS AT $5 EACH ARE NOW ON SALE AT ALL MUSIC CENTRES OF THE MUSIC OFFICE. FOR ENQUIRIES, PLEASE CALL 3-7226240 OR 3-7561328.
MANPOWER SURVEY OF INSURANCE INDUSTRY STARTS JUNE 8 *****
A SURVEY OF THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY WILL BE CONDUCTED BETWEEN JUNE 8 AND 19 TO COLLECT INFORMATION ON THE MANPOWER SITUATION AND TRAINING NEEDS OF THE INDUSTRY.
THE SURVEY, SECOND OF ITS KIND, IS PLANNED BY THE INSURANCE TRAINING BOARD OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AND THE GOVERNMENT DATA PROCESSING AGENCY.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, MR ANTHONY KAN, SAID THAT THE INFORMATION COLLECTED WOULD BE USEFUL IN FORMULATING TRAINING PLANS.
BASED ON THE FINDINGS, THE BOARD CAN MAKE TRAINING RECOMMENDATIONS TO GOVERNMENT, EMPLOYERS AND TRAINING INSTITUTIONS, HE SAID.
/MR KAN
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