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THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1983"

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THE FUND-RAISING OPERATION IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT OFFICE, HONG KONG WAH YAN COLLEGE, THE DISTRICT CLEAN HONG KONG CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE AND THE WAN CHAI URBAN SERVICES OFFICE.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WISHING TO COVER THE EVENT SHOULD ASSEMBLE AT 9 AM ON SATURDAY (JULY 9) AT THE SOUTHORN PLAYGROUND.

YOUTH CHOIR TO GIVE FIRST CONCERT ******

A YOUTH CHOIR HAS BEEN FORMED IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN TO PROMOTE YOUNG PEOPLE'S INTEREST IN MUSIC AND TO DEVELOP THEIR MUSICAL TALENTS WITH PROPER TRAINING.

FORMED IN JANUARY THIS YEAR, THE 53-MEMBER CHOIR WILL GIVE ITS FIRST CONCERT AT 8 PM ON THURSDAY (JULY 14) AT THE CITY HALL CONCERT HALL.

THE CONCERT WILL FEATURE A MIXED CHORUS, GIRLS CHORUS, BOYS CHORUS, GIRLS ENSEMBLE, MEZZO SOPRANO SÓŁO, VIOLIN SOLO AND BRASS ENSEMBLE.

THE CONDUCTORS WILL BE MISS JANE YUNG, MISS VIVIAN CHIH, MR YUEN BUN-KEUNG AND MR RICHARD TSANG. THE SOPRANO SOLO WILL BE BY MISS LEE BING, THE VIOLIN SOLO BY MR KWAN LAP HOK AND AT THE PIANO WILL BE MISS CHAË MAN-WA.

TICKETS AT $5, $10 AND $15 ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT THE CITY HALL BOX OFFICE.

A DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THEY WERE PLANNING TO EXPAND THE CHOIR TO 100 MEMBERS AND THAT MORE TRAINING COURSES AND SEMINARS WOULD BE ORGANISED.

+IT IS HOPED THAT THE CHOIR WILL PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE IN FUTURE DISTRICT FUNCTIONS AND TERRITORY-WIDE EVENTS, HE SAID.

THE CHOIR IS BEING FINANCED BY THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT BOARD AND IS UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE DISTRICT ASSOCIATION FOR CULTURE AND ARTS.