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SUNDAY, AUGUST 7, 1983

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TWO-DAY MUSIC CAMP FOR CHILDREN

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MEMBERS OF THE KOWLOON CITY CHILDREN CHORUS THIS (SUNDAY) AFTERNOON GAVE A SINGING PERFORMANCE IN FRONT OF EIGHT DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WHO WERE VISITING THE CHORUS AT THE SUEN DOUH CAMP IN FANLING.

SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD, THE TWO-DAY MUSIC CAMP IS ORGANISED FOR THE CHORUS 30 MEMBERS AS WELL AS 90 PRIMARY STUDENTS FROM LOCAL SCHOOLS.

THE DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS, ACCOMPANIED BY AN ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MR ROGER GARCÍA, WERE ALSO BRIEFED ON THE TRAINING PROGRAMME PROVIDED AT THE CAMP.

THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE CHORUS, MISS WONG LAI-FUN, TOLD THE BOARD MEMBERS THAT TALENTS WOULD BE IDENTIFIED AND THOSE WHO WERE INTERESTED WOULD BE RECRUITED INTO THE CHORUS TO FORM A JUNIOR GROUP.

THE CHORUS, FORMED IN JUNE LAST YEAR, HAS GIVEN SIX PERFORMANCES SO FAR. IT WILL GIVE ITS FIRST FULL CONCERT AT THE COMING CHINESE NEW YEAR.

+ IT HAS GRADUALLY BUILT UP ITS IMAGE AS A CHORUS REPRESENTING KOWLOON CITY THROUGH THESE PERFORMANCES, SHE SAID.

AT THE MUSIC CAMP WHICH BEGAN TODAY, THERE ARE SINGING SESSIONS AND A WORKSHOP CONDUCTED BY AN INSTRUCTOR OF THE HONG KONG CHILDREN'S CHOIR, MR TONG SHIU-WAI, AS WELL AS GAMES AND FILM SHOWS FOR THE CHORUS MEMBERS AND THE STUDENTS.

LAND RECLAMATION AT JUNK BAY

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THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO CONSTRUCT A PORTION OF A SEAWALL AT JUNK BAY BY RECLAIMING ABOUT 0.93 HECTARE OF FORESHORE AND SEABED.

THE EXTENT OF THE AREA AFFECTED IS DESCRIBED IN A NOTICE PUBLISHED IN THE LATEST GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE PROPOSAL AND CLAIMS SHOULD REACH THE DIRECTOR OF LANDS WITHIN TWO MONTHS.

THE NOTICE. IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE, WITH ITS RELATED PLAN CAN BE SEEN ON NOTICE BOARDS NEAR THE SITE.

THE PLAN MAY ALSO BE SEEN AT THE LANDS DEPARTMENT, 5TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG (WHERE COPIES CAN BE PURCHASED ON ORDER) OR AT THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICE, SAN PO KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING, 1ST FLOOR, SAN PO KONG, KOWLOON.

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