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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1983

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BIG CHEUNG CHAU CLEAN UP STARTS

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MORE THAN 250 CHEUNG CHAU RESIDENTS MOUNTED A MASSIVE OPERATION ON THE ISLAND TODAY TO REMOVE FALLEN TREES AND DEBRIS LEFT BY TYPHOON ELLEN.

THE CLEAN-UP WILL LAST TWO DAYS AND IS A JOINT EFFORT OF THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THREE LOCAL RESIDENTS AND ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE ISLANDS DISTRICT BOARD, MR YIU KAI-HANG, MR FUNG TZE-KAN, AND MR WONG WAI-KWAN, ORGANISATIONS.

AND OTHER

THE RESIDENTS. WHO INCLUDE MEMBERS OF BOY SCOUT ASSOCIATIONS AND YOUTH GROUPS ON THE ISLAND COLLECTED SOME 40 TONNES OF FALLEN TREES. BRANCHES. LEAVES AND OTHER GARBAGE AT OPEN SPACES AND STREET CORNERS TODAY.

THE VOLUNTEERS WERE HELPED BY NTSD CLEANSING STAFF.

ALSO TAKING PART IN TODAY'S CLEAN-UP WERE THE URBAN SERVICES OFFICER OF ISLANDS, MR IP KI-TIT, AND THE DEPUTY URBAN SERVICES OFFICER OF ISLANDS, MR MA KWONG-CHOI.

THE OPERATION IS EXPECTED TO REMOVE ABOUT 10 TONNES OF DEBRIS.

YOUNG TALENT SOUGHT FOR OPERA ****

THE CHILDREN'S OPERA +CINDERELLA+ BY PETER MAXWELL DAVIES WILL BE JOINTLY PRESENTED BY THE MUSIC OFFICE, RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT AND THE HONG KONG ARTS CENTRE ON JANUARY 3 AND 4, 1984 AS PART OF THE HONG KONG CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL.

SUPPORT WILL BE GIVEN BY A CHILDREN'S ORCHESTRA FROM THE MUSIC OFFICE.

CHILDREN, BETWEEN SEVEN AND 15 WHO CAN READ MUSIC, SHOULD NOT MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE PART IN THE OPERA PERFORMANCE AS SOLOISTS OR CHOIR MEMBERS.

APPLICATION FORMS MAY NOW BE OBTAINED FROM ALL MUSIC CENTRES OF THE MUSIC OFFICE. APPLICANTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO ATTEND AN AUDITION WHICH WILL INCLUDE THE SINGING OF A SELF-CHOSEN MUSICAL PIECE IN ENGLISH AND SIGHT-SINGING. PIANO ACCOMPANIMENT WILL BE PROVIDED.

COMPLETED APPLICATION FORMS SHOULD BE RETURNED TO ANY OF THE MUSIC CENTRES OF THE MUSIC OFFICE BEFORE SEPTEMBER 26, 1983.

FOR ENQUIRIES PLEASE CONTACT 3-7226240 OR 0-428127.

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