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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1983

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FIRST CHINESE MUSIC FESTIVAL CLOSES

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THE FIRST CHINESE MUSIC FESTIVAL, ORGANISED BY THE MUSIC OFFICE OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT, ENDED TODAY (SUNDAY) FOLLOWING A SERIES OF CONCERTS, SEMINARS AND MASTER CLASSES DURING THE NINE-DAY FESTIVAL PERIOD.

MR CHEUNG YAN-LUNG, AN UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, OFFICIATED AT A FINALE CONCERT HELD AT THE TSUEN WAN TOWNHALL THIS EVENING TO MARK THE CLOSE OF THE FESTIVAL.

MR CHEUNG SAID THE MUSIC OFFICE HAD, SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT IN 1977, BEEN PLAYING AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE PROMOTION OF BOTH CHINESE AND WESTERN MUSIC IN HONG KONG, ESPECIALLY AMONG THE YOUNGER GENERATION,

AS A RESULT, HE SAID, THERE HAD BEEN SIGNIFICANT INCREASES NOT ONLY IN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE RECEIVING INSTRUMENTAL TRAINING FROM THE MUSIC OFFICE, BUT ALSO IN THE NUMBER OF ORCHESTRAS AND THE SIZE OF AUDIENCES.

+THIS FIRST CHINESE MUSIC FESTIVAL MARKS A MAJOR STEP FORWARD IN PROMOTING CHINESE MUSIC IN HONG KONG, AND THE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION BY LOCAL CHINESE ORCHESTRAS AND MUSICIANS IN THE EVENTS ORGANISED IS TO BE WELCOMED. I AM SURE THAT THEY WILL ALL CONTINUE TO MAKE THE BEST USE OF THE IR TALENTS IN ENRICHING THE CULTURAL LIFE OF HONG KONG,+ MR CHEUNG SAID.

MR CLIVE OXLEY, MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR, THANKED THE MUSICIANS, VARIOUS CHINESE ORCHESTRAS AND MUSIC GROUPS FOR THE IR SUPPORT AND PARTICIPATION IN THE FESTIVAL OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND VARIETY.+

NT TO HAVE SEVEN LUNAR NEW YEAR FAIRS

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A TOTAL OF 922 SITES FOR SELLING FLOWERS, DRY GOODS, SOFT DRINKS OR SNACKS AT SEVEN LUNAR NEW YEAR FAIRS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WILL BE PUT UP FOR PUBLIC BIDDING ON DIFFERENT DAYS IN DECEMBER AND JANUARY.

THE FAIRS WILL BE HELD BETWEEN JANUARY 26 AND FEBRUARY 2 NEXT YEAR IN YUEN LONG, TSUEN WAN, TUEN MUN, TAI PO, SHA TIN, SHEUNG SHUI AND KWAI CHUNG, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID.

SAID.

THERE WILL BE 80 TO 209 STALLS AT THE DIFFERENT FAIRS, HE

/THE DATES

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