THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1984
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FLUSHING MAINS TO BE LAID IN SHA TIN
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THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS TO LAY ABOUT 1 160 METRES OF FLUSHING WATER MAINS ALONG A SECTION OF TAI PO ROAD, NEAR HO TUNG LAU, SHA TIN.
THE MAINS, OF 700 AND 800 MILLIMETRES DIAMETER, WILL BE CONNECTED TO THE EXISTING FLUSHING WATER MAINS SYSTÉM.
THEY FORM PART OF A SCHEME TO EXTEND FLUSHING WATER SUPPLIES TO THE WHOLE OF SHA TIN NEW TOWN, WHICH HAS A RAPIDLY EXPANDING POPULATION.
WORK WILL START IN JUNE AND TAKE FOUR MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
TENDERS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY MAY 4.
YOUTH ORCHESTRA AND CHOIR TO PERFORM * * * .
THE DEAN OF MUSIC OF THE HONG KONG ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS, MR ANGUS WATSON WILL BE GUEST CONDUCTOR AT A CONCERT FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE TAKING UP HIS POST IN HONG KONG.
HE WILL SHARE THE PODIUM WITH TWO OTHER CONDUCTORS AT A COMBINED CONCERT BY THE HONG KONG YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (B) AND THE MUSIC OFFICE YOUTH CHOIR IN TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL AUDITORIUM ON APRIL 29, AT 8 PM.
MR WATSON, FORMERLY MASTER OF MUSIC AT WINCHESTER COLLEGE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, WILL CONDUCT TWO ITEMS - TE DEUM LAUDAMUS AND PARRY'S PAIR OF SIRENS WHILE THE OTHER TWO CONDUCTORS, MR FUNG WING-KIT AND MR TO MUNG-TAN OF THE MUSIC OFFICE WILL COMPLETE THE REST OF THE ONE-HOUR-AND-40-MINUTE PROGRAMME.
THE CONCERT WILL BE JOHNTLY PRESENTED BY THE MUSIC OFFICE OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT AND THE CULTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT (N.T. DIVISION).
THE EVENING'S PROGRAMME WILL ALSO INCLUDE ROSSINI'S LA GAZZA LADRA, HAYDN'S SYMPHONY, BRITTEN'S SOIREES MUSICALES.
THE HONG KONG YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (B) WAS FORMED BY THE MUSIC OFFICE IN 1978 WITH THE PRIMARY AIM OF PROVIDING ORCHESTRAL TRAINING TO YOUNG INSTRUMENTALISTS.
IT HAS 105 MEMBERS, MOSTLY STUDENTS, WHO REHEARSE REGULARLY ON SUNDAYS AT THE MONG KOK MUSIC CENTRE.
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THE ORCHESTRA WILL JOIN THE 120-VOICE STRONG MUSIC OFFICE YOUTH CHOIR TO PERFORM THE TWO PIECES UNDER THE BATON OF MR WATSON.
TICKETS AT $5 EACH ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT ALL MUSIC CENTRES OF THE MUSIC OFFICE AND THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL BOX OFFICE.
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