SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1985
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2 500TH CONCERT HELD
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THE 2 500TH +MUSIC FOR THE MILLIONS+ CONCERT WAS PRESENTED TODAY BY THE MUSIC OFFICE JOINTLY WITH THE HONG KONG FESTIVAL FRINGE BEFORE A +FULL HOUSE+ AT THE CITY HALL CONCERT HALL.
THE CONCERTS HAVE PLAYED BEFORE SOME 1 500 000 PEOPLE SINCE THEY BEGAN IN 1977.
PRESENT WERE PARENTS OF MUSIC OFFICE TRAINEES, STUDENTS OF THE THREE TEACHERS' TRAINING COLLEGES, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS AND ABOUT 200 VIETNAMESE CHILDREN.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MUSIC OFFICE SAID THE PURPOSE OF THE CONCERT PROGRAMME WAS TO INTRODUCE CHINESE AND WESTERN MUSIC TO NEW AUDIENCE.
THESE CONCERTS ARE GIVEN BY OUR INSTRUCTORS' ORCHESTRAS, WESTERN ND CHINESE, YOUTH ORCHESTRAS, BANDS AND ENSEMBLES IN SCHOOLS, FACTORIES, PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS, COMMUNITY HALLS, HOSPITALS ETC.
TODAY'S CELEBRATION CONCERT WAS PERFORMED BY THE MUSIC OFFICE INSTRUCTORS' WESTERN ORCHESTRA, CONDUCTED BY LUI KI-LING AND THE INSTRUCTORS' CHINESE ORCHESTRA, CONDUCTED BY TONG LEUNG-TAK.
WATER DISPLAY AT YUEN LONG
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AN EYE-CATCHING WATER DISPLAY CONSISTING OF FIVE POOLS OF DIFFERENT WATER LEVELS WAS OPENED TODAY IN THE YUEN LONG TOWN CENTRE.
AT THE CENTRE OF THE POOLS, THERE ARE 130 WATER JETS TO FORM A SEMI-SPHERICAL SHAPE.
THE WHOLE DISPLAY IS LIT UP AT NIGHT.
THE WATER FEATURES ARE PART OF THE PING WUI STREET REST GARDEN, ADJACENT TO SIR DENYS ROBERTS SQUASH HALL, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY.
OTHER FACILITIES AT THE REST GARDEN INCLUDE ARBOURS, BENCHES, PARK LIGHTINGS AND LANDSCAPED PLANTING OF TREES, SHRUBS, CREEPERS AND GROUND COVERS.
THE PROJECT COST ABOUT $900 000 AND WAS DESIGNED AND BUILT BY THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
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