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MONDAY, MARCH 11, 1985
AMONG THE ADJUDICATORS WERE MR S.S. TAM, CHAIRMAN OF THE WEIGHING EQUIPMENT WORKING GROUP, METRICATION COMMITTEE:
MR YEUNG WAI-FUNG AND MISS LO SIU-NGAN, ARTS INSPECTORS OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT; AND MRS BETTY SHUM, PRINCIPAL INFORMATION OFFICER OF THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES.
THE SECOND PRIZE WAS WON BY WONG KING-CHONG OF ST. TERESA'S COLLEGE, WHO GAINED A BOOK TOKEN WORTH $1 500. AND THE THIRD PRIZE WAS WON BY LAU HING-KUEN OF SHAU KEI WAN GOVERNMENT TECHNICAL SCHOOL WHO WON A $1 000 TOKEN.
IN ADDITION, 10 OTHER PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE MERIT PRIZES OF $200 BOOK TOKENS EACH.
YOUNG MUSICIANS TRY FOR AWARDS
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THE FINALS OF THE 1985 HONG KONG YOUNG MUSICIANS' AWARDS WILL BE HELD AT THE CITY HALL THEATRE ON TWO COMING SUNDAYS, AFTER TWO MONTHS OF KEEN COMPETITION.
THE CHINESE MUSIC FINAL WILL BE HELD ON MARCH 17 AND THE WESTERN MUSIC FINAL ON MARCH 24.
TICKETS FOR THE FINALS AT $10 EACH ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT ALL MUSIC CENTRES OF THE MUSIC OFFICE.
THE CONTEST IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE MUSIC OFFICE OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT, RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG AND THE COMPOSERS AND AUTHORS SOCIETY OF HONG KONG (CASH).
THE MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THE AWARDS ARE TO RAISE THE STANDARD OF COMPOSING AND PERFORMING SERIOUS MUSIC AMONG YOUNG AMATEUR MUSICIANS, TO PROVIDE A CHANCE FOR THEM TO DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS AND TALENTS THROUGH OPEN COMPETITIONS AND TO AROUSE INTEREST IN SERIOUS MUSIC.
THERE ARE TWO COMPETITIONS ON MUSICAL COMPOSITION AND TWO ON ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE OF BOTH WESTERN AND CHINESE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.
THE FIRST THREE WINNERS OF EACH SECTION WILL BE AWARDED CASH PRIZES OF $6 000, $3 000 AND $1 000.
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