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FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1985
THE PROGRAMME TONIGHT INCLUDED BACH TO SCOTT JOPLIN, THE ALL-TIME PIPA SOLO PIECE, THE AMBUSH, AND THE THEME SONG FROM THE FAMOUS +ANGEL OF THE ROAD+.
PART OF THE PROGRAMME WAS TRANSMITTED BY RTHK VIA SATELLITE TO RADIO NETWORKS IN FRANCE AND EUROPE.
THE EVENT WAS ALSO AN ATTEMPT TO TAKE MUSIC-MAKING INTO THE STREETS, AWAY FROM CONCERT HALLS, CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS. IT WAS HOPED THAT STARTING THIS YEAR, THIS DAY WOULD BE MARKED FOR MUSIC-MAKING IN THE TERRITORY AS IN MOST EUROPEAN CITIES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE IDEA ORIGINATED IN PARIS THREE YEARS AGO, WHEN THE FETE DE LA MUSIQUE WAS ORGANISED SO THAT MUSIC COULD BE HEARD IN THE PARKS, STREET CORNERS AND COURTYARDS ONCE EVERY YEAR ON JUNE 21, THE DAY BEFORE THE PASSING OF SUMMER SOLSTICE.
IN ADDITION TO THE MUSICAL TRAMS, A PIANO RECITAL BY MISS CHEN SU-CHEN, AND A CHINESE MUSIC CONCERT BY THE INSTRUCTORS OF THE MUSIC OFFICE WERE LATER HELD AT THE NEW ALLIANCE FRANCA I SE CENTRE IN JAVA ROAD.
A LATE-NIGHT RECITAL OF BRASS MUSIC OF THE BEST BRASS PLAYERS FROM THE MUSIC OFFICE WAS ALSO HELD AT THE FRINGE CLUB.
YUEN LONG STADIUM HIRING CHARGES BEING REVISED
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FOLLOWING A COSTING OF THE OPERATION OF THE YUEN LONG STADIUM, IT WAS DECIDED TO INCREASE BY AN AVERAGE OF 27 PER CENT THE HIRING CHARGES FOR THE USE OF THE STADIUM, THE PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL WAS INFORMED TODAY (FRIDAY).
A REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FEE INCREASE HAD BEEN DEFERRED BY ONE YEAR TO APRIL 1, 1986 TO ALLOW TIME FOR SCHOOLS, CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS WHICH NORMALLY PLAN THEIR ACTIVITIES ON A YEARLY BASIS TO BUDGET FOR THE INCREASE, FOR OTHER HIRERS, THE NEW FEE SCALE WILL COME INTO EFFECT FROM JULY 1 THIS YEAR.
THE COSTING SHOWED THAT THE PRESENT LEVEL OF FEES COVERED ONLY ABOUT TWO PER CENT OF THE OPERATING COSTS, RESULTING IN A DEFICIT OF $1 MILLION A YEAR.
THE COUNCIL WAS TOLD THAT THE FEES HAVE NOT BEEN REVISED FOR 11 YEARS.
/HOWEVER, THE
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