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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1935

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MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MUSIC APPRECIATION

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MUSIC,

BOTH FOR APPRECIATION AND AS A PERFORMING ART, IS NO LONGER THE PRIVILEGE OF A FEW, VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL, MR MA NING-HEI, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).

MR MA WAS SPEAKING AT THE NT REGION STUDENTS' CONCERT ORGANISEL BY THE MUSIC OFFICE AT THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL.

+WITH THE SETTING UP OF THE MUSIC OFFICE IN 1977, INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC TRAINING HAS BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO MANY YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE NUMBER OF ITS TRAINEES IS INCREASING ALL THE TIME TOGETHER WITH A COMMENDABLE IMPROVEMENT IN THEIR STANDARD OF PERFORMANCE, HE SAID.

EARLIER, THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR, MRS DORIS HO SAID IN HER WELCOME SPEECH THAT THE NUMBER OF TRAINEES LEARNING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC WITH THE MUSIC OFFICE HAD INCREASED STEADILY TO ABOUT 4 000, WITH 1 500 IN THE NT REGION.

MRS HO ALSO THANKED SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, MUSIC TEACHERS AND PARENTS ATTENDING THE CONCERT FOR THE IR ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT WHICH MADE THE MUSIC OFFICE'S INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC TRAINING SCHEME A SUCCESS.

THE CONCERT FEATURED PERFORMANCES BY THE TSUEN WAN CHINESE ORCHESTRA AND THE NEW TERRITORIES YOUTH STRING ORCHESTRA, BOTH OF THE MUSIC OFFICE, AS WELL AS THE TSUEN WAN GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL CHOIR.

VILLAGE VEHICLE OPERATORS GET LICENCE OPTION

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OPERATORS OF VILLAGE VEHICLES IN NORTH DISTRICT CAN NOW APPLY FOR LICENCES TO OPERATE MAXICAB SERVICES, FOLLOWING THE EFFORT OF THE DISTRICT BOARD'S TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE.

AT A RECENT MEETING, OWNERS OF EXCESS PASSENGER PERMIT (EPP) VEHICLES WERE TOLD BY REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT THAT THE AUTHORITIES ACCEPTED RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE TO ALLOW THEM TO APPLY FOR THE OPERATION OF GREEN PUBLIC LIGHT BUS ROUTES ON CONDITION THAT THEY SET UP PROPERLY INCORPORATED COMPANIES.

SIX ROUTES HAVE BEEN EARMARKED FOR THE OPERATION OF GREEN PUBLIC LIGHT BUS SERVICES IN NORTH DISTRICT AND LOCAL EPP OPERATORS ARE WELCOME TO TAKE PART IN THE APPLICATION EXERCISE WHICH CLOSES ON DECEMBER 13.

AT PRESENT THERE ARE ABOUT 43 EPP VEHICLES OPERATING IN NORTH DISTRICT, SERVING REMOTE VILLAGES. THESE VEHICLES MAINLY CARRY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, BUT ARE LICENSED TO CARRY PASSENGERS AS WELL.

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