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FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 1986

ANNUAL CONCERT BY YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

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THE HONG KONG YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF THE MUSIC OFFICE WILL STAGE ITS ANNUAL CONCERT ON APRIL 6 AT 8 PM AT THE CITY HALL, CONCERT HALL.

UNDER GUEST CONDUCTOR MR JOHN LAU, THE ORCHESTRA WILL TREAT THE AUDIENCE TO A PROGRAMME WHICH INCLUDES TRAGIC OVERTURE, OP. 18 BY BRAHMS, SYMPHONY NO. 4 BY BEETHOVEN AND FAUST' BALLET MUSIC BY GOUNOD,

TO ADD VARIETY TO THE PROGRAMME, THE CONCERT WILL ALSO FEATURE GUEST PERFORMANCES BY THE STOWMARKET SCHOOLS CONCERT BAND FROM ENGLAND, WHICH IS VISITING HONG KONG FROM APRIL 2 TO 11.

SINCE ITS FOUNDATION IN 1961, THE BAND HAS ESTABLISHED A NAME FOR ITSELF THROUGH ITS WIDE-RANGING PROGRAMME OF CLASSICAL AND POPULAR MUSIC FOR BRASS, RECEIVING COMPLIMENTS ON ITS EXCELLENCE OF PERFORMANCE AND PROFESSIONALISM.

HIGHLIGHT OF THE CONCERT WILL BE TCHAIKOVSKY'S 1812 OVERTURE, OP. 49 PERFORMED JOINTLY BY THE YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND THE STOWMARKET BAND.

TICKETS AT $5 EACH ARE AVAILABLE AT URBAN COUNCIL COMPUTERISED TICKETING COUNTERS AT CITY HALL, HONG KONG SPACE MUSEUM, HONG KONG COLISEUM AND QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM.

FOR ENQUIRIES CALL 5-731777.

LIFE SAVING SERVICE RESUMES APRIL 1

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LIFE-SAVING AND FIRST-AID SERVICES AT 24 GAZETTED BEACHES IN THE NON-URBAN AREAS WILL RESUME ON TUESDAY (APRIL 1).

LIFEGUARDS WILL BE ON DUTY AT THE BEACHES FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM DAILY, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID,

THE BEACHES ARE APPROACH BEACH, TING KAU BEACH, LIDO BEACH, CASAM BEACH, GEMINI BEACH AND HOI ME BEACH IN TSUEN WAN NEW AND OLD CAFETERÍA BEACHES AND KADOOR IE BEACH IN TUEN MUN; FIRST AND SECOND BEACHES OF CLEAR WATER BAY, HAP MUN BEACH, KIU TSUI BEACH, SILVERSTRAND BEACH AND TRIO BEACH IN SA! KUNG UPPER AND LOWER CHEUNG SHA BEACHES, PUI O BEACH AND SILVERMINE BAY BEACH ON LANTAU ISLAND, HUNG SHING YEH BEACH AND LO SO SHING BEACH ON LAMMA ISLAND; TUNG WAN BEACH AND KWUN YAM WAN BEACH ON CHEUNG CHAU ISLAND AND TUNG WAN BEACH ON MA WAN ISLAND.

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