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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1987

RANGE FROM 150 TO 450 MILLIMETRES

KOK ROAD WILL THE FRESH WATER MAINS TO BE LAID ALONG SHA TAU

IN DIAMETER TO FORM PART OF PROJECT TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF THE EXISTING WATER SERVING SHA TAU KOK AND SURROUNDING VILLAGES.

A

SUPPLY SYSTEM

WORK IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN IN FEBRUARY AND BE COMPLETED NINE MONTHS.

THE DEADLINE FOR TENDERS IS NOON ON DECEMBER 18.

WINNERS OF YOUNG MUSICIANS AWARDS FOR 1987

*

WITHIN

AMONG COMPETITION

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THE 1987 HONG KONG YOUNG MUSICIANS' AWARDS COMPETITION ENDED

NIGHTS OF YESTERDAY (SUNDAY) AFTER TWO TALENTED YOUNG COMPOSERS AND ENSEMBLE GROUPS.

KEEN

BY THE

HALL, HONG

THE CHINESE MUSIC FINAL WAS HELD ON SATURDAY, FOLLOWED WESTERN MUSIC FINAL LAST NIGHT. THE VENUE WAS THE CONCERT KONG ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS.

SIXTH

YEAR,

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PRESENTED

THE AWARDS COMPETITION, NOW IN ITS JOINTLY BY THE MUSIC OFFICE, RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG (RTHK) AND THE COMPOSERS AND AUTHORS SOCIETY OF HONG KONG (CASH).

WESTERN SPEAKING AT THE

MUSIC FINAL, THE COMMISSIONER FOR COMPETITION OFFERED RECREATION AND CULTURE, MR CLIVE OXLEY, SAID THE

IN DEVELOPMENT A POSITIVE STIMULUS TO YOUNG COMPOSERS AND PERFORMERS OF THEIR SKILLS.

WORK MR

"THE ORGANISERS ARE KEEN TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE INCENTIVES BUT IT IS UP TO OUR YOUNG MUSICIANS TO TAKE UP THE CHALLENGE AND AT DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, BE IT IN COMPOSING OR IN PERFORMANCE," OXLEY ADDED.

THERE WERE FOUR CATEGORIES IN THE AWARDS : CHINESE COMPOSITION, CHINESE ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE, WESTERN COMPOSITION AND WESTERN ENSEMBLE PEFORMANCE.

CASH

THE WINNERS IN EACH CATEGORY RECEIVED

AWARDS OF

$6,000 SECOND WHILE THE FIRST AND

RUNNERS-UP RECEIVED $3,000 AND $1,000 RESPECTIVELY, AMOUNTING TO A TOTAL OF $40,000 AND ALL DONATED BY CASH.

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