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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1987

JAPANESE BAND ENTHRALLS MUSIC LOVERS

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THE SHIZUOKA PREFECTURAL, HAMAMATSU COMMERCIAL HIGH SCHOOL BAND FROM JAPAN GAVE AN ENTHRALLING PERFORMANCE AT A BAND MUSIC GALORE AT THE MAPLE STREET PLAYGROUND IN SHAM SHUI PO THIS (SATURDAY) AFTERNOON,

MUSIC LOVERS CROWDED THE PLAYGROUND TO ENJOY THE GOOD MUSIC.

THE GALORE, WHICH ALSO FEATURED EIGHT LOCAL BANDS, WAS PART OF THE PROGRAMME OF THE MUSIC OFFICE'S "YOUTH BAND WEEK WHICH BEGAN

YESTERDAY.

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THE EIGHT LOCAL BANDS WERE THE BELILIO9 PUBLIC SCHOOL BAND, BUDDHIST WONG FUNG LING COLLEGE BAND, TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS CHEN ZAO MEN COLLEGE BAND AND WONG FUT NAM COLLEGE BAND,

HO FUNG COLLEGE BAND, HONG KONG CHILDREN'S SYMPHONIC BAND, HONG KONG YOUTH SYMPHONIC BAND AND MUSIC OFFICE DISTRICT YOUTH BANDS.

PO-HONG,

CHAIRMAN OF THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT BOARD, MR CHENG OFFICIATED AT THE EVENT AND PRESENTED SOUVENIRS TO PARTICIPATING BANDS.

THE "YOUTH BAND WEEK WILL CONTINUE TOMORROW WITH FOUR CHRISTMAS CONCERTS AT THE DUCHESS OF KENT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, THE SANDY BAY CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL OF THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS, THE PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL, AND NEW TOWN PLAZA IN SHA

TIN.

ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, THERE WILL BE A MUSIC EXCHANGE MEMBERS OF THE VISITING JAPANESE BAND AND LOCAL BANDS AT PUBLIC SCHOOL AT 10 AM.

BETWEEN

BELILIOS

A MARCHING BAND CONTEST, INVOLVING AS MANY AS 10 LOCAL SCHOOL BANDS, WILL BE STAGED AT THE QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM AT 3 PM ON THE SAME DAY. CASH COUPON PRIZES AMOUNTING TO $8,000 WILL BE DONATED BY TOM LEE MUSIC COMPANY LIMITED.

THE MUSIC WEEK WILL END ON WEDNESDAY WITH A CHRISTMAS BAND GALA AT THE QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM AT 8

PM. A LIMITED NUMBER OF TICKETS FOR THE GALA, AT $5 AND $10 EACH, ARE STILL AVAILABLE AT ALL URTIX OUTLETS. ENQUIRIES MAY BE MADE ON 5-283257 AND 3-7226240.

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