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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1987

WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR MUSIC OFFICE DRAWING CONTEST

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A TOTAL OF 88 YOUNGSTERS TOOK PART IN A DRAWING COMPETITION ORGANISED RECENTLY BY THE MUSIC OFFICE TO CELEBRATE ITS TENTH ANNIVERSARY.

THERE WERE THREE CATEGORIES FOR THE COMPETITION, NAMELY PRIMARY GROUP (SIX TO 11 YEARS OLD), SECONDARY GROUP (12 TO 18 YEARS OLD) AND OPEN GROUP.

THE THEMES OF THE COMPETITION WERE "MUSIC OFFICE AND I", "MUSIC CAMP AND I" AND "MUSIC OFFICE IN THE COMMUNITY"

THE FOUR JUDGES WERE MRS DORIS HO, FORMER MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR; MR AGAY NG, SENIOR INFORMATION OFFICER OF THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT; MR SIMON CHAK, INSPECTOR OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT; AND MR PHILIP WONG, ASSISTANT ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF TOM LEE MUSIC COMPANY LTD.

TEN-YEAR OLD TWINS, KWOK MAY-KEE AND KWOK AN-KEE, WERE TIED FIRST IN THE PRIMARY GROUP SECTION WHILE CHAN YING-CHONG WAS AWARDED THE THIRD PRIZE.

KAN NIM-CHI CAME FIRST IN THE SECONDARY GROUP WHILE MAK YURN-YEE TOOK THE SECOND PLACE. LEE BIK-KAY WAS THE BECOND

RUNNER-UP.

LIANG LAI-YEE WITH HER DRAWING "MUSIC OFFICE AND I" WON THE FIRST PRIZE IN THE OPEN GROUP AS WELL AS THE OVERALL CHAMPIONSHIP. NGAN HING-TONG AND LUK KA-YAN WERE THE FIRST AND SECOND RUNNERS-UP THE OPEN GROUP RESPECTIVELY.

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ONE OF THE ADJUDICATORS, MRS HO SAID: "THE EMPHASIS IS NOT ON THE DRAWING TECHNIQUES. INSTEAD, THESE YOUNG PEOPLE'S DRAWINGS CONCENTRATE ON THEIR FEELINGS ABOUT MUSIC AND DISPLAY MUCH IMAGINATION AND MOVEMENT.

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COMMENTING ON THE ENTRY OF THE OVERALL CHAMPION LIANG LAI-YEE, MRS HO SAID: "SHE HAS IDENTIFIED HERSELF WITH MANY ACTIVITIES OF THE MUSIC OFFICE, REVEALING HER DEDICATION AND CONFIDENCE IN TAKING PART IN THESE ACTIVITIES.'

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