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SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 1988

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CS PAYS TRIBUTE TO YOUNG MUSICIANS

THE MUSIC OFFICE PRESENTED A CONCERT BY MORE THAN MUSICIANS AT THE QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM TODAY (SUNDAY).

1.000 YOUNG

OFFICE

GALA IS ONE OF THE

ITS TO PROVIDE

MAJOR ACTIVITIES

WITH TRAINEES

AN

THE ANNUAL TRAINEES'

MUSIC

THE

ORGANISED BY OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM IN PUBLIC.

FORD OFFICIATED

THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID FORD, AND LADY AT THE GALA AND PRESENTED AWARDS TO THE OFFICE'S OUTSTANDING TRAINEES,

CHOIR AND

IN RECOGNITION ORCHESTRAL,

BAND MEMBERS ACHIEVEMENTS DURING THE PAST YEAR.

SIR AUDIENCE,

OF THEIR

AM

-

DAVID SAID : "I ADDRESSING A CAPACITY

OCCASION DELIGHTED TO BE HERE THIS AFTERNOON ON THIS VERY SPECIAL

THEIR THE SPECIAL TO

YOUNG

ON THIS OCCASION BECAUSE TRAINEES

AND SPECIAL TO THE RECOGNITION;

MUSIC ACHIEVEMENTS ARE GIVEN DUE

SERIES OF MUSIC OFFICE BECAUSE THE CONCERT IS THE GRAND FINALE TO A EVENTS HELD TO CELEBRATE ITS TENTH ANNIVERSARY.'

--

SIR DAVID

SOME PEOPLE SAID PRODUCTIVE USE OF THEIR FREE WATCHING TELEVISION.

REGARDED TIME AND BETTER

MUSIC LEARNING

AS A THAN SITTING PASSIVELY

AND INSTRUMENT

TO MAKE PROGRESS ALSO "LEARNING TO PLAY AN

APPRECIATION OF HELPS A PERSON TO ACQUIRE A SENSE OF ACHIEVEMENT AND

A VITAL FACTOR THE VALUE OF HARD WORK, THIS SENSE OF ACHIEVEMENT 15

HE SAID. IN DEVELOPING THE CHARACTER OF ANY CHILD,

"

ALSO

LEARNS APPLY SELF-MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES A150 ENHANCES ONE'S

"THROUGH REGULAR PRACTICE, SELF-DISCIPLINE AND THEREBY HOW TO IN OTHER

OF ACTIVITIES. POWERS OF CONCENTRATION.

SPHERES

"

A

PERSON

PRACTISING

SIR DAVID SAID: HELPS ONE TO МАКЕ FRIENDS

REFERRING TO MUSIC AS AN UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE, "THE ABILITY TO PLAY AN INSTRUMENT ALSO WITH SIMILAR INTERSTS, BOTH LOCALLY AND OVERSEAS.

“IT ALSO TEACHES HOW TO CO-OPERATE WITHI

IN ENSEMBLES AND ORCHESTRAS.

OTHERS WHILE PLAYING

CONTRIBUTES ·

"THE ABILITY TO PLAY MUSIC AND TO APPRECIATE MUSIC TO THE BALANCED DEVELOPMENT OF A PERSON. IT IS ALSO A LIFE-LONG SOURCE OF PLEASURE AND ENRICHMENT OF LEISURE TIME.

TH

LOLLY CHIU, SAID THE OF THE MUSIC

EARLIER, THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR, MISS CONCERT MARKED YET ANOTHER MEANINGFUL YEAR OF THE WORK OFFICE.

/SHE SAID: