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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1988

SAI KUNG CHILDREN'S CHOIR ANNUAL CONCERT

* * * * *

THE

SAI KUNG

MORE THAN 1,000 SAI KUNG RESIDENTS TODAY (SUNDAY) ATTENDED

AT THE CHOIR SAI

CHILDREN'S KUNG ANNUAL CONCERT OF THE JOCKEY CLUB TOWN HALL.

INTEREST

ORGANISED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF SAI KUNG CHILDREN'S

THE ANNUAL SPONSORED BY THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT BOARD, AIMED AT DISPLAYING THE CHOIR'S PROGRESS IN THE PAST

AND FOSTERING LOCAL PEOPLE'S COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.

CHOIR AND CONCERT

WAS

YEAR, PROMOTING

IN SINGING

THE

SPIRIT

OF

PERFORMANCES WERE ALSO GIVEN BY THE HONG KONG CHILDREN'S

CHOIR. AND THE ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE STUDENTS'

CHOIR

OF THE SAI KUNG CHILDREN'S CHOIR WAS FORMED IN 1979 BY A GROUP

CHILDREN IN THE TALENTED ENTHUSIASTS TO PROVIDE MUSIC TRAINING FOR DISTRICT.

RECEIVED MUCH SUPPORT SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT, THE CHOIR HAS

THE MUSIC FROM VARIOUS BODIES SUCH AS THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICE, OFFICE AS WELL AS SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS IN THE DISTRICT.

AND AND 11

MEMBERS WHO ARE DIVIDED AT PRESENT, THE CHOIR HAS ABOUT 100 INTO TWO GROUPS ACCORDING TO THEIR AGES. CHILDREN AGED BETWEEN 12 16 YEARS OLD ARE IN THE SENIOR GROUP, WHILE THOSE BETWEEN SIX ARE IN THE JUNIOR GROUP.

THEY

TRAINING RECEIVE PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS.

SINGING IN

AND ATTEND

CLASSES

IN

THE MEMBERS

SINGING CONTESTS,

TAKEN PART HAVE

CAMPS, MUSIC

INCLUDING RECREATIONAL

FUNCTIONS SUCH AS VISITS TO TUNG LUNG ISLAND AND SHEUNG YIU VILLAGE.

IN

ANNUAL

MANY ACTIVITIES

AND CONCERTS,

"SAI A COLLECTION OF THE SONGS SUNG BY THE CHOIR, KNOWN AS THE

WIDE APPLAUSE FROM KUNG SUITE", WAS ISSUED IN 1982 AND HAS GAINED

BEING PREPARED VARIOUS SECTORS. THE SECOND ISSUE OF THE SUITE IS NOW AND IS EXPECTED TO BE PUBLISHED AROUND APRIL AND MAY.

CHILDREN LIVING OR STUDYING IN SAI KUNG WHO ARE UNDER 16 OLD AND HAVE GREAT INTEREST IN SINGING ARE WELCOME TO JOIN THE

ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE

ΤΟ THE SAI

KUNG

3-7924455.

DISTRICT

14

YEARS CHOIR.

OFFICE

ON