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TUESDAY, MAY 17, 1988

APPLICATION FORMS CAN BE OBTAINED AT THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE COUNCIL ON THE 14TH FLOOR, HARBOUR CENTRE, 25 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI. CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATION IS JUNE 15.

IN THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY, THERE ARE ABOUT 400 REGISTERED APPRENTICES UNDERGOING FOUR YEARS OF ON-THE-JOB TRAINING AND COMPLEMENTARY TECHNICAL EDUCATION.

VIOLA MASTERCLASS BY VIRTUOSO

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A MASTERCLASS TO BE CONDUCTED BY A FAMOUS VIOLIST, MS XIAO HONG-MEI, WILL BE HELD AT THE MONG KOK MUSIC CENTRE OF THE MUSIC OFFICE ON THURSDAY (MAY 19), STARTING AT 5 PM.

MS XIAO WAS BORN

IN SHANGHAI. SHR RECEIVED HER EARLIEST MUSICAL TRAINING FROM HER FATHER, A WELL-KNOWN COMPOSER.

AFTER RECEIVING A PRE-COLLEGE DIPLOMA AND A BACHELOR'S DEGREE WITH HIGHEST HONOURS AT THE SHANGHAI CONSERVATORY, SHE STUDIED WITH MR JOHN GRAHAM, NEW YORK STATE UNIVERSITY'S ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE IN VIOLA, DURING HIS SIX MONTHS' VISIT TO CHINA. IN 1984, SHE WENT TO NEW YORK TO CONINUE WORKING WITH HIM.

SHE FINISHED HER MASTER'S

DOCTORAL PROGRAMME LAST AUTUMN.

DEGREE IN 1986 AND ENTERED THE

ADMISSION TO THE MASTERCLASS IS FREE, AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. ENQUIRIES AND RESERVATIONS MAY BE MADE ON 5-8235321.

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