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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1989

YOUTH CHINESE ORCHESTRA RECRUITS MEMBERS

THE HONG KONG YOUTH CHINESE ORCHESTRA OF THE MUSIC OFFICE 18 RECRUITING MEMBERS FOR 1990-91.

SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT IN 1978, THE ORCHESTRA HAS TAKEN PART IN CONCERTS, DISTRICT ARTS FESTIVALS AND OVERSEAS MUSIC EXCHANGE PROGRAMMES.

IT WILL SOON TAKE PART IN A NUMBER OF

MAJOR EVENTS INCLUDING

THE YOUTH CHINESE MUSIC FESTIVAL AND THE ANNUAL TRAINEES GALA.

THE MUSIC OFFICE WILL DRAW UP AN INTENSIVE TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR THE ORCHESTRA, EMBRACING MASTERCLASSES AND REHEARSALS CONDUCTED BY LOCAL AND OVERSEAS MUSICIANS. ALL REHEARSALS IN THE TRAINING SCHEDULE WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY EVENINGS.

A MUSIC OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT ALL MEMBERS OF THE ORCHESTRA WOULD BE RECRUITED EACH YEAR BY OPEN AUDITION AND CURRENT MEMBERS WERE NO EXCEPTION.

FULL ATTENDANCE BY MEMBERS AT REHEARSALS AND TRAINING SESSIONS WOULD BE EXPECTED, HE ADDED.

APPLICANTS SHOULD BE UNDER 25 YEARS OLD, AND HAVE ATTAINED AT LEAST GRADE VI IN THE MUSIC OFFICE'S INTERNAL ASSESSMENT OR EQUIVALENT IN ONE CHINESE MUSICAL INSTRUMENT.

QUALIFIED APPLICANTS WILL BE INVITED TO ATTEND AN AUDITION.

APPLICATION FORMS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT ALL MUSIC CENTRES OF THE

MUSIC OFFICE. ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON TEL. 3-7955761.

ALL APPLICATIONS SHOULD REACH THE KWUN TONG MUSIC CENTRE, NGAU TAU KOK GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 21 ON WAH STREET, BY DECEMBER 20.

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SUPPLY OF NON-CONFIDENTIAL ESTABLISHMENT PARTICULARS

TO PRIVATE SECTOR

THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT MAINTAINS A COMPREHENSIVE AND UP-TO-DATE COMPUTERISED CENTRAL REGISTER OF AROUND 350,000 ESTABLISHMENTS IN HONG KONG TO SERVE MAINLY AS THE SAMPLING FRAME FOR VARIOUS ECONOMIC SURVEYS OF THE DEPARTMENT.

MANY OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS ALSO MAKE USE OF REGISTER FOR PUBLICITY, SURVEY AND RESEARCH WORK.

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