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LAUNCHING OF SCHOOLS ENGLISH DRAMA PROJECT
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THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR LI YUET-TING, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF LOK SIN TONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY, MR CHEUNG NIN-PING, WILL JOINTLY LAUNCH THE 1990 SCHOOLS ENGLISH DRAMA PROJECT ON THURSDAY 6).
(DECEMBER
THIRTY-THREE SECONDARY SCHOOLS ARE TAKING PART IN THIS YEAR'S PROJECT WHICH IS TO AROUSE INTEREST IN ENGLISH LEARNING AND TO ENCOURAGE ENGLISH LANGUAGE DRAMA AS AN EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITY IN SCHOOL.
DURING THE CEREMONY, MR CHEUNG WILL PRESENT A $200,000 CHEQUE TO MR LI AS A CONTRIBUTION TO THE PROJECT.
ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE LAUNCHING CEREMONY TO BE HELD AT THE PROMENADE, LEE GARDENS HOTEL, FIRST FLOOR, CAUSEWAY BAY, AT 3 PM ON THURSDAY (DECEMBER 6).
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1990 HONG KONG YOUTH BAND FESTIVAL
THE MUSIC OFFICE WILL BE BRINGING A MUSICAL CHRISTMAS TO THE PUBLIC WITH PERFORMANCES BY LOCAL AND OVERSEAS MUSICIANS IN THE 1990 HONG KONG YOUTH BAND FESTIVAL TO BE HELD FROM DECEMBER 21 TO 31.
THE YOUTH BAND FESTIVAL HAS BEEN ORGANISED ANNUALLY BY THE MUSIC OFFICE SINCE 1979 TO PROMOTE BAND MUSIC AND ΤΟ ENCOURAGE CULTURAL EXCHANGE BETWEEN LOCAL AND OVERSEAS YOUNG MUSICIANS.
OVER 2,500 PARTICIPANTS FROM 40 SCHOOLS WILL PRESENT AN ARRAY OF BAND MUSIC THIS YEAR IN A SERIES OF CONCERTS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MUSIC OFFICE SAID TODAY (MONDAY) THAT THE BRITISH COLUMBIA ALL-STAR BAND WILL JOIN THE FESTIVAL FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR.
THE BAND COMPRISES 25 MEMBERS AGED 17 TO 26, REPRESENTING THE BEST YOUNG JAZZ MUSICIANS FROM THE CANADIAN PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA.
ALSO INVITED THE 50-STRONG AUSTRALIAN
THE MUSIC OFFICE HAS NATIONAL YOUTH BAND TO TAKE PART.
THE PROGRAMME
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