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WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1994

THE PROPOSALS WERE ASSESSED ON THE FOLLOWING BASIC CRITERIA:

* THE NEED TO MAINTAIN THE EXISTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC TRAINING PROGRAMMES AT THE PRESENT LEVEL AND IF POSSIBLE TO EXPAND ON THEM;

* THE NEED TO MAINTAIN THE EXISTING MUSIC PROMOTION ACTIVITIES

AT THE PRESENT LEVEL, AND IF POSSIBLE TO EXPAND ON THEM;

THE NEED OF RETAIN THE EXISTING REGIONAL MUSIC CENTRES TO OPEN MORE CENTRES WHEREVER POSSIBLE; AND

AND

STRUCTURE

FOR

* THE NEED TO MAINTAIN A LOW AND AFFORDABLE FEE

BOTH THE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC TRAINING PROGRAMME AND THE MUSIC INSTRUMENTS HIRE SCHEME.

THE GOVERNMENT HAS FULLY ASSESSED ALL THE

MUNICIPAL COUNCILS

THE ARE CONSIDERED OVERALL, THE ORGANISATION TO TAKE OVER THE WORK OF THE MUSIC OFFICE.

PROPOSALS AND MOST SUITABLE

THE OBJECTIVES AND EXISTING ACTIVITIES OF THE MUSIC OFFICE WOULD BE MAINTAINED AND ENHANCED AS A RESULT OF THE TRANSFER.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE RECREATION AND CUTLURE BRANCH SAID TODAY ARE (WEDNESDAY): "THE PARTICULAR STRENGTHS OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCILS THEIR RELEVANT EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE, ACCESS TO SUITABLE VENUES AND THE WIDEST COMMUNITY LIAISON NETWORK FOR MUSIC PROMOTION.

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IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE MUNICIPAL COUNCILS WOULD BE ABLE TO AND MAINTAIN THE EXISTING LEVEL, SCOPE AND STANDARD OF MUSIC TRAINING, WOULD ALSO CONSIDER THE POSSIBILITY OF

THE GEOGRAPHICAL EXPANDING OF SPREAD

MUSIC CENTRES AND UPGRADING TRAINING STANDARDS AND FACILITIES.

THEY WOULD ALSO MAINTAIN REASONABLE AND AFFORDABLE FEES, FEE REMISSION SCHEME AND THE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS HIRE SCHEME.

THE

IN ORDER то EXERCISE ECONOMY IN ESTABLISHMENT AND OBTAIN FLEXIBILITY IN STAFF MANAGEMENT, THE MUNICIPAL COUNCILS WILL ENGAGE

PROFESSIONAL FULL-TIME

TRAINING STAFF ON CONTRACT TO UNDERTAKE TEACHING DUTIES WITH THE SUPPORT OF PART-TIME PROFESSIONAL INSTRUCTORS.

THE MUNICIPAL COUNCILS HAVE INDICATED THAT A GOOD NUMBER OF THE EXISTING PROFESSIONAL STAFF OF THE MUSIC OFFICE WILL BE ENGAGED ON CONTRACT BY THE NEW MUSIC OFFICE.

AND

IT

IS WILL BE WHEN IN

SUBJECT TO FURTHER DISCUSSIONS WITH THE MUNICIPAL COUNCILS BARRING

PROBLEMS ANY UNFORESEEN

IN THE HANDING-OVER,

MUSIC OFFICE TENTATIVELY PLANNED THAT THE FUNCTIONS OF THE EFFECTIVELY TRANSFERRED TO THE MUNICIPAL COUNCILS IN APRIL 1995,

THE CHANGE THERE WILL BE A NORMAL BREAK IN CLASSES TO FACILITATE MANAGEMENT.

"WE

MINIMUM OFFICE,

SHALL ENSURE THAT THE TRANSFER IS EFFECTED DISRUPTION ΤΟ

SMOOTHLY WITH

THE SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES OF THE MUSIC THE SPOKESMAN EMPHASISED.

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