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HONG KONG URBAN COUNCIL
ADDRESS BY CHAIRMAN.
Ladies and gentlemen, before taking the first item on to-day's agenda, I am sure Members will wish me to express our congratulations to Mr. Paul TSUI on his appointment by Her Majesty The Queen as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year's Honours List. (Applause).
MINUTES.
The Minutes of the meeting held on 21st December, 1967 were confirmed.
PAPER.
THE CHAIRMAN laid upon the table the following paper:
Report on the work of the Urban Council and Urban Services Department for the month of December 1967.
QUESTIONS.
(1) DR. P. F. Woo asked the following question:
In organizing Band Concerts in the Council's pleasure grounds, would it be possible to have concerts of Chinese music occasionally?
MR. A. de O. SALES, CHAIRMAN OF THE PARKS, RECREATION AND AMENITIES SELECT COMMITTEE replied as follows:-
I am indebted to my colleague Dr. Woo for raising this matter, and I am pleased to have the opportunity of informing Members that the Urban Services Department is now trying to arrange for a concert of Cantonese music to be given in Victoria Park soon after the Chinese New Year. It is hoped to engage an experienced group which has broadcast periodically on Radio Hong Kong. More such concerts will be given if the response proves good which I hope will be the case.
DR. Woo:---Mr. Chairman, could Sunday Concerts in Chinese music be organized in the City Hall? Would you ask the City Hall Manager to help us with this kind of music?
MR. SALES: -Mr. Chairman, I would be very pleased to follow up the suggestion made by Dr. Woo.
DR. Woo:-Mr. Chairman, could you please tell us roughly how much this Concert would cost?
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MR. SALES: Mr. Chairman, in the financial year which ended on the 31st March, 1967, we spent $25,500 on fifty Concerts, so it is roughly $500 per Concert, and we now have $36,000 to spend in the current year and we hope to have nearly seventy-two Concerts. Sometimes we have to pay a bit more when bands have to travel great distances to come to the urban areas.
MR. NG: Mr. Chairman, where Mr. SALES referred to Cantonese music, is it Chinese opera or contemporary music, because with Chinese music there are two types and I think people would enjoy both.
MR. SALES: -Mr. Chairman, may I suggest that I am delighted with this information, and I am quite sure that Mr. P. K. NG's technical knowledge of the subject will be most valuable to my Select Committee.
DR. BELL:-Mr. Chairman, as a matter of interest could you tell me do the bands actually get paid or is the $500 for the use of the Hall and the travelling expenses and so on?
MR. SALES: -Mr. Chairman, these Concerts that Dr. Woo has in mind are staged in playgrounds and resettlement areas, and the fee that is paid to the band presumably includes transportation as well as their own professional charges.
MR. NG: Mr. Chairman, may I ask one more supplementary concerning this Concert after the Chinese New Year? Is this particular Concert going to be the classical type or contemporary Cantonese music?
MR. SALES: -Mr. Chairman, may I suggest that I would be delighted to arrange for an audition with Mr. P. K. NG, who I am sure will be very competent to advise the Select Committee on the standard of the band as well as the quality of the Concert.
(2) MR. A. de O. SALES asked the following question:-
Will you please tell this Council whether the Government recognizes the need for and is prepared to engage a Recreation Officer and also to establish an adequate number of posts for properly trained play leaders?
THE CHAIRMAN, URBAN COUNCIL, replied as follows:----
I understand that Government does of course fully recognize the importance of providing co-ordinated colony-wide recreation facilities, and is examining service for youth at this moment. In the meantime, it is considered, the question of the appointment of a Recreation Officer should be deferred until the policy has been settled.
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410
HONG KONG URBAN COUNCIL
ADDRESS BY CHAIRMAN.
Ladies and gentlemen, before taking the first item on to-day's agenda, I am sure Members will wish me to express our congratulations to Mr. Paul TSUI on his appointment by Her Majesty The Queen as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year's Honours List. (Applause).
MINUTES.
The Minutes of the meeting held on 21st December, 1967 were confirmed.
PAPER.
THE CHAIRMAN laid upon the table the following paper:
Report on the work of the Urban Council and Urban Services
Department for the month of December 1967.
QUESTIONS.
(1) DR. P. F. Woo asked the following question:
In organizing Band Concerts in the Council's pleasure grounds, would it be possible to have concerts of Chinese music occasionally?
MR. A. de O. SALES, CHAIRMAN OF THE PARKS, RECREATION AND AMENITIES SELECT COMMITTEE replied as follows:-
I am indebted to my colleague Dr. Woo for raising this matter, and I am pleased to have the opportunity of informing Members that the Urban Services Department is now trying to arrange for a concert of Cantonese music to be given in Victoria Park soon after the Chinese New Year. It is hoped to engage an experienced group which has broadcast periodically on Radio Hong Kong. More such concerts will be given if the response proves good which I hope will be the case.
DR. Woo:---Mr. Chairman, could Sunday Concerts in Chinese music be organized in the City Hall? Would you ask the City Hall Manager to help us with this kind of music?
MR. SALES: -Mr. Chairman, I would be very pleased to follow up the suggestion made by Dr. Woo.
DR. Woo:-Mr. Chairman, could you please tell us roughly how much this Concert would cost?
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MR. SALES: Mr. Chairman, in the financial year which ended on the 31st March, 1967, we spent $25,500 on fifty Concerts, so it is roughly $500 per Concert, and we now have $36,000 to spend in the current year and we hope to have nearly seventy-two Concerts. Sometimes we have to pay a bit more when bands have to travel great distances to come to the urban areas.
MR. NG: Mr. Chairman, where Mr. SALES referred to Cantonese music, is it Chinese opera or contemporary music, because with Chinese music there are two types and I think people would enjoy both.
MR. SALES: -Mr. Chairman, may I suggest that I am delighted with this information, and I am quite sure that Mr. P. K. NG's technical knowledge of the subject will be most valuable to my Select Committee.
DR. BELL:-Mr. Chairman, as a matter of interest could you tell me do the bands actually get paid or is the $500 for the use of the Hall and the travelling expenses and so on?
MR. SALES: -Mr. Chairman, these Concerts that Dr. Woo has in mind are staged in playgrounds and resettlement areas, and the fee that is paid to the band presumably includes transportation as well as their own professional charges.
MR. NG: Mr. Chairman, may I ask one more supplementary con- cerning this Concert after the Chinese New Year? Is this particular Concert going to be the classical type or contemporary Cantonese music?
MR. SALES: -Mr. Chairman, may I suggest that I would be de- lighted to arrange for an audition with Mr. P. K. NG, who I am sure will be very competent to advise the Select Committee on the standard of the band as well as the quality of the Concert.
(2) MR. A. de O. SALES asked the following question:-
Will you please tell this Council whether the Government recognizes the need for and is prepared to engage a Recreation Officer and also to establish an adequate number of posts for properly trained play leaders?
THE CHAIRMAN, URBAN COUNCIL, replied as follows:----
I understand that Government does of course fully recognize the importance of providing co-ordinated colony-wide recreation facilities, and is examining service for youth at this moment. In the meantime, it is considered, the question of the appointment of a Recreation Officer should be deferred until the policy has been settled.
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