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mentary, even though it was off the original question, so I suggest that the second be raised by you as a distinguished member of the Committee of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Society at their own meeting.
was about
MR HOWARD H. W. YOUNG (in English):-As the question laid before this Council, Appendix II, page 2, 3 performances by the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra had 3,823 attendances whereas 5 in the same month by the Philharmonic Orchestra, only had 3,542, ie, the Chinese Orchestra has out-gunned the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra by 7.9%, by only having 60% of performances. Now, related to that, I would like to ask will the orchestra consider experimenting with more non-classical music which is possibly more palatable to Chinese ears, rather than just trying to achieve perfection with the classics alone?
CHAIRMAN (in English):-The first part was a statement. The second part is not within the terms of Standing Order 12, Section 15, but, as the subject is of obvious interest, perhaps Mr F. K. Hu might like to answer it.
MR HU (in English):-Mr Chairman, as I mentioned earlier there could be many different reasons and the reason given by Mr Howard YOUNG could be one of the reasons which could improve the attendance. As I mentioned earlier, we have to wait until we complete the survey then we can come to a definite conclusion, and a firm recommendation can be given to the Hong Kong Philharmonic Society.
CHAIRMAN (in English):-Thank you.
MRS ELLIOTT (in English):-Mr Chairman, more or less on the same subject, but I wonder if the Cultural Affairs Select Committee would consider looking into the possibility of building up greater interest in the Philharmonic by encouraging local talents, even if they are not the best. Encouraging local talents instead of importing foreign talents, this might build up more interest. I hope Mr F. K. Hu would consider putting that before his committee. Would you do so please?
MR HU (in English):-Mr Chairman, the Council is always in favour of engaging local artists by the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and this is one aim we always emphasize upon.
MR CHEONG-LEEN (in English):—Mr Chairman, in expressing hope that the point raised by Mr Howard Young will comprise part of the survey, could I ask Mr Hu when will the survey be completed and when completed, can a copy of the report be circulated to Council Members?
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MR HU (in English):-Mr Chairman, we are still waiting for the final draft of the questionnaire from the Hong Kong Philharmonic Society and upon receipt of this draft, the Council will give comments and this questionnaire is aimed not only at those attending concerts, really it is aimed at those who do not attend concerts. We want to find out why they are not coming as they did in the past and I think it is some time later this year before we can complete the survey.
MR CHEONG-LEEN (in English):-Can I say the point raised by Mr Howard Young is quite an interesting point, can that also be incorporated in the survey if it is possible?
MR HU (in English):-Yes, we will do that.
STATEMENT BY THE HONOURABLE HILTON CHEONG-LEEN, CHAIRMAN OF THE MUSEUMS SELECT COMMITTEE
MR CHEONG-LEEN (in English):--Mr Chairman, I would like to make a short report on recent activities of the Urban Council's Museum of History.
Together with the Agriculture and Fisheries Department, the Museum of History is presenting the 'Hong Kong Herbarium Centenary Exhibition' on 20 July. This will be the fourth natural history exhibition held on the premises of the Museum.
At last year's Festival of Asian Arts, the Museum of History sponsored an exhibition of traditional textiles from Malaysia, which was the first time that the scope of the Museum's exhibitions was extended into the broader context of Southeast Asia. This demonstrates the growing interest in Hong Kong people in the history and affairs of the peoples of Southeast Asia. Following up on this trend, the Museum is planning to have another exhibition at the 1978 Asian Arts Festival with emphasis on ancient trade in part of the Southeast Asian region.
The exhibitions on local ancient rock carvings and the archaeological investigation at Sham Wan, gave the public an insight into the prehistory of Hong Kong. The Museum is also receiving the active support of the Authority for Antiquities and Monuments and the Hong Kong Archaeological Society to build up an archaeological reference collection. It is hoped that in the near future this reference collection will be open to all bona fide students of Hong Kong archaeology.
Probably the most notable acquisition during the year was one lot of architectural details comprising of stone columns, roof decorations, etc. removed from the Shut Hing Study Hall at Ping Shan in the New Territories. This collection will provide much useful material in the research of local Ching dynasty architecture. The Museum of History has a great need of more
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mentary, even though it was off the original question, so I suggest that the second be raised by you as a distinguished member of the Committee of the
Hong Kong Philharmonic Society at their own meeting.
was about
MR HOWARD H. W. YOUNG (in English):-As the question
laid before this Council, Appendix II, page 2, 3 performances by the Hong concern over performance, I have just noticed that in the monthly report Kong Chinese Orchestra had 3,823 attendances whereas 5 in the same month by the Philharmonic Orchestra, only had 3,542, ie, the Chinese Orchestra has out-gunned the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra by 7.9%, by only having 60% of performances. Now, related to that, I would like to ask will the orchestra consider experimenting with more non-classical music which is possibly more palatable to Chinese ears, rather than just trying to achieve perfection with the classics alone?
CHAIRMAN (in English):-The first part was a statement. The second part is not within the terms of Standing Order 12, Section 15, but, as the subject is of obvious interest, perhaps Mr F. K. Hu might like to answer it.
MR HU (in English):-Mr Chairman, as I mentioned earlier there could be many different reasons and the reason given by Mr Howard YOUNG could be one of the reasons which could improve the attendance. As I mentioned earlier, we have to wait until we complete the survey then we can come to a definite conclusion, and a firm recommendation can be given to the Hong Kong Philharmonic Society.
CHAIRMAN (in English):-Thank you.
MRS ELLIOTT (in English):-Mr Chairman, more or less on the same subject, but I wonder if the Cultural Affairs Select Committee would consider looking into the possibility of building up greater interest in the Philharmonic by encouraging local talents, even if they are not the best. Encouraging local talents instead of importing foreign talents, this might build up more interest. I hope Mr F. K. Hu would consider putting that before his committee. Would you do so please?
MR HU (in English):-Mr Chairman, the Council is always in favour of engaging local artists by the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and this is one aim we always emphasize upon.
MR CHEONG-LEEN (in English):—Mr Chairman, in expressing hope that the point raised by Mr Howard Young will comprise part of the survey, could I ask Mr Hu when will the survey be completed and when completed, can a copy of the report be circulated to Council Members?
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MR HU (in English):-Mr Chairman, we are still waiting for the final draft of the questionnaire from the Hong Kong Philharmonic Society and upon receipt of this draft, the Council will give comments and this questionnaire is aimed not only at those attending concerts, really it is aimed at those who do not attend concerts. We want to find out why they are not coming as they did in the past and I think it is some time later this year before we can complete the survey.
MR CHEONG-LEEN (in English):-Can I say the point raised by Mr Howard Young is quite an interesting point, can that also be incorporated in the survey if it is possible?
MR HU (in English):-Yes, we will do that.
STATEMENT BY THE HONOURABLE HILTON CHEONG-LEEN, CHAIRMAN OF THE MUSEUMS SELECT COMMITTEE
MR CHEONG-LEEN (in English):--Mr Chairman, I would like to make a short report on recent activities of the Urban Council's Museum of History.
Together with the Agriculture and Fisheries Department, the Museum of History is presenting the 'Hong Kong Herbarium Centenary Exhibition' on 20 July. This will be the fourth natural history exhibition held on the premises of the Museum.
At last year's Festival of Asian Arts, the Museum of History sponsored an exhibition of traditional textiles from Malaysia, which was the first time that the scope of the Museum's exhibitions was extended into the broader context of Southeast Asia. This demonstrates the growing interest in Hong Kong people in the history and affairs of the peoples of Southeast Asia. Following up on this trend, the Museum is planning to have another exhibi- tion at the 1978 Asian Arts Festival with emphasis on ancient trade in part of the Southeast Asian region.
The exhibitions on local ancient rock carvings and the archaeological investigation at Sham Wan, gave the public an insight into the prehistory of Hong Kong. The Museum is also receiving the active support of the Authority for Antiquities and Monuments and the Hong Kong Archaeological Society to build up an archaeological reference collection. It is hoped that in the near future this reference collection will be open to all bona fide students of Hong Kong archaeology.
Probably the most notable acquisition during the year was one lot of architectural details comprising of stone columns, roof decorations, etc. removed from the Shut Hing Study Hall at Ping Shan in the New Territories. This collection will provide much useful material in the research of local Ching dynasty architecture. The Museum of History has a great need of more
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