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     A group of talented musicians of the Hong Kong Children’s Symphony Orchestra (HKCSO) performed a selection of enchanting music for a Thai audience at the Main Hall of the Thailand Cultural Centre, Bangkok this evening (August 13).

     Organised by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Bangkok (HKETO), the concert was presented by the Thai Youth Orchestra with the support of the Viemus Music School. Participants in the concert included HKCSO Founder and Music Director and composer Dr Yip Wai-hong; the HKCSO Honorary Guest Conductor, Professor Gabriel Leung; the HKCSO Resident Conductor, Mr Jeff Leung; and 80 young musicians aged 8 to 18.

     The concert was organised to celebrate the establishment of the HKETO in Bangkok. Opened on February 28 this year, the HKETO in Bangkok is the third Economic and Trade Office established by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region to further strengthen Hong Kong’s economic and trade relations with the region for more new business opportunities.

     Speaking at a reception before the concert, the Director of the HKETO in Bangkok, Mr Lee Sheung-yuen, said that Hong Kong is not only one of the most competitive cities in the world, but also a multicultural city in the heart of Asia. Given the presence of the HKETO in Bangkok, he said he looked forward to more exchanges between Thailand and Hong Kong in culture and the arts in the years to come.

     “The concert by the Hong Kong Children’s Symphony Orchestra this evening is the first event of our plan to introduce a variety of quality performances and cultural presentations from Hong Kong to the audience in Thailand,” Mr Lee said.

     “We are very pleased to support performing arts groups in Hong Kong to stage performance programmes and cultural exchange activities in Thailand, as well as in the neighbouring region, to encourage arts and cultural exchanges, and to promote people-to-people connections,” he said.

     The concert attracted a local audience of about 500.

     Established in 1996, the HKCSO is among Hong Kong’s top youth orchestras. The young members have been recruited through highly competitive open auditions. Apart from performing in Hong Kong, the HKCSO has also been delighting audiences all over the world since 2001 through concert tours and exchange programmes. The group arrived in Bangkok a day before the concert. They will engage in an exchange session with the College of Music at Mahidol University tomorrow (August 14) before returning to Hong Kong on Thursday (August 15). read more

The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:      Exchange Fund Bills Tender Results​:   Tender date : August 13, 2019 Paper on offer : EF Bills … read more

     Police today (August 13) appealed to the public for information on a man who went missing in Chai Wan.             Cheung Siu-lun, aged 35, went missing after he was… read more

     A man was fined $12,000 at the Kowloon City Magistrates’ Courts today (August 13) for contravening the Hotel and Guesthouse Accommodation Ordinance.
      
     The courts heard that in August last year, officers of the Office of the Licensing Authority (OLA), the Home Affairs Department, inspected a suspected unlicensed guesthouse on Fuk Wing Street in Sham Shui Po. During the inspection, the OLA officers posed as lodgers and successfully rented a room in the guesthouse on a daily basis.
      
     According to the OLA’s records, the guesthouse did not possess a licence under the Ordinance on the day of inspection. The man responsible for managing the premises was charged with contravening section 5(1) of the Ordinance.
      
     A department spokesman stressed that operating or managing an unlicensed guesthouse is a criminal offence and can lead to a criminal record. Upon conviction, the offender is liable to a maximum fine of $200,000 and two years’ imprisonment.
           
     The spokesman appealed to anyone with information about suspected unlicensed guesthouses to report it to the OLA through the hotline (Tel: 2881 7498), by email (hadlaenq@had.gov.hk), by fax (2504 5805) using the report form downloaded from the OLA website (www.hadla.gov.hk), or through the mobile application “Hong Kong Licensed Hotels and Guesthouses”. read more

     Following is the transcript of remarks by the Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, at a media session before the Executive Council meeting this morning (August 13):   Reporter: The police fired tear gas at the Kwai Fong… read more