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In support of the "Appreciate Hong Kong" Campaign, the Commissioner for Heritage's Office of the Development Bureau will host outdoor music performances with four music groups at four historic buildings during weekends from January to April. Members of the public are welcome to enjoy the free performances to appreciate the city's rich heritage from another delightful perspective.
The four historic buildings are the YHA Mei Ho House Youth Hostel in Shek Kip Mei, a project which recently received an Honourable Mention under the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation; the Green Hub in Tai Po (i.e. the old Tai Po Police Station) and the Stone Houses Family Garden in Kowloon City, both projects under Batch II of the Revitalising Historic Buildings Through Partnership Scheme; and PMQ, a project under the Conserving Central initiative.
Details of the music performances are as follows:
(1) Date: January 31, 2016 (Sunday)
Venue: YHA Mei Ho House Youth Hostel in Shek
Kip Mei (Block 41, Shek Kip Mei Estate,
Sham Shui Po)
Performing group: Asian Young Musician's
Connection
(2) Date: February 21, 2016 (Sunday)
Venue: Green Hub in Tai Po (11 Wan Tau Kok
Lane, Tai Po)
Performing group: Jockey Club Street Music
Series
(3) Date: March 19, 2016 (Saturday)
Venue: PMQ in Central (35 Aberdeen Street,
Central)
Performing group: Haw Par Music Foundation
(4) Date: April 24, 2016 (Sunday)
Venue: Stone Houses Family Garden in
Kowloon City (133 Junction Road,
Kowloon City)
Performing group: Music Office Woodwind
Quintet
For more information about the music performances, please visit the heritage conservation website of the Development Bureau (www.heritage.gov.hk) or call 2848 6230.
Ends/Sunday, January 24, 2016
Issued at HKT 10:02
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