• Upon submission of application, the application system will generate a confirmation email with an application number; the number will be used for checking the result.

• Completed application forms should be mailed or submitted to the following address, together with a copy of the mark sheet showing the highest qualification/ grade attained for the instrument/ voice, and three self-addressed envelopes with sufficient postage:

Activities & Promotion Section, Music Office, 25/F, Wanchai Tower, 12 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong
(marking ‘2019 Hong Kong Youth Music Camp’ on the envelope)

• The audition will take place on 1 May (public holiday); an alternative date will be arranged in the circumstances of inclement weather or under other unforeseeable situation.
• Applicants who missed the audition will not be considered.
• Applicants should call the Office by 25 April if they do not receive any notification to audition. However, applicants who fail to meet the entry requirements will not be invited to audition.
• Applicants will be informed of the results by 31 May.
• Applicants will not be accepted to more than one training group with the same instrument, unless under special circumstances.

• Successful applicants will be required to join the pre-camp rehearsals to be held at the Music Office Music Centres within the week before the start of camp. Details will be announced upon acceptance of the application.
• Absence from the pre-camp rehearsals must be approved by the Music Office in advance.
• Campers of Camp A must reside in the camp. Application for temporary leave will be granted at the sole discretion of the Music Office in advance.
• Campers of Camp B must arrange their meals and daily transportation to and from the designated Music Office Music Centres during the camp period.

• Must be a citizen outside of Hong Kong and is currently studying abroad.
• Submit one letter of recommendation, which can be from school/ music organisation abroad that applicants have an affiliation with.
• If a non-local applicant cannot attend the audition, a performance video must be submitted via one of the following options:
  -Provide a link through the online application system, or
  -Send in a CD together with the application form, which Windows Media Player or Quick Time can read the disc. If under a separate cover otherwise, the disc must reach the Music Office by 24 April marked with ‘2019 Hong Kong Youth Music Camp Audition’ on the envelope.
• To encourage youth music exchange, Parsons Music Foundation, sponsor of the 2019 Hong Kong Youth Music Camp, offers scholarships for non-local campers of outstanding calibre to participate in the camp. The scholarships would be rendered through waiving of camp fees for selected non-local campers.
• Successful applicants of Camp A are responsible for their visa, passage, and accommodation before and after the Camp. They are also required to take out a medical and accidental insurance policy for their own protection. Campers of Camp A must reside in the camp. Application for temporary leave is granted at the sole discretion of the Music Office in advance. In the event of any unforeseen circumstances such as typhoon, which causes the closure of the campsite, alternative off-camp accommodation will be provided by the Music Office.
• Successful applicants of Camp B are responsible for their visa, passage, accommodation, meals and daily transportation to and from the respective Music Office Music Centres during their stay in Hong Kong. They are also required to take out a medical and accidental insurance policy for their own protection.

Phone: (852) 3842 7773 / (852) 2158 6470 / (852) 3842 7776

Email: rcamp@lcsd.gov.hk