Music Office Special Announcement

• In accordance to the Education Bureau (EDB)'s latest advice that all classes would be suspended until an earliest resumption on March 16, the Music Office will continue to suspend all instrumental and musicianship classes (including make-up classes), as well as orchestra/band/choir rehearsals until March 15.
  
  
• Please note that the Music Office will continue to follow EDB's guidelines for all IMTS classes and BCO rehearsals suspension or resumption thereafter.
  
  
• As a safety measure to guard against a further spread of the Novel Coronavirus Infection, all 5 Music Office music centres will remain temporarily closed until 2 March.
  
  
• As the Music Office music centres are temporarily closed, IMTS trainees who have failed to pay the third instalment of tuition fees online can pay by cross cheque (payable to HKSAR Government) by mail or in person at their home centre within the first week after the resumption of classes.

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Outreach Music Interest Courses
Postponement of Enrolment for Remaining Quotas

As all Music Office music centres remain temporarily closed, enrolment for the remaining quotas of Outreach Music Interest Courses originally scheduled on 25 Feb will be postponed. Please visit the Music Office website on 2 Mar for the latest announcement.

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Cancellation of “Sing On” Music Office Youth Choir and Children’s Choir Annual Concert 2020 "Budding Musicians Showcase" (Concert 1 - 3)

In view of the latest development of the novel coronavirus infection and avoid crowd gathering, the Music Office has cancelled the following concerts:

1. “Sing On” Music Office Youth Choir and Children’s Choir Annual Concert
Date：	2 Feb 2020 (Sun)
Time：	2pm
Venue：	City Hall Theatre
2. 2020 "Budding Musicians Showcase" (Concert 1)
Date：	8 Feb 2020 (Sat)
Time：	7:30pm
Venue：	Tsuen Wan Town Hall Cultural Activities Hall
3. 2020 "Budding Musicians Showcase" (Concert 2)
Date：	1 Mar 2020 (Sun)
Time：	3:00pm
Venue：	Sheung Wan Civic Centre Theatre
4. 2020 "Budding Musicians Showcase" (Concert 3)
Date：	15 Mar 2020 (Sun)
Time：	3:00pm
Venue：	Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre Theatre

Please keep your original ticket(s) intact (with stubs) for refund of which arrangements will be announced later and stay tuned to this website (www.lcsd.gov.hk/musicoffice) and the following webpages for further details:

Music Office’s Facebook：www.facebook.com/musicoffice.hk
Music Office’s Instagram：www.instagram.com/musicoffice.hk
Hong Kong City Hall：www.lcsd.gov.hk/hkch
Tsuen Wan Town Hall：www.lcsd.gov.hk/twth
Sheung Wan Civic Centre：www.lcsd.gov.hk/swcc
Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre：www.lcsd.gov.hk/ncwcc

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Cancellation of Sound of Nature – 2020 Joint School Concerts

In view of the latest development of the novel coronavirus infection and avoid crowd gathering, the Music Office has cancelled the following concerts:

Sound of Nature – 2020 Joint School Concert 1
Date：	1 Mar 2020 (Sun)
Time：	10:30am
Venue：	Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall
Sound of Nature – 2020 Joint School Concert 2
Date：	15 Mar 2020 (Sun)
Time：	3pm
Venue：	Kwai Tsing Theatre Auditorium
Sound of Nature – 2020 Joint School Concert 3
Date：	3 Apr 2020 (Fri)
Time：	7pm
Venue：	Tsuen Wan Town Hall Auditorium
Sound of Nature – 2020 Joint School Concert 4 & 5
Date：	18 Apr 2020 (Sat)
Time：	10:15am & 3pm
Venue：	Tuen Mun Town Hall Auditorium

Please stay tuned to this website and the following webpages for further details:
Music Office’s Facebook : www.facebook.com/MOSchoolProgrammes
Hong Kong City Hall: https://www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/hkch/
Kwai Tsing Theatre: https://www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/ktt/
Tsuen Wan Town Hall: https://www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/twth/index.html
Tuen Mun Town Hall: https://www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/tmth/index.html