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Music Office’s Outreach Music Interest Courses open for applications ********************************************************************      ​The Outreach Music Interest Courses (OMIC) organised by the Music Office of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) are now open for applications. Members of the public are welcome to apply for an array of courses, ranging from Chinese and Western musical instrument foundation classes to music workshops, which will be held from March to August.        ​The OMIC will launch a new workshop “Introduction to AI Music Creation”. Participants will learn how to use artificial intelligence music creation tools such as AIVA and Tone ... Read more

Music Office’s Instrumental Music Training Scheme intermediate and advanced year-one courses start recruitment ******************************************************************************************      ​The Instrumental Music Training Scheme (IMTS), organised by the Music Office of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, is now recruiting intermediate year-one and advanced year-one trainees for 2023-24. The deadline for applications is May 16.        The IMTS provides training in a wide variety of string, wind and Chinese musical instruments including violin, viola, cello, double bass, harp, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, trumpet, French horn, trombone, percussion, sheng, suona, dizi, liuqin, zhongruan, sanxian and yangqin. Courses on musicianship and music theory are also included.   ... Read more

Music Office’s School Care Subsidy Scheme opens for applications from schools *****************************************************************************      The 2022/23 School Care Subsidy Scheme is now inviting applications from schools. The deadline for applications is September 30.      Organised by the Music Office of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, the scheme aims to encourage music groups from kindergartens and primary, secondary and special schools as well as tertiary institutions to care for the community. It is hoped that students will extend their good wishes to special school students, the elderly, hospital patients and the beneficiaries of registered social welfare organisations through ... Read more

Several SWD offices temporarily closed **************************************      The Social Welfare Department (SWD) today (February 23) said that several offices will be temporarily closed until further notice due to the occurrences of positive, preliminary positive and suspected cases of COVID-19 respectively. The details are set out as below:     Office Address Case 1 Tuen Mun (South) Integrated Family Service Centre No. 1-7 and 9-16, G/F, Wu Pik House, Wu King Estate, Tuen Mun Positive 2 San Po Kong Social Security Field Unit Unit 701, ... Read more

Various SWD offices temporarily closed **************************************      The Social Welfare Department (SWD) today (February 22) said that various offices will be temporarily closed until further notice due to the occurrences of positive, preliminary positive and suspected cases of COVID-19 respectively. The details are set out as below:     Office Address Case 1 Traffic Accident Victims Assistance Section Room 101, 1/F, Mong Kok Government Offices, 30 Luen Wan Street, Mong Kok Positive 2 Tai Hing Social Security Field Unit Room 303A & 304, ... Read more