The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department today (July 25) announced an adjustment to the auto-LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) ceiling prices for dedicated LPG filling stations from August 1 to August 31, 2019, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contracts of the dedicated LPG filling stations.
      
     A department spokesman said that the adjustment on August 1, 2019, reflects the movement of the LPG international price in July 2019. The adjusted auto-LPG ceiling prices for dedicated LPG filling stations will range from $2.64 to $3.19 per litre, representing a decrease of $0.25 to $0.26 per litre.
      
     The spokesman said that the auto-LPG ceiling prices were adjusted according to a specified pricing formula. The formula comprises two elements – the LPG international price and the LPG operating price. The LPG international price is the LPG international price of the preceding month. The LPG operating price is adjusted on the first day of February every year according to the movement in the Composite Consumer Price Index in the previous year.
      
     The auto-LPG ceiling prices for respective dedicated LPG filling stations in August 2019 are as follows:
 

     The spokesman said that the details of the LPG international price and the auto-LPG ceiling price of each dedicated LPG filling station have been uploaded to the department website www.emsd.gov.hk. They are also posted at dedicated LPG filling stations to enable the trades to monitor the price adjustment.
      
     Details of the pricing adjustment mechanism for dedicated LPG filling stations can also be viewed under the "What's New" section of the department website at www.emsd.gov.hk/en/what_s_new/current/index.html.

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Here is an item of interest to swimmers.

     The Leisure and Cultural Services Department has announced that the lifesaving services at Cafeteria Old Beach and Golden Beach in Tuen Mun District resumed today (July 25). The lifesaving services at the beaches were suspended earlier due to an insufficient number of lifeguards on duty.

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     The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced today (July 25) that due to an insufficient number of lifeguards on duty, the lifesaving services at Golden Beach in Tuen Mun District is suspended until further notice.

     First aid service will be maintained at the beach.

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Please broadcast the following as soon as possible and repeat it at regular intervals:

     The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced today (July 25) that due to an insufficient number of lifeguards on duty, the lifesaving services at Cafeteria Old Beach in Tuen Mun District is suspended until further notice.

     First aid service will be maintained at the beach.

     Young local percussionist Matthew Lau will demonstrate his superb skills in an enjoyable and playful recital to be staged in October.
 
     The programme will feature Daniel Alejandro Almada's "Linde for Vibraphone & Tape", Steve Reich's "Vermont Counterpoint for Flute & Tape, arr. for Vibraphone & Tape", Von Hansen's new work "Loops for Vibraphone & Computer" (Hong Kong premiere) and Iannis Xenakis' "Psappha". Fellow percussionist Vonald Chow will accompany Lau and will perform Paul Lansky's "Travel Diary for Two Percussion”"
 
     Matthew Lau was born in Hong Kong and obtained his Doctor of Musical Arts in contemporary percussion performance from Stony Brook University in the United States, under the guidance of Eduardo Leandro. He holds a Master's degree of Music from New York University and a Bachelor's degree of Music from the Hong Kong Baptist University. His principal teachers include Jonathan Haas, Simon Boyar, James Saporito, Lung Heung-wing and James Boznos. Lau is currently a part-time lecturer at the Hong Kong Baptist University's Department of Music. 
 
     A finalist at the 2016 Italy Percussive Arts Society Competition Vibraphone Category, Lau's performance at the Aspen Music Festival was praised as a "soulful and technically impressive solo" by The Aspen Times. He has performed in cities around the world, including Buenos Aires, Perth, Brisbane, Boston, New York, Montclair, Gettysburg, Aspen, Brooklyn, Tokyo, Seoul and Hong Kong. As an avid chamber musician, he is the co-founder and member of the percussion duo Fisher/Lau Project with Abby Fisher.
 
     Pursuing a strong interest in contemporary percussion music, his vision and aesthetic seek to expand the ever-growing percussion repertoire by pushing existing boundaries, incorporating electronics and technologies as well as discovering new sounds. His interest in exploring new music has led him to commission new pieces with many renowned composers.
 
      "Our Music Talents Series: Percussion Recital by Matthew Lau" will be staged at 8pm on October 5 (Saturday) at the Theatre of Hong Kong City Hall. Tickets priced at $120 and $160 are now available at URBTIX (www.urbtix.hk). For telephone credit card bookings, please call 2111 5999. For programme enquiries and concessionary schemes, please call 2268 7321 or visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/Programme/en/music/programs_833.html.
 
     Presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, the "Our Music Talents" Series nurtures and supports local emerging artists and groups as well as providing them with performing opportunities, thus assisting their development in performing arts.