When Hong Kong was alive with The Sound of Music, as schools competed in Do-Re-Mi singing competition
- The movie The Sound of Music, starring Julie Andrews, premiered in Hong Kong in March 1966 and was attended by Governor Sir David Trench
- 47 Hong Kong schools took part in a Sound of Music competition, singing Do-Re-Mi, and St Paul’s Convent School took the first prize, a voucher for a grand piano
“‘The Sound of Music,’ starring Julie Andrews, will have its Hong Kong premiere at the Queen’s Theatre at 9pm on March 11,” reported the South China Morning Post on February 20, 1966.
“The governor, Sir David Trench, will attend the performance, the entire proceeds of which will go to the Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children, Women’s Auxiliary. The Hong Kong Police Band will play selections from 8:30pm. Tickets, at $100, $50, $10 and $5, are on sale at the Queen’s Theatre […]”
On March 12, the Post reported that “His Excellency the Governor, Sir David Trench, last night attended the gala premiere,” and the screening was so popular that on April 4, the Post confirmed that “twelve schools will compete in the semi-finals of ‘The Sound of Music’ singing competition”.
“A total of 47 schools competed in the preliminary rounds which were held in the Concert Hall, City Hall on Saturday and yesterday. Each school sent in one singing group consisting of seven or eight pupils.
“The song chosen for competition was the lively ‘Do-Re-Mi’. Varied arrangements were accepted. Accompaniment and costume were optional.