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Thursday, July 20, 1972
WORKS BY HONG KONG CHILDREN ON DISPLAY
The progress of children's art in Hong Kong over the past decade can
be seen in a special exhibition mounted at the City Hall as part of its
10th anniversary.
Entitled "A Decade of Children's Pictures", the works have been
selected from the Children's Mural Competitions of the Hong Kong Festival and the Children's Art Exhibitions organised by the City Museum and Art Gallery during the past 10 years.
A spokesman for the Gallery has described the 250 pictures on display
as "a world of dazzling originality and vibrant colours".
He explained that many changes have occurred in the world of art in
Hong Kong, including the teaching of art, since the City Hall was opened.
Art courses nowadays are "freer" and "more stimulating" and children
are guided to develop their natural capacity and creative instinct, he said.
The works on display not only reflect the achievement of one important
aspect of art education in Hong Kong, but also help both the young and old to
come to a better understanding of each other.
The exhibition is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily
until August 13 at the Exhibition Gallery on the seventh floor of the City Hall.
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