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Wednesday, June 13, 1973
FUTURE PLANS TO INCREASE CULTURAL ACTIVITIES
The Chairman of the Urban Council, Mr. A. de O. Sales, today
gave the public an insight into some of the "exciting" plans and projects
envisaged by the Council.
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He told a luncheon meeting of the Soroptomists Club about a
advocated cultural complex for Kowloon which he describes as an
"'ambitious scheme," but well within Hong Kong's means,
He said that it would be, in effect, a prestigious civic centre
meeting the community's needs for decades to come.
Hr. de Sales also strongly criticised "itinerants"
who described Hong Kong as a "cultural desert".
"Nothing gives the lie more eloquently to this derrogatory
statement than the facts and figures available monthly to all who want to
see them.
"Indeed, it is not even necessary to go so far as to examine those returns because our press carries daily a list of happenings in the City Hall and other places, in addition to which there are reports and reviews published monthly," Mr. de Sales said.
He pointed out that the Urban Council presented many entertainment and educational programmes in both the City Hall and at other locations.
Last year, for example, there were in the City Hall no less than 708 performances made up of 221 concerts and recitals, 173 plays, 43 ballet and other dance presentations, 65 variety shows, 10 hi-fi concerts and 198 fila
shows.
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