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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1978
TOPLEY PRAISES ART AND DESIGN EXHIBITS
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THE FIRST LARGE-SCALE EXHIBITION TO FEATURE ART AND DESIGN WORK CREATED BY STUDENTS IN GOVERNMENT, AIDED AND PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS TODAY DREW HIGH PRAISE FROM THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR. KENNETH TOPLEY.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE EXHIBITION IN THE HONG KONG ARTS CENTRE, MR. TOPLEY SAID HE WAS SURPRISED AT THE VARIETY OF THE 600 EXHIBITS, WHICH RANGE FROM DRAWINGS, PAINTINGS,
PRINTS, GRAPHIC DESIGNS AND JEWELLERY TO THREE-DIMENSIONAL WORK IN SCULPTURE, RELIEF AND CERAMICS.
MR. TOPLEY SAID THAT THE ART AND DESIGN PROGRAMME FOLLOWED IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS HAD DEVELOPED CONSIDERABLY IN RECENT YEARS AND NOW GAVE STUDENTS A CHANCE TO BE CREATIVE, SOMETHING WHICH WAS NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE IN ACADEMIC SUBJECTS.
+ALTHOUGH SOME PEOPLE MIGHT ASK WHAT IS THE USE OF ALL THIS AND WHETHER PRACTICAL WORK IS, INDEED, PRACTICAL, I FEEL THE ANSWER IS A DEFINITE YES, HE SAID.
+THE SKILLED HANDS AND DISCRIMINATING EYES THAT HELPED MAKE THIS EXHIBITION POSSIBLE ARE WELL WORTH HAVING.+
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AFTER THE OPENING CEREMONY, THE DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF THE HONG KONG ARTS CENTRE COMMITTEE, DR. CHRISTOPHER LEONG, PRESENTED PRIZES TO SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS SHOWING OUTSTANDING WORKS IN THE
EXHIBITION.
THE EXHIBITION WAS ORGANISED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S CULTURAL CRAFTS CENTRE.
IT WILL REMAIN OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FROM 10 A.M. TO 8 P.M. DAILY UNTIL SEPTEMBER 12.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
HALF-WAY HOUSE FOR EX-DRUG ADDICTS
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THE COMMISSIONER FOR NARCOTICS, MR. E. I. LEE, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE TUNG FOOK HOUSE A HALF-WAY HOUSE FOR EX-DRUG ADDICTS AT 2.30 P.M. ON FRIDAY (SEPTEMBER 8). THE HOUSE IS LOCATED AT KAR MAN HOUSE, SIXTH FLOOR, OF MAN ESTATE, KOWLOON.
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