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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1979
GOVERNOR OPENS ARTS FESTIVAL
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE SAID THIS (SUNDAY) EVENING THAT +SIX YEARS AFTER THE FIRST FESTIVAL OF ARTS WE CAN LOOK BACK WITH SATISFACTION ON HOW POPULAR THE ARTS IN HONG KONG HAVE BECOME.+
SIR MURRAY WAS SPEAKING AT THE GALA OPENING OF THE 1979 ARTS FESTIVAL IN THE CONCERT HALL, CITY HALL.
SIR MURRAY ADDED: +NOW AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS SEVENTH FESTIVAL WE CAN LOOK FORWARD OVER THE NEXT SIX YEARS WITH CONFIDENCE THAT THE ARTS IN HONG KONG WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP WITH ALL THE ADDITIONAL PLEASURE AND DIVERSITY OF INTEREST IT WILL BRING TO SO MANY PEOPLE.
SEEN TSU!.
+THIS SIX YEARS SHOULD SEE MORE PLACES IN WHICH THE ARTS CAN BE
IN TSUEN WAN, TUEN MUN, SHA TIN, BUT ABOVE ALL AT TSIM SHA
+ THE GOVERNMENT'S YOUTH INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC SCHEME WILL EXPAND AND ENCOURAGE MORE YOUNG TALENT AND I HOPE, OUR OWN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC WILL HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFULLY ESTABLISHED.+
EARLIER IN THE EVENING SIR MURRAY WAS RECEIVED BY SIR SUN RUN SHAW, CHAIRMAN OF THE ARTS FESTIVAL SOCIETY, AT EDINBURGH PLACE WHERE HE DOTTED THE EYES OF A LION.
SIR MURRAY ALSO CHATTED TO A GROUP OF +FANCY DRESS+ COMPETITORS IN AN OPEN AIR YOUTH BALL WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY A LARGE CROWD.
THE FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF SIR MURRAY'S SPEECH:
+AS SIR RUN RUN HAS SAID, SIX YEARS AFTER THE FIRST FESTIVAL OF ARTS WE CAN LOOK BACK WITH SATISFACTION ON HOW POPULAR THE ARTS IN HONG KONG HAVE BECOME. WHAT WAS ONCE THE LUXURY OF COMPARATIVELY FEW HAS REALLY BECOME THE PLEASURE OF VERY MANY.
+NOW AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS SEVENTH FESTIVAL WE CAN LOOK FORWARD OVER THE NEXT SIX YEARS WITH CONFIDENCE THAT THE ARTS IN HONG KONG WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP WITH ALL THE ADDITIONAL PLEASURE AND DIVERSITY OF INTEREST IT WILL BRING TO SO MANY PEOPLE.
+THIS SIX YEARS SHOULD SEE MORE PLACES IN WHICH THE ARTS CAN BE SEEN IN TSUEN WAN, TUEN MUN, SHA TIN, BUT ABOVE ALL AT TSIM SHA TSUI.
+ THE GOVERNMENT'S YOUTH INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC SCHEME WILL EXPAND AND ENCOURAGE MORE YOUNG TALENT AND I HOPE, OUR OWN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC WILL HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFULLY ESTABLISHED.
+ THE URBAN COUNCIL, I AM SURE, WILL CONTINUE TO EXPLORE AND REACH OUT TO NEW HORIZONS WITH ITS USUAL PROFESSIONALISM, THE ARTS CENTRE WILL PLAY ITS OWN SPECIAL AND ORIGINAL ROLF AND THE GOVERNMENT CAN BE RELIED ON TO PLAY ITS PART.
THE DEVELOPMENT