THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1980
GOVERNOR TO OPEN TSUEN WAN ARTS FESTIVAL
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, WILL OPEN THE SECOND TSUEN WAN ARTS FESTIVAL ON SATURDAY AT THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL, A $25 MILLION PROJECT WHICH WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED BY PRINCESS ALEXANDRA EARLIER THIS MONTH.
THE TSUEN WAN ARTS FESTIVAL IS JOINTLY PRESENTED BY THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD, TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL, TSUEN WAN CULTURE AND RECREATION CO-ORDINATING ASSOCIATION AND THE MUSIC OFFICE. THE FESTIVAL CONSISTS OF 45 PROGRAMMES PERFORMED BY LOCAL AND OVERSEAS GROUPS.
PRIOR TO THE GOVERNOR'S ARRIVAL, SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, AND THE DIRECTOR OF URBAN SERVICES, MR BRIAN WILSON, WILL PERFORM AN EYE-DOTTING CEREMONY FOLLOWED BY A LION DANCE.
THE GOVERNOR WILL BE MET BY MR AKERS-JONES, MR WILSON, PRESIDENT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE SECOND TSUEN WAN ARTS FESTIVAL, MR JIMMY HAYES, THE CHAIRMAN, MR CHAN PO FONG, VICE-PRESIDENT, MR HARNAM GREWAL, AND THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR, MRS ELIZABETH WONG.
THE GOVERNOR AND THE OFFICIAL PARTY WILL PROCEED TO THE CULTURAL ACTIVITIES HALL FOR A COCKTAIL RECEPTION. LATER, SIR MURRAY WILL MOVE TO THE AUDITORIUM WHERE MR HAYES WILL ADDRESS THE GATHERING,
FOLLOWING MR HAYES'S SPEECH, THE GOVERNOR WILL DECLARE THE FESTIVAL OPEN AND THEN ATTEND THE OPENING CONCERT OF +CHINESE ARTS SONGS+ BY LEADING HONG KONG SINGERS AND CHORUS.
A FLOWER SHOW WILL ALSO BE HELD DURING THE FIRST THREE DAYS, UNTIL FEBRUARY 26.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
SPECIAL PRESS FACILITIES WILL BE ARRANGED FOR THE TSUEN WAN ARTS FESTIVAL OPENING CEREMONY ON SATURDAY. THE EYE-DOTTING CEREMONY WILL BE AT 6.35 PM. THE GOVERNOR ARRIVES AT THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL AT 7.45 PM. THOSE WISHING TO COVER THE EVENT ARE REQUESTED TO ARRIVE AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL (JUNCTION OF TAI HO ROAD AND SHA TSUI ROAD) BY 6 PM. TWO GOVERNMENT NINE-SEATER VANS, AM2082 AND AM2083, WILL TAKE PRESS REPRESENTATIVES TO THE TOWN HALL. THE VANS WILL LEAVE KOWLOON PUBLIC PIER AT 5 PM.
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