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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1980
CHILDREN'S ARTS EXHIBITION IN YUEN LONG
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YUEN LONG IS THE VENUE FOR A MAJOR CHILDREN'S ARTS EXHIBITION STARTING TOMORROW (THURSDAY).
THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR FUNG KWOK-KEUNG, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING OF THE FOUR-DAY EXHIBITION AT YUEN LONG TOWN HALL, STARTING AT 3 PM.
MR NATHAN MA NING-HE I CHAIRMAN OF THE ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG CHILDREN'S ARTS EXHIBITIONS, WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR BRINGING THE EXHIBITION TO YUEN LONG, SAID MORE THAN 30 000 LOCAL STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS WERE EXPECTED TO ATTEND.
+THE EXHIBITION FEATURES A TOTAL OF 220 EXHIBITS BY PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM HONG KONG ISLAND, KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES, INCLUDING STUDENTS FROM THE NEW TOWNS OF YUEN LONG AND TUEN MUN.
→THE THEME OF THE EXHIBITION IS THEIR JOYFUL MOMENTS' MR MA SAID.
THE MATERIALS AND IMPLEMENTS USED FOR THE EXHIBITS INCLUDE WATER-COLOUR, PASTELS, PENCILS AND FELT PENS AND FORMATS INCLUDE PLATING, BLEACHING, PRINTING, RUBBING AND COLLAGE.
MR MA SAID 160 OF THE EXHIBITS WERE SELECTED FROM MORE THAN 2 000 ENTRIES BY PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN FOR THE 1979 HONG KONG CHILDREN'S ARTS EXHIBITION, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY HIS ASSOCIATION AND THE URBAN COUNCIL.
THE REMAINING 60 EXHIBITS WERE SKETCHES BY YOUNG ARTISTS WHO WERE INVITED TO TAKE PART IN A SKETCHING ACTIVITIES PROGRAMME AT THE OCEAN PARK LAST NOVEMBER.
THE 220 EXHIBITS WERE FIRST ON DISPLAY AT THE HONG KONG MUSEUM OF ART IN THE HONG KONG CITY HALL IN JANUARY THIS YEAR.
→THE EXHIBITION WAS ORGANISED WITH THE PURPOSE OF ENCOURAGING YOUNG PEOPLE TO EXPRESS THE IR INNER FEELINGS AND RECORD THE IR MOMENTS OF HAPPINESS WHILE THEIR VISION IS FRESH AND THEIR RESPONSE TO MATERIAL IS DIRECT AND SPONTANEOUS, MR MA SAID.
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