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ALSO FEATURED WILL BE ATHLETICS, AQUATIC DISPLAYS AND AN ARCHERY COMPETITION. NEW ITEMS IN THIS YEAR'S PROGRAMME WILL BE BASKETBALL INVITATION MATCHES FOR THE HANDICAPPED, SQUASH COMPETITIONS, CANOE POLO MATCHES AND GO-KART RACING.
DR HAYES SAID THE FESTIVAL WAS A COMBINED EFFORT, FUNDED BY THE DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD, AND ORGANISED BY PERSONNEL FROM THE DISTRICT SPORTS ASSOCIATION AND VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.
HE THANKED THE MANY PERSONS WHO WERE CONTRIBUTING TIME AND EFFORT TO THIS YEAR'S FESTIVAL.
TSUEN WAN DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD HAS PROVIDED $150 000 FOR THE FESTIVAL AND ANOTHER $50 000 IS BEING RAISED FROM PRIVATE DONATIONS.
INAUGURAL CONCERT BY YOUTH CHINESE ORCHESTRAS *****
THE ISLAND AND WEST KOWLOON YOUTH CHINESE ORCHESTRAS, TRAINED BY THE MUSIC OFFICE, WILL GIVE A JOINT INAUGURAL CONCERT ON SATURDAY (OCTOBER 25) AT 8 PM IN THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY HALL, WATERLOO ROAD.
THE TWO ORCHESTRAS WERE FORMED BY THE MUSIC OFFICE IN JANUARY THIS YEAR. MEMBERS COME MAINLY FROM SECONDARY AND POST-SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICTS, A SMALL NUMBER OF THEM ARE WORKING.
THEIR INTEREST AND ENTHUSIASM TOWARDS CHINESE MUSIC ARE SUCH THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO STAGE A PERFORMANCE IN SUCH A SHORT SPAN OF TIME.
THE INAUGURAL CONCERT WILL BE CONDUCTED BY MR LAM SI-KWAN. THE PROGRAMME WILL BE MAINLY CHINESE ENSEMBLE MUSIC AND WILL INCLUDE A +DI-ZI+ SOLO BY CHENG YUK-SHING, BAN-HU+ SOLO BY LEUNG KING-FEI AND +PI-PA+ SOLO BY CHU YUN-YUNG.
THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF HOME AFFAIRS (COMMUNITY RELATIONS) MR H.H.T. BARMA, AND MRS BARMA WILL BE THE PRINCIPAL GUESTS OF HONOUR AND WILL OFFICIATE AT THE INAUGURAL CEREMONY.