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MONDAY, MAY 16, 1983
HE NOTED THAT THE 135 EXHIBITS HAVE BEEN SELECTED FROM THE ASIAN ART MUSEUM OF SAN FRANCISCO WHICH HOUSES ONE OF THE FINEST COLLECTIONS OF CHINESE ART IN THE WORLD THE AVERY BRUNDAGE COLLECTION.
THEY INCLUDE CERAMICS, JADE CARVING, BRONZES, STONE SCULPTURE, PAINTING, CALLIGRAPHY AND OTHER IMPORTANT FORMS OF CHINESE ART REPRESENTING A CONCISE PICTURE OF THE HISTORY OF CHINESE ART OVER A PERIOD OF 5 000 YEARS - FROM THE NEOLITHIC PERIOD TO THE END OF THE QING DYNASTY.
ALSO ATTENDING THE OPENING CEREMONY WERE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ASIAN ART COMMISSION OF SAN FRANCISCO, MRS JUDY WILBUR, THE DIRECTOR OF THE ASIAN ART MUSEUM OF SAN FRANCISCO, MR YVON D'ARGENCE, THE COMMISSIONER OF THE ASIAN ART MUSEUM, MRS MARJORIE SELLER, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE MUSEUMS SELECT COMMITTEE, MRS GRACE HO.
IN HIS SPEECH, MR D'ARGENCE SAID THAT OVER A PERIOD OF 17 YEARS, THE ASIAN ART MUSEUM HAS LENT SELECTIONS FROM ITS OWN COLLECTIONS TO MUSEUMS IN THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, EUROPE AND JAPAN,
BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT IT HAS SENT A SPECIAL EXHIBITION OF SOME OF THE BEST OF ITS CHINESE HOLDINGS ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE PACIFIC, HE NOTED.
+OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS A DAY OF PARTICULAR SIGNIFICANCE IN THE LONG HISTORY OF CULTURAL AND ARTISTIC EXCHANGES BETWEEN EAST AND WEST AND ALSO A DAY OF CONSIDERABLE IMPORTANCE IN THE SHORT BUT EVENTFUL HISTORY OF THE ASIAN ART MUSEUM OF SAN FRANCISCO, + MR D'ARGENCE ADDED.
AFTER THE OPENING, SIR EDWARD AND LADY YOUDE WERE SHOWN AROUND AND BRIEFED ON THE VARIOUS EXHIBITS BY MR D'ARGENCE.
THE EXHIBITION WILL BE OPEN FROM TOMORROW (TUESDAY) TO AUGUST 7 BETWEEN 10 AM AND 6 PM ON WEEKDAYS (EXCEPT THURSDAYS) AND BETWEEN 1 PM AND 6 PM ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS,
AWARDS FOR 31 YOUNG PEOPLE
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, PRESENTED GOLD AWARD CERTIFICATES OF THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S AWARD SCHEME TO 31 YOUNG PEOPLE AT A CEREMONY IN GOVERNMENT HOUSE THIS EVENING.
THE RECIPIENTS, INCLUDING STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES, WERE HONOURED FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS IN A WIDE VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES WHICH ENABLED THEM TO QUALIFY FOR THE AWARD, THE HIGHEST OFFERED BY THE SCHEME.
THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S AWARD SCHEME IS AN INTERNATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE FOUNDED AND SPONSORED BY THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH. IT IS A LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROGRAMME OPEN FOR YOUNG PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 14 AND 25.
THERE ARE MORE THAN 30 000 YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE SCHEME.