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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1983
HE SAID THERE ARE NOW SOME 800 INDOOR PERFORMANCES A YEAR ATTENDED BY HALF A MILLION PEOPLE AND THIS COMPARED WITH SOME 90 PERFORMANCES ATTENDED BY ABOUT 60 000 PEOPLE IN 1977. IN ADDITION, SOME 800 OUTDOOR ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS WERE ENJOYED LAST YEAR BY ALMOST A MILLION PEOPLE.
MR AKERS-JONES ALSO SAID TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL PERFORMERS WERE PROVIDED AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL DIRECTLY BY THE GOVERNMENT'S RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT THROUGH ITS MUSIC OFFICE AND THE RECREATION AND SPORTS SERVICE.
+AT A CENTRAL LEVEL, ORGANISATIONS LIKE THE HONG KONG CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC, THE HONG KONG ACADEMY OF BALLET ARE GIVEN FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM PUBLIC FUNDS TO MEET A NEED FOR TRAINING OUR FINE MUSICIANS AND DANCERS AT THE TERTIARY LEVEL, HE SAID.
THE ACADEMY FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS DUE TO BE COMPLETED AT THE END OF NEXT YEAR WILL TRAIN 600 STUDENTS IN THE FOUR DISCIPLINES OF DANCE, DRAMA, MUSIC AND TECHNICAL ARTS, MR AKERS-JONES SAID.
HE SAID GRADUATES OF THE ACADEMY WILL BE ABLE TO FORM THE BACKBONE OF HONG KONG'S VARIOUS PERFORMING GROUPS.
MR AKERS-JONES ALSO MENTIONED THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION OF DISTRICT BOARDS TO THE PROMOTION OF THE ARTS IN THEIR DISTRICTS AND THAT EACH DISTRICT NOW HAS ITS OWN ORGANISATION DEDICATED TO THIS WORK.
NEW TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS IN KOWLOON AND NT
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FROM 10 AM ON AUGUST 12 (FRIDAY), THE FOLLOWING TRAFFIC REGULATIONS WILL COME INTO EFFECT:
THE TELFORD GARDENS BUS TERMINUS WILL BE DESIGNATED A 'PROHIBITION ZONE'. ALL MOTOR VEHICLES, EXCEPT FRANCHISED OMNIBUSES AND THOSE AUTHORISED IN WRITING BY THE AUTHORITY, WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM ENTERING THE BUS TERMINUS.
AND THE TRANSPORT INTERCHANGE TERMINUS AT TELFORD GARDENS WILL BECOME A PROHIBITED ZONE'. ALL MOTOR VEHICLES, EXCEPT FRANCHISED OMNIBUSES, TAXIS AND THOSE AUTHORISED IN WRITING BY THE AUTHORITY, WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM ENTERING THE AREA.
THE ACCESS RAMPS LINKING WAI YIP STREET AND TELFORD GARDENS, AND THE TELFORD GARDENS ACCESS ROAD IN KWUN TONG WILL BE DESIGNATED AS 24-HOUR URBAN CLEARWAY RESTRICTED ZONES DAILY.
WITHIN THE RESTRICTED ZONES, ALL MOTOR VEHICLES EXCEPT THOSE AUTHORISED IN WRITING BY THE AUTHORITY WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM PICKING UP OR SETTING DOWN PASSENGERS, OR FROM LOADING OR UNLOADING GOODS.
/PUBLIC LIGHT