FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1984
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YUEN LONG ARTS FESTIVAL OPENS
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THE FOURTH YUEN LONG ARTS FESTIVAL, AN ANNUAL FOCUS OF CULTURAL ACTIVITIES ORGANISED BY THE LOCAL DISTRICT BOARD, WAS OPENED THIS (FRIDAY) EVENING BY THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR NEW TERRITORIES, MR IAN MACPHERSON.
SPEAKING AT THE CEREMONY, HR MACPHERSON SAID IT WAS ALWAYS DIFFICULT TO FIND THE RIGHT BLEND OF PERFORMANCES TO SUIT A WIDE RANGE OF AGES AND TASTES, AND YET THE FESTIVAL'S CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE WAS ABLE TO PUT TOGETHER AN INTERESTING AND EXCITING PROGRAMME.
HE NOTED THAT THIS YEAR'S PROGRAMME LAID SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON YOUNG PEOPLE, WITH MATINEE SHOWS, OUTDOOR PROGRAMMES, FILM SHOWS AND POPULAR MUSIC CONCERTS.
+AS WELL AS GOING TO SEE SONE OF THE PERFORMANCES WHICH YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH, I HOPE THAT YOU WILL BE TEMPTED TO TRY SOME OF THE ITEMS WHICH ARE NEW TO YUEN LONG AND WHICH COME HERE WITH GOOD REVIEWS FROM OTHER PERFORMING VENUES IN HONG KONG, HE SAID.
+NO EDUCATION IS COMPLETE WITHOUT AN APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS: THIS IS SOMETHING WHICH MATURES AND GROWS WITH YOU, GIVING MANY YEARS OF PLEASURE, AND SOMETHING WHICH HELPS TO DEVELOP HARMONY OF CHARACTER AND AN INNER SENSE OF PEACE.+
THE 15-DAY FESTIVAL FEATURES 34 ITEMS INCLUDING CONCERTS, DRAMAS, OPERAS, DANC S, FILMS, SEMINARS AND EXHIBITIONS - A PROGRAMME FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AS WELL AS FOR PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT ARTISTIC INTERESTS.
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OUT OF THE TOTAL BUDGET OF $700 000 FOR THE FESTIVAL. DISTRICT BOARD IS CONTRIBUTING $300 000, WHILE THE BALANCE WILL COME FROM TICKET PROCEEDS AND LOCAL SPONSORSHIP.
THE FESTIVAL, WHICH WILL RUN UNTIL MARCH 2, IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD, THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT ARTS COMMITTEE AND THE CULTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT (N.T.).
ADMISSION TO 22 OF THE FESTIVAL'S EVENTS IS FREE, AND TICKETS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE YUEN LONG TOWN HALL AND THE DISTRICT OFFICE.
TICKETS FOR THE CHOR FUNG MING OPERA TROUPE PERFORMANCES AT $80, $65, $50 AND $35, THE HONG KONG DANCE COMPANY PERFORMANCE AT $25, $20, $15, $10 AND $5, TOGETHER WITH OTHER PROGRAMMES AT $15, $10 AND $5 ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT LUT SAU HALL.
THE OPENING HOURS FOR THE BOX OFFICE ARE BETWEEN 3.30 PM AND 7.30 PM DAILY.
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