WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1984
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HONG KONG ON SHOW IN BRITAIN
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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE WILL LAUNCH ITS LATEST PROMOTION IN BRITAIN NEXT WEEK WHEN THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF FOUR +GALA+ EVENTS IN LONDON AND THREE OTHER CITIES WILL BE HELD.
THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT'S +PROJECT 84+ WILL COINCIDE WITH A STORE-WIDE PROMOTION OF HONG KONG GOODS BY HARRODS AND A FESTIVAL OF HONG KONG FILMS BY THE BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE.
THE EVENTS WILL SHOW THE MANY FACETS OF LIFE IN HONG KONG, ITS ECONOMIC GROWTH, ITS PRODUCTS AND ITS ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE ARTS AND CINEMA.
THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE EVENTS ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE WILL BE A GALA EVENING AT THE GUILDHALL, IN THE CITY OF LONDON, ON MARCH 13.
THE INVITED AUDIENCE OF OVER 800 WILL BE TREATED TO
A MULTI-SCREEN AUDIO-VISUAL SPECTACULAR SHOWING HOW HONG KONG HAS DEVELOPED OVER THE PAST THREE DECADES.
WHILE THE AUDIO-VISUAL PRESENTATION WILL EMPHASISE HONG KONG'S ECONOMIC SUCCESSES, IT WILL ALSO ILLUSTRATE THE OTHER ASPECTS OF PRESENT DAY HONG KONG,
THE GUESTS INVITED TO THE GALA EVENING INCLUDE MINISTERS AND MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT, LEADERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY,
CIVIC DIGNITARIES, SENIOR MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES AND OTHER COMMUNITY LEADERS.
THEY WILL ALSO BE ENTERTAINED TO A PROGRAMME OF DANCE AND MUSIC BY ARTISTES OF THE HONG KONG DANCE COMPANY AND HONG KONG CHINESE ORCHESTRA, VISITING BRITAIN SPECIALLY FOR THESE +GALA+ EVENTS, BY COURTESH OF THE URBAN COUNCIL.
FOLLOWING THE PRESENTATION IN LONDON, SIMILAR GALA EVENINGS WILL BE HELD FOR INVITED AUDIENCES IN CARDIFF. NEW CASTLE AND GLASGOW BETWEEN MARCH 15 AND 22. THE HONG KONG COMMISSIONER AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THEIR VISITS TO THESE CITIES TO DISCUSS WITH BUSINESSMEN THE OPPORTUNITIES AWAITING THEM IN HONG KONG. THEY WILL ALSO BE MEETING CIVIC LEADERS AND MEMBERS OF THE CHINESE COMMUNITY AND THE MEDIA,
IN LONDON, THE BEST OF HONG KONG'S PRODUCTS ARE NOW ON DISPLAY AND ON SALE IN VIRTUALLY EVERY DEPARTMENT OF HARRODS, ONE OF THE LARGEST AND BEST KNOWN STORES IN THE WORLD. WINDÓW ON HONG KONG+, THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS AND AMBITIOUS PROMOTION EVER TO BE STAGED BY HARRODS, WAS ORGANISED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL. THIS IS ONLY THE FOURTH TIME IN 20 YEARS THAT HARRODS HAS MOUNTED A PROMOTION OF SUCH MAGNITUDE AND THE FIRST FEATURING MERCHANDISE FROM A FAR EAST ECONOMY.
NINETEE. HONG