TUESDAY, JULY 17, 1984
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TALENTED JING YING+ TO VISIT U.K.
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HONG KONG JING YING, A GROUP OF TALENTED YOUNG MUSICIANS AND DANCERS SELECTED BY THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT, WILL TAKE PART IN THREE INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL FESTIVALS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM NEXT MONTH.
INTERNATIONAL MUSIC EXCHANGE PROGRAMMES ARE REGULARLY ORGANISED BY THE MUSIC OFFICE TO WIDEN THE HORIZONS OF YOUNG AMATEUR MUSICIANS, AND TO HELP IMPROVE INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING.
THE 19-MEMBER DELEGATION, COMPRISING SEVEN MUSICIANS, EIGHT DANCERS AND FOUR OFFICIALS WILL LEAVE HONG KONG ON AUGUST 1 FOR A MONTH-LONG OVERSEAS TOUR IN SIDMOUTH, BILLINGHAM AND MAIDSTONE. THEY WILL SPEND A DAY IN LONDON BEFORE RETURNING TO HONG KONG ON AUGUST 28.
THE JING YING, WHICH MEANS 'CREME DE LA CREME', WILL REPRESENT HONG KONG IN THE FOLLOWING:
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(1) 30TH SIDMOUTH INTERNATIONAL FOLKLORE FESTIVAL AN
ANNUAL EVENT FEATURING INTERNATIONAL FOLK MUSIC, SONGS, AND DANCES.
THE YOUNG ARTISTS FROM HONG KONG WILL GIVE DAILY PERFORMANCES IN THE OPEN AIR ARENA AND PRESENT A FORMAL CONCERT IN A FESTIVAL ITEM CALLED 'MEET THE TEAM'.
(2) 20TH BILLINGHAM INTERNATIONAL FOLKLORE FESTIVAL
AN ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL EVENT WHICH INCLUDES TRADITIONAL DANCE AND FOLK MUSIC PERFORMANCES BY 13 PARTICIPATING GROUPS OF DIFFERENT CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS.
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THE JING YING GROUP WILL GIVE ABOUT 10 PERFORMANCES AT THE TOWN CENTRE, THE FORUM THEATRE AND THE COLLEGE THEATRE AND TAKE PART IN PARADES, RADIO BROADCAST AND A FOLK DANCE COURSE WHICH IS A SPECIAL FEATURE OF THE FESTIVAL.
MAIDSTONE INTERNATIONAL FOLK FESTIVAL - THE FIRST FOLKLORE FESTIVAL OF ITS KIND ORGANISED IN MAIDSTONE WHICH MAY BE EXPANDED INTO AN ANNUAL EVENT. THE JING YING GROUP WILL STAY IN MAIDSTONE FOR EIGHT DAYS AND GIVE A SERIES OF PERFORMANCES.
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