FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1984
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CHINA MUSICIANS GIVE CONCERT
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FIVE NOTED MUSICIANS FROM CHINA GAVE A DEMONSTRATION CONCERT BEFORE A FULL-HOUSE AT THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL THIS EVENING, AS THE SECOND CHINESE MUSIC FESTIVAL ENTERED ITS SIXTH DAY.
THE CONCERT, JOINTLY PRESENTED BY THE MUSIC OFFICE OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT AND THE CULTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT (N.T. DIVISION).
THE PROGRAMME INCLUDED SOLO PERFORMANCES BY XIANG ZU-HUA (YANG-CHIN), ZHANG SHAQ (ER-HU), ZUO JI-CHENG (SOU-NA), LI XIANG-TING (GU-CHIN) AND LIN SHI-CHENG (PI-PA).
IN SUPPORT OF THE FESTIVAL, THE HONG KONG CHINESE ORCHESTRA OF THE URBAN COUNCIL WILL PRESENT A CONCERT AT THE KO SHAN THEATRE TOMORROW (SATURDAY) AT 8 PM.
THE FESTIVAL WILL END ON SUNDAY WITH A CONCERT AT THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL, AT 8 PM.
THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR MICHAEL LEUNG, WILL BE THE OFFICIATING GUEST.
CHILDREN TAKE PART IN MURAL PAINTING
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MORE THAN 200 CHILDREN WILL BE TAKING PART IN A LARGE-SCALE 'CITYSCAPE' MURAL PAINTING EXERCISE AT THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT ARTS FAIR IN THE KO SHAN ROAD PARK THIS SUNDAY (DECEMBER 9).
THE ARTS FAIR IS PART OF THE CURRENT TWO-WEEK KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT ARTS FESTIVAL.
THE CHILDREN WILL BE PAINTING SOME OF THE UNIQUE FEATURES OF THE DISTRICT ON THREE PIECES OF CLOTH, EACH MEASURING 1.2 METRES BY 2.4 METRES. SOME OF THE INTERESTING SUBJECTS INCLUDE THE SUNG WONG TO GARDEN, THE KAI TAK AIRPORT AND THE TELEVISION STATIONS ON BROADCAST DRIVE.
THERE WILL ALSO BE FORTUNE-TELLING AND PALM READING, ACROBATIC AND PUPPET SHOWS, TRADITIONAL CHINESE HANDICRAFT AND FLOWER ARRANGEMENT DEMONSTRATIONS, CHESS COMPETITION, COMPUTER GAMES AND AN EXHIBITION ON CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY AND PAINTINGS, AS WELL AS MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT, FEATURING FOLK SINGING, CHINESE ORCHESTRAL MUSIC AND CANTONESE OPERA.
ADMISSION TO THE ARTS FAIR IS FREE.
KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICER, MR GORDON JONES, THE CHAIRMAN AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE ARTS FESTIVAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR HUT IN-YING AND MR WONG SIK-KONG, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING,
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