WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1985
+BUT OUR RELATIONSHIPS WILL BE FURTHER STRENGTHENED BEGINNING FROM APRIL THIS YEAR WHEN THREE LEISURE SERVICES OFFICES WILL BE SET UP AS PART OF THE RE-ORGANISATION OF THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
*THIS RE-ORGANISATION WILL BE FOR THE BETTERMENT NOT ONLY OF OVERALL RECREATION AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES, BUT FOR SIMPLER AND SMOOTHER RUNNING OF THESE IMPORTANT FIELDS OF ACTIVITY.
+IN THE COMING YEARS, THE URBAN COUNCIL WILL SEEK TO PROVIDE TOGETHER WITH THE DISTRICT BOARDS AN EVEN WIDER RANGE OF GAINFUL ACTIVITIES IN CULTURE, RECREATION AND SPORTS.+
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ARTS FESTIVAL NOW A WORLD EVENT GOVERNOR
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THAT THE HONG KONG ARTS FESTIVAL IS NOW AN EVENT OF INTERNATIONAL STANDING IS A CREDIT TO ALL CONCERNED, THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, SAID AT A DINNER HOSTED BY SIR RUN RUN SHAW TO MARK THE CLOSING OF THE 1985 HONG KONG ARTS FESTIVAL THIS (WEDNESDAY) EVENING,
SIR EDWARD ALSO PAID TRIBUTE TO SIR RUN RUN FOR +HIS DEDICATION AND HIS OUTSTANDING WORK WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR SO MUCH OF THE SUCCESS OF THE ARTS FESTIVAL SINCE ITS EARLY DAYS.
+ IT HAS BEEN UNDER HIS GUIDANCE THAT IT HAS REACHED ITS PRESENT EMINENT POSITION IN THE CALENDAR OF INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS, + HE SAID.
SIR EDWARD ALSO THANKED THE MANY INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANISATIONS WHO CONTRIBUTED IN CASH OR IN KIND.
IN ADDITION TO THE OFFICIAL SUPPORT RECEIVED BY THE ARTS FESTIVAL, IT BENEFITTED GREATLY FROM THESE SUPPORTS, HE ADDED.
FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF THE GOVERNOR'S SPEECH 1-
SIR RUN RUN, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
SIR RUN RUN HAS MADE IT CLEAR THAT IN ADDITION TO THE OFFICIAL SUPPORT RECEIVED BY THE ARTS FESTIVAL, IT BENEFITS GREATLY FROM THE SUPPORT OF MANY INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANISATIONS WHO CONTRIBUTE IN CASH OR IN KIND. TO ALL OF THEM I ADD MY THANKS.
/THAT THE