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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1985
ARTS ACADEMY OF HIGHEST STANDARD
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GOVERNOR
YOUNG PEOPLE ASPIRING TO A CAREER IN THE ARTS NOW HAVE IN THE HONG KONG ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS - AN INSTITUTION OF THE HIGHEST CALIBRE IN WHICH TO DEVELOP THEIR TALENTS, THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
+ THE ACADEMY WILL PROVIDE THE VERY HIGHEST STANDARD OF PROFESSIONAL TRAINING. THIS WILL PROVIDE A FURTHER BOOST TO THE PERFORMING ARTS IN HONG KONG AND WILL ENABLE THE COMMUNITY TO ENJOY AN EVEN HIGHER STANDARD OF ARTISTIC PERFORMANCE IN THE FUTURE, SIR EDWARD SAID AT THE OPENING OF THE ACADEMY BLOCK OF THE ACADEMY THIS AFTERNOON.
THANKING THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB FOR +HAVING PROVIDED THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG WITH A FINE VENUE FOR TRAINING IN THE PERFORMING ARTS*, THE GOVERNOR SAID THAT THERE HAD IN RECENT YEARS BEEN GREAT PROGRESS IN THE PERFORMING ARTS, AND THE COMMUNITY NOW HAD A KEEN INTEREST IN ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT.
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CREDIT FOR THIS, HE SAID, HAD TO GO TO EVERYONE INVOLVED IN PROMOTION OF THE ARTS THE URBAN COUNCIL, THE COUNCIL FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, THE DISTRICT ARTS ASSOCIATIONS, THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB, AND THE PERFORMING ARTS GROUPS AND PERFORMERS WHO HAD FOSTERED THE COMMUNITY'S AWARENESS AND EXPECTATION OF PERFORMING EXCELLENCE.
WITHOUT THEIR DEDICATION TO HIGH STANDARDS AND ENTHUSIASM, HONG KONG COULD NOT HAVE PROGRESSED SO FAR, HE SAID.
HE EXPRESSED HIS GRATITUDE TO THE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE ACADEMY COUNCIL, THE PROJECT BOARD AND ALL THOSE WHO HAD BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MAGNIFICENT BUILDING+.
+TOGETHER THEY HAVE SUCCESSFULLY BROUGHT TO LIFE WHAT FOUR YEARS AGO WAS ONLY AN AMBITIOUS PROJECT ON THE DRAWING BOARD,+ THE GOVERNOR SAID.
HE ALSO WISHED BOTH STAFF AND STUDENTS SUCCESS + IN THE EXCITING NEW ADVENTURE ON WHICH THEY NOW EMBARKED.
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