FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1985
AT TODAY'S CONCERT. THERE WERE SOLO PERFORMANCES ON THE ER-HU, SUO-NA, PI-PA AND SAN-XIAN BY FOUR MUSICIANS FROM CHINA DING YU-FENG, LI GUANG-CAI, PAN O-JING AND CHI XIANG-SHENG.
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THE CONCERT ENDED WITH A RENDITION OF FESTIVE CELEBRATION+ BY THE MUSIC OFFICE INSTRUCTORS' ORCHESTRA, CONDUCTED BY TONG LEUNG-TAK.
TUEN MUN FESTIVAL STARTS NEXT WEEK
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A TOTAL OF 26 COLOURFUL AND ENTERTAINING EVENTS WILL BE STAGED DURING THE TUEN MUN FESTIVAL '85 TO BE HELD FROM NOVEMBER 16 UNTIL DECEMBER 8.
SPEAKING AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (FRIDAY), THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TUEN MUN FESTIVAL '85 ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR YIP HING-CHUNG SAID THE FESTIVAL IS AIMED AT PROJECTING A GOOD IMAGE OF TUEN MUN AND TO ENHANCE A SENSE OF BELONGING FOR RESIDENTS THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN A WIDE VARIETY OF CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL PROGRAMME.
+HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FESTIVAL WILL INCLUDE A VARIETY SHOW STAGED BY RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG, A DISTRICT-WIDE EXHIBITION ON THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF TUEN MUN AND A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE BY THE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA,+ MR YIP SAID.
+OTHER ACTIVITIES INCLUDE A CANTONESE OPERA, A MUSIC CONTEST, DANCE PERFORMANCE AND COMPETITIONS, AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES.
+THESE ACTIVITIES WILL BE HELD AT VARIOUS VENUES THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT TO ENSURE THAT ALL RESIDENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY THE INTERESTING PROGRAMMES DURING THE FESTIVAL.
+THE ESTIMATED COST FOR THE FESTIVAL AMOUNTS TO ABOUT $560 000, OF WHICH $300 000 WILL BE SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD, $100 000 BY VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND THE REST FROM LOCAL DONATIONS, + MR YIP SAID,
THE THREE-WEEK FESTIVAL WAS ORGANISED BY THE TUEN MUN FESTIVAL '85 ORGANISING COMMITTEE WITH THE HELP OF THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE MUSIC OFFICE AND THE DISTRICT OFFICE.
AND ALL PROGRAMMES STAGED DURING THE FESTIVAL ARE FREE, TICKETS ARE OBTAINABLE AT THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE AND ITS SUB-OFFICES.