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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1935
TAI PO ROAD CLOSURE
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TO FACILITATE CONSTRUCTION WORK, THE SLOW AND THE CENTRE LANES OF THE NORTHBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF TAI PO ROAD NEAR SHA TIN SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS WILL BE TEMPORARILY CLOSED FROM 8 AM ON FRIDAY (NOVEMBER 15) FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS.
UC COMMITTED TO PROMOTE ARTS AND CULTURE
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CHEONG-LEEN
THE URBAN COUNCIL IS FIRMLY AND DEEPLY COMMITTED TO THE LONG-TERM AND CHALLENGING TASK OF PROMOTING THE ARTS AND CULTURE, AND THEREBY ENRICHING THE CULTURAL LIFE OF HONG KONG PEOPLE, THE COUNCIL CHAIRMAN, MR HILTON CHEONG-LEEN, SAID TODAY.
ADDRESSING THE COUNCIL'S MONTHLY OPEN MEETING, MR CHEONG-LEEN EMPHASIZED THAT IT WAS ALWAYS THE COUNCIL'S POLICY TO ENCOURAGE, SUPPORT AND GROOM LOCAL TALENTED ARTISTS.
THUS, HE SAID, THE COUNCIL WILL AS FAR AS POSSIBLE PROVIDE LOCAL GROUPS WITH PERFORMING OPPORTUNITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO FURTHER DEVELOP THEMSELVES INTO MATURE AND PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS.
+NOT ONLY DOES THE COUNCIL RUN ITS OWN FOUR PERFORMING COMPANIES, IT ALSO PROMOTES SUCH LOCAL GROUPS AS THE HONG KONG BALLET, THE HONG KONG BALLET GROUP, THE CITY CONTEMPORARY DANCE COMPANY, THE PAN ASIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND THE LIM KEK HAN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA.
+ IT IS ENCOURAGING TO NOTE THAT OVER THE YEARS ALL THE FOUR PERFORMING COMPANIES HAVE CONTRIBUTED TREMENDOUSLY TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND APPRECIATION OF CHINESE MUSIC, DANCE, DRAMA AND CHORAL MUSIC IN HONG KONG.
+FURTHERMORE, THEIR PERFORMANCE CONTINUE TO REACH OUT TO AN EVER EXPANDING CIRCLE OF AUDIENCE, HE SAID.
TO ENABLE LOCAL YOUNG ARTISTS TO PERFORM IN PUBLIC, MR CHEONG-LEEN SAID THE COUNCIL WAS PRESENTLY ARRANGING A SERIES OF CONCERTS, ENTITLED +PLATFORM FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS SERIES+.
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