FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1985
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IT HAS FIVE COMMITTEES COVERING SAFETY IN OUTDOOR PURSUITS SPORTS DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY RECREATION, DISBURSEMENT OF GRANTS FROM GOVERNMENT FUNDS TO SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS AS WELL AS THE VETTING OF APPLICATION FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE SIR DAVID TRENCH FUND FOR RECREATION AND THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB GRANT FOR PERMANENT RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR YOUTH.
RECENTLY, THE COUNCIL ESTABLISHED A SPORTS AID FOR THE DISABLED FUND WITH A DONATION FROM THE GOVERNMENT TO ASSIST DISABLED SPORTSMEN.
LAST YEAR, THE COUNCIL RECOMMENDED GRANTS AMOUNTING TO $6.25 MILLION TO ASSIST SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS IN TAKING PART IN INTERNATIONAL EVENTS, TRAINING OF OFFICIALS AND COACHES, AND OFFICE EXPENSES. FOR THE COMING YEAR, GREATER EMPHASIS WILL BE PLACED ON SPORTS DEVELOPMENT AND ADMINISTRATION.
OTHER UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS APPOINTED TO THE COUNCIL ARE MR TANG TAI-CHUEN, MR LO CHI-CHUNG, DR S.F. LAM, OR HENRIETTA IP MAN-HING, MR CHAU HOW-CHEN, MR WILLIAM KO, MR CHAN KA-KUT, DR DAVID w.T. HO, MR PHILIP LEE AND MR R.L. WILSON.
THE AMATEUR SPORTS FEDERATION AND OLYMPIC COMMITTEE, URBAN COUNCIL, PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL, JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND UNICIPAL SERVICES BRANCH ARE ALSO REPRESENTED ON THE COUNCIL.
FIRST TSUEN KWAI ARTS FESTIVAL FOR JANUARY
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THE FIRST TSUEN KWAI ARTS FESTIVAL, FEATURING OVER 60 PERFORMANCES FOR RESIDENTS IN THE DISTRICT, WILL BE HELD FROM JANUARY 31 TO MARCH 2, 1986.
SPEAKING AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (FRIDAY), THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FESTIVAL'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. MR CHENG WING-CHUN, SAID THE FESTIVAL ORIGINATED FROM THE TSUEN WAN ARTS FESTIVAL. IT HAS TAKEN ITS PRESENT NAME DUE TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE KWAI CHUNG AND TSING YI ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT.
DURING THE 31-DAY FESTIVAL, 45 PERFORMANCES AND TWO EXHIBITIO::S WILL BE HELD IN THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL WHILE 20 PERFORMANCES WILL BE STAGED AT 19 OTHER VENUES,
HIGHLIGHTS WILL INCLUDE PERFORMANCES BY THE GUANGZHOU ACROBATIC TROUPE, THE BACH COLLEGIUM MUNCHEN FROM WEST GERMANY, THE YASS
THE THEATRE SANS FIL HAKOSHIMA MIME THEATRE FROM THE U.S.
FROM CANADA, SPANISH GUITARIST PACO PENA, CHINESE PIANIST YIN CHENG-ZONG, CHINESE PIPA VIRTUOSI LIŲ DEHAI AND YANGJING.
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