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SUNDAY, JANUARY 26, 186
GROWING INTEREST IN ARTS WITHIN COMMUNIT
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IT IS ENCOURAGING THAT WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY THERE IS GROWING INTEREST IN THE ARTS, THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).
*NOT ONLY ARE AUDIENCES GROWING: SO ARE THE NUMBERS OF LOCAL PERFORMERS,+ HE SAID.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 1986 HONG KONG ARTS FESTIVAL AT THE CITY HALL CONCERT HALL, SIR EDWARD SAID THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ARTS COULD NOT TAKE PLACE WITHOUT THE ACTIVE SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY.
+PARTICULARLY ENCOURAGING HAS BEEN THE GROWTH IN SUPPORT AND SPONSORSHIP OF THE ARTS FROM THE COMMERCIAL SECTOR, HE SAID.
SIR EDWARD SAID A SPECIAL FEATURE OF THIS YEAR'S FESTIVAL IS THAT SOME OF ITS PROGRAMMES WOULD BE PRESENTED IN THE NEWLY COMPLETED ACADEMY FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS.
+ THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THIS ACADEMY IS A MAJOR EVENT IN OUR CULTURAL LIFE AND A MAJOR ADVANCE IN THE PROVISION OF TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE.
+1 AM SURE IT WILL NOT BE LONG BEFORE WE WILL BE ABLE TO HEAR ITS STUDENTS PERFORMING IN THIS ARTS FESTIVAL AND IN OTHER ARTS FESTIVALS ROUND THE WORLD, HE SAID.
SIR EDWARD SAID THE HONG KONG ARTS FESTIVAL BROUGHT TO OUR COMMUNITY EVERY YEAR A MAGNIFICENT SERIES OF HIGH-QUALITY PERFORMANCES FROM HONG KONG AND DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE WORLD.
+THIS YEAR'S FESTIVAL, WHICH PROMISES TO BE ONE OF THE MOST COLOURFUL IN THE HISTORY OF THE EVENT, WILL FEATURE OVER 120 PERFORMANCES BETWEEN NOW AND THE FINAL CURTAIN ON FEBRUARY 24, HE SAID.
GOVT TEAM GATHERING FACTS ON NATIONALITY
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THE GROUP OF GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS THAT WILL GO TO LONDON C.. THE NATIONALITY ISSUE ARE GATHERING TOGETHER ALL THE FACTS ABOUT THE ISSUES AT STAKE, THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).
SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER ATTENDING THE ANNUAL TRAINEES' GALA AT QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM, SIR DAVID SAID THESE INCLUDED REVIEWING THESE GENERAL CATEGORIES OF NON-ETHNIC CHINESE AND EX-SERVICEMEN.
/+SUT CLEARLY