FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1986
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REGIONAL COUNCIL PROMOTING CULTURE
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THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL WILL ENABLE CULTURAL ACTIVITIES TO BE PROMOTED MORE EFFECTIVELY IN THE COUNCIL AREA TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE.
THIS WAS SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL, MR CHEUNG YAN-LUNG, AT THE OPENING OF THE TSUEN KWAI ARTS FESTIVAL 1986,
HE SAID THE FACT THAT THE FESTIVAL COULD BE LAUNCHED SMOOTHLY PROVED TO SOME EXTENT THE IMPORTANCE OF A SUITABLE VENUE IN PROMOTING ARTS AND CULTURE IN A NEW TOWN.
→IN ADDITION TO THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL, LUT SAU HALL IN YUEN LONG, NORTH DISTRICT TOWN HALL AND TAI PO CIVIC CENTRE, CONSTRUCTION OF THE SHA TIN AND TUEN MUN TOWN HALLS IS IN FULL SWING AND IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF 1986.+
HE SAID BOTH THE COUNCIL AND THE DISTRICT BOARDS WILL FACE THE CHALLENGE OF HOW TO PUT THESE FACILITIES TO OPTIMUM USE TO ENRICH THE CULTURAL LIFE OF THE PEOPLE IN THE FUTURE.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FESTIVAL'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, MR CHENG WING-CHUN, SAID AT THE OPENING THAT THE TSUEN KWAI ARTS 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 DISTRICT BOARD.
DURING THE 31-DAY TSUEN KWAI ARTS FESTIVAL, 45 PERFORMANCES AND TWO EXHIBITIONS WILL BE HELD IN THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL WHILE 20 PERFORMANCES WILL BE STAGED IN VARIOUS VENUES IN TSUEN WAN, KWAI CHUNG AND TSING YI.
HIGHLIGHTS WILL INCLUDE PERFORMANCES BY THE GUANGZHOU ACROBATIC TROUPE, THE BACH COLLEGIUM MUNCHEN FROM WEST GERMANY, THE YASS HAKOSHIMA MIME THEATRE FROM THE UNITED STATES, THE THEATRE SANS FIL FROM CANADA, SPANISH GUITARIST PACO PENA. CHINESE PIANIST YIN CHENG-ZONG, CHINESE PIPA VIRTUOSI LIU DEHAI AND YANGJING.
ALSO APPEARING IN THE FESTIVAL WILL BE REPUTABLE LOCAL GROUPS SUCH AS THE HONG KONG CHINESE ORCHESTRA, HONG KONG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, CITY CONTEMPORARY DANCE COMPANY, TSUEN WAN CULTURE AND RECREATION CO-ORDINATING ASSOCIATION, AND KWAI CHUNG PERFORMING ARTS SOCIETY.
THE FESTIVAL, TO BE HELD UNTIL MARCH 2, IS PRESENTED JOINTLY BY THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD. KWAI CHUNG AND TSING YI DISTRICT BOARD, TSUEN WAN CULTURE AND RECREATION CO-ORDINATING ASSOCIATION, KWAI CHUNG PERFORMING ARTS SOCIETY AND THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
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