SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1986
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NEW ARTS AND CULTURE CENTRE OPENED
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AN ACTIVITY CENTRE DEVOTED TO THE PROMOTION OF ARTS AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES FOR YAU MA TEI RESIDENTS WAS OPENED BY LADY AKERS-JONES TODAY (SUNDAY).
LOCATED IN A FORMER FIRE STATION AT 33 SALISBURY ROAD, THE CENTRE IS RUN BY THE YAU MA TEI AND TSIM SHA TSUI CULTURE AND ARTS ASSOCIATION, A NON-PROFIT MAKING ORGANISATION FORMED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE DISTRICT BOARD.
OCCUPYING AN AREA OF 208 SQUARE METRES, THE CENTRE OFFERS DIFFERENT INTEREST GROUPS AND TRAINING COURSES INCLUDING PUTONGHUA, CHINESE PAINTING, CALLIGRAPHY, CHILDREN'S HANDICRAFT AND DANCING.
THE CENTRE ALSO PROVIDES A WIDE RANGE OF CULTURAL ACTIVITIES SUCH AS MURAL PAINTING, LUNCH-TIME CONCERTS AND EXHIBITIONS.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, LADY AKERS-JONES SAID: + AM SURE THIS CENTRE WILL GREATLY CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF CULTURAL AND ARTS ACTIVITIES IN THE DISTRICT AND HONG KONG AS A WHOLE.+
AFTER UNVEILING A COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE, LADY AKERS-JONES, ACCOMPANIED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION, MR LAI SZE-NÚEN, ITS CHAIRMAN, MR YANG TZE-KIANG, AND DISTRICT OFFICER, MR AUGUSTINE CHENG, WAS TREATED TO A PERFORMANCE BY THE ASSOCIATION'S CHOIR, DANCE AND DRAMA GROUPS.
EARLIER, LADY AKERS-JONES ALSO SAW AN EXHIBITION OF WINNING AND OUTSTANDING ENTRIES OF A CHINESE COUPLETS COMPETITION RECENTLY HELD BY THE ASSOCIATION. SHE ALSO PRESENTED PRIZES TO THREE WINNERS OF THE COMPETITION.
U.S. EXPERT TO ADVISE ON CHILD CARE WORK
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SOCIAL WORKERS ARE TO RECEIVE THE MOST UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION AND ADVICE ON THE PLANNING AND EVALUATION OF CHILD CARE PROGRAMMES FROM AN EXPERT FROM THE UNITED STATES.
DR THELMA HARMS, IN HONG KONG ON A VISIT SPONSORED BY THE UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND, HAS BEEN INVITED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT TO CONDUCT A SIX-DAY STAFF DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP ON CHILD CARE.
/DR HARMS