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THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1987
COLOURFUL START TO ARTS FESTIVAL
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COLOURFUL CEREMONIES WILL BE HELD ON SUNDAY (JANUARY 11) TO MARK THE OPENING OF THE NINTH ANNUAL TSUEN WAN ARTS FESTIVAL.
AS A PRELUDE TO THE FESTIVAL, THERE WILL BE A SPECTACULAR PROCESSION THROUGH THE TOWN.
THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO WATCH THE PROCESSION, WHICH WILL START FROM SHA TSUI ROAD AT 5.30 PM.
IT WILL END IN THE SHA TSUI ROAD PLAYGROUND WHERE THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, WILL OFFICIALLY OPEN THE FESTIVAL AT 8 PM.
AROUND 600 PERFORMERS WILL ENTERTAIN THE CROWD ALONG THE ROUTE. THE ENTERTAINMENT WILL INCLUDE MARTIAL ARTS, UNICORN DANCE, AND CHIU CHOW MUSIC.
AT THE JUNCTION OF CHUNG ON STREET AND SHA TSUI ROAD, THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, DR JAMES HAYES, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL, MR CHEUNG YAN-LUNG, WILL TAKE THE SALUTE AS THE PROCESSION PASSES A SPECIAL DAIS.
THE FESTIVAL IS JOINTLY PRESENTED BY THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD THE DISTRICT OFFICE, THE REGIONAL COUNCIL AND THE TSUEN WAN CULTURE AND RECREATIONAL CO-ORDINATING ASSOCIATION.
DURING THE FESTIVAL, A WIDE RANGE OF INDOOR AND OUTDOOR EVENTS WILL BE HELD THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT.
INDOOR PERFORMANCES WILL BE GIVEN MAINLY IN THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL. THEY INCLUDEPANG RECITALS BY FOU TS'ONG, BALLET ACROBATIC SHOWS, A CONCERT BY THE SHANGHAI SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA, AND PERFORMANCES BY OTHER WELL-KNOWN LOCAL AND OVERSEAS ARTISTS.
THERE WILL ALSO BE FILM SHOWS AND A GRAPHIC DESIGN EXHIBITION WITH THEMES ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH OF TSUEN WAN.
FREE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL ALSO BE STAGED WIDELY IN THE DISTRICT.
A FRINGE-TYPE CULTURAL DISPLAY AND PERFORMANCES ON VARIOUS TRADITIONAL CHINESE ARTS SUCH AS ARTISTIC MASK MAKING, PAPER CUTTING AND FLOUR-DOLL MAKING WILL BE HELD AT THE SHA TSUI ROAD PLAYGROUND ON SUNDAY, STARTING AT 2 PM.
THE FESTIVAL