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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1987
SIR ROGER ALSO SAID THE CAS TAI TAN CENTRE IN NORTH SAI KUNG WOULD BE COMPLETED BY MAY NEXT YEAR TO PROVIDE TRAINING FOR YOUTHS AND ADULTS, AND THE HONG KONG RESCUE TRAINING CENTRE WOULD BE RELOCATED FROM HAWTHORN ROAD TO MORETON TERRACE BEFORE LONG.
THE COMMISSIONER NOTED THAT 1986 AND 1987 HAD BEEN BUSY YEARS. MORE THAN 160 FULL TIME COURSES AND 100 PART-TIME COURSES HELD FOR OFFICERS AND MEMBERS.
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"THE COMMUNITY CHEST'S MANY WALKS-FOR-A-MILLION; THE HONG TOURIST ASSOCIATION'S PROMOTIONS ΤΟ OVERSEAS VISITORS: DISTRICT BOARDS' FUNCTIONS TO PROMOTE CIVIC AWARENESS IN THEIR DISTRICTS; GOVERNMENT CAMPAIGNS TO BRING HOME TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ASPECTS OF CIVIC RESPONSIBILITIES - HAVE ALSO FEATURED IN OUR SCHEDULE OF DUTIES, AND SOME 10,000 VOLUNTEERS ASSISTED IN THESE DUTIES,
HE SAID.
ENRICHING HONG KONG'S ARTISTIC AMBIENCE: LIAO
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THE GOVERNMENT AND THE URBAN AND REGIONAL COUNCILS HAVE DONE GREAT DEAL IN PROVIDING ARTS AND CULTURAL FACILITIES FOR HONG KONG PEOPLE, SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DONALD LIAO, TODAY (FRIDAY).
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HONG HONG
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE "TEN YEARS OF KONG PAINTING" EXHIBITION TO MARK THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE KONG ARTS CENTRE AND THE CELEBRATION OF THE FIRST 10 YEARS OF THE PAO SUI LOONG GALLERIES, MR LIAO SAID IT WAS MOST APPROPRIATE TO STAGE AN EXHIBITION WHICH SURVEYED THE DEVELOPMENT OF HONG KONG PAINTINGS THE LAST DECADE.
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MR LIAO SAID: "WE ARE PARTICULARLY GRATEFUL TO MANY PRIVATE ORGANISATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE INTENT ON CREATING A CULTURAL LIFE FOR HONG KONG.
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"THE ARTS CENTRE HAS ALSO PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN ASSISTING ARTISTS IN THEIR PURSUIT OF ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE. MANY LEADING LOCAL ARTISTS HAD THEIR FIRST EXPERIENCE AT THE ARTS CENTRE. H
HE ADDED THAT NOWADAYS, PEOPLE IN HONG KONG ENJOYED A RICH CULTURAL LIFE WHICH EMBRACED THE ARTS AND TRADITIONS OF BOTH THE EAST AND WEST. THOUSANDS OF EVENTS RANGING FROM ART EXHIBITIONS, TRADITIONAL CHINESE OPERA то BALLET PERFORMANCE, ORCHESTRAL MUSIC, WERE HELD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
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DURING THE LAST DECADE, THE ARTS CENTRE PRESENTED MORE THAN 10,000 PERFORMANCES AND EVENTS AND 750 ARTS EXHIBITIONS.
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