WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1987
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TIMELY TO EMPHASISE LOCAL CULTURAL TALENT
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WITH 21,000 THEATRE AND CONCERT HALL SEATS COMING ON STREAM THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY BY 1989, IT IS TIMELY THAT THE GOVERNMENT'S CULTURAL POLICY SHOULD EMPHASISE THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL TALENT AND LOCAL PROFESSIONAL PERFORMING COMPANIES, THE HON HILTON CHEONG-LEEN SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
SPEAKING DURING THE POLICY DEBATE, MR AGREED WITH THE GOVERNOR THAT HONG KONG WAS NOW TAKING ITS RIGHTFUL PLACE AS AN IMPORTANT CULTURAL CENTRE IN THE REGION.
CHEONG-LEEN
SAID
HE
ELABORATING ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF TALENT, HE SAID: AS A FIRST STEP, THE COUNCIL FOR PERFORMING ARTS IS MAKING THE RIGHT SUPPORTING THE IDEA IF FORMING A LIAISON COMMITTEE OF INFORMATION AND CROSS-FERTILISATION OF IDEAS.
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MOVE BY EXCHANGE
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"ON THE OTHER HAND, THERE HAS BEEN A DISTINCT
AND
VOID IN
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GOVERNMENT'S SUPPORT FOR THE VISUAL ARTS
THE LITERARY THEREFORE LOOK FORWARD TO THE REPORT OF THE WORKING PARTY ON THE VISUAL ARTS WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED DURING THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR.
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FURTHERMORE, THE URBAN COUNCIL
HAD TAKEN
THE INITIATIVE ΤΟ PLAN THE SETTING UP OF A VISUAL ARTS CENTRE IN VICTORIA BARRACKS, WHICH SHOULD BE OPEN IN ABOUT TWO YEARS' TIME.
ON THE PROVISION OF CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN THE OLDER AND DENSELY POPULATED URBAN DISTRICTS, MR CHEONG-LEEN SAID THE URBAN COUNCIL HAD EMBARKED ON A FARSIGHTED PLAN ΤΟ BUILD SPORTS CENTRES AND COMMUNITY ARTS CENTRES WITHIN EASY ACCESS OF URBAN RESIDENTS.
FOR
MORE AND
HOWEVER, WITH THE PRESSURE FROM VARIOUS DISTRICT BOARDS THE GOVERNMENT TO BUILD REGIONAL CULTURAL HALLS HAVING 1,000 OR SEATS, HE FELT THERE WAS A NEED FOR EVEN CLOSER CO-ORDINATION CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION AND THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES BRANCH IN ENSURING THAT TOTAL RESOURCES WERE PROPERLY USED AND THAT THE POLICIES OF THE GOVERNMENT AND THE TWO MUNICIPAL COUNCILS WERE WELL UNDERSTOOD BY DISTRICT BOARDS.
EARLIER IN HIS SPEECH, REFERRING TO HONG KONG'S RELATIONSHIP WITH CHINA, MR CHEONG-LEEN EMPHASISED THAT THE CONFIDENCE OF HONG KONG PEOPLE AND THEIR DETERMINATION TO PRESERVE THEIR LIFE-STYLE AND EVOLVING SYSTEMS OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT WERE CRUCIAL TO THE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE JOINT DECLARATION,
ON THE DRAFTING OF THE BASIC LAW, HE HOPED THAT DRAFTERS WOULD REFLECT THE HOPES AND ASPIRATIONS OF HONG KONG PEOPLE FOR A HIGH DEGREE OF POLITICAL AUTONOMY AND PRESERVATION OF A CAPITALISTIC ECONOMIC SYSTEM BASED ON THE PRINCIPLE OF JUSTICE FOR ALL.
/HE SAW