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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1987

TSUI "IN ADDITION, PHASE II OF THE CULTURAL CENTRE IN TSIM SHA

AS MANY WILL BE OPENED IN MID-1989," HE SAID. "BY THEN WE SHALL HAVE

THE SEATS AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT HALL AS 21,000 THEATRE AND CONCERT

THE QUEEN TERRITORY. THIS IS NOT COUNTING THE HONG KONG COLISEUM AND ELIZABETH STADIUM WHICH ARE ALSO 30METIMES USED FOR SUCH PERFORMANCE.

DEAL OF LOCAL "WE ARE FORTUNATE THAT WE ALREADY HAVE A GREAT

PERFORMING AT A HIGH STANDARD: TALENT AND MANY LOCAL COMPANIES EXAMPLES INCLUDE THE HONG KONG PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, THE CHUNG THEATRE AND THE HONG KONG BALLET. WE MUST CONTINUE TALENT TO MAKE THE BEST USE OF OUR FACILITIES AUDIENCES.

THE CHUNG YING TO DEVELOP SUCH AND TO ATTRACT WIDER

THE YEAR, "EARLIER THIS

GOVERNOR PRESIDED OVER THE FIRST APA WILL GRADUATION CEREMONY OF THE ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS. THE

TEACHERS TO SOON BE PRODUCING MORE PROFESSIONAL PERFORMERS AND

THEIR OWN CONTRIBUTION TO THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ARTS.

FORGET "WHILE DEVELOPING OUR OWN TALENT WE MUST NOT TO ATTRACT TO HONG KONG THE HIGHEST QUALITY PERFORMERS FROM

ON AN INCREASING SCALE THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN HAPPENING

ACTIVITIES ORGANISED BY THE YEARS. THE PROGRAMMES AND

THIS RESPECT AND IN COUNCILS PLAY A MAJOR ROLE, BOTH IN OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL PERFORMERS."

KONG ARTS FESTIVAL, WHICH

MAKB

THE NERD OVERSEAS.

IN RECENT MUNICIPAL PROVIDING

HAD TAKEN THE GOVERNMENT CONTINUED TO A SIGNIFICANT EVENT IN

IN ADDITION, THE HONG PLACE EVERY YEAR SINCE 1972, AND WHICH HELP FUND, HAD BECOME FIRMLY ESTABLISHED AS THE INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL CALENDAR.

MR CHUI POINTED OUT THAT ANOTHER AREA OF PARTICULAR IMPORTANCE, ESPECIALLY TO YOUNG PEOPLE, WAS SPORTS AND OUTDOOR RECREATION.

NUMEROUS VOLUNTARY IMPORTANT ROLES ACTIVITIES, BOTH

THE GOVERNMENT, THE MUNICIPAL COUNCILS AND SPORTS BODIES AND ASSOCIATIONS ALL PLAYED ACTIVE AND IN PROMOTING AND DEVELOPING SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL FOR MASS PARTICIPATION AND FOR THE PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE.

AND TECHNICAL ADVICE THIS FINANCIAL YEAR, INCREASING SUPPORT

TAKE PART IN SPORTS WOULD BE GIVEN TO SPORTS BODIES TO HELP PEOPLE

SAID. AND RECREATIONAL EVENTS, BOTH IN THE TERRITORY AND OVERSEAS, HE

SPORTS AND THE MUNICIPAL COUNCILS THE COUNCIL FOR RECREATION AND PLANNED TO PROVIDE BETWEEN THEM OVER $37 MILLION THIS YEAR TO VARIETY OF EVENTS.

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FUND A

NOW

MR CHUI ADDED: "WE CAN BE PROUD OF THE FACT THAT HONG KONG

FACILITIES.

HAVE 19 FULL-SIZE HAS A REMARKABLE RANGE OF SPORTS PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL COMPLEXES AND FOUR MORE ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION. WE HAVE 27 MULTI-PURPOSE GAMES HALLS, WITH FACILITIES FOR VOLLEYBALL, BADMINTON, SQUASH AND FITNESS ROOMS. AS MANY ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION,

ELIZABETH QUEEN

BASKETBALL, AS 26 MORE

STADIUM WHICH

SPORTING AND RECREATIONAL EVENTS,

"AND WE HAVE THE COLISEUM AND ARE USED FOR LARGE SCALE INDOOR MR CHUI SAID.

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