SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 1988
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MURAL PAINTING BRIGHTENS UP TAI O SEAWALL
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FREQUENT VISITORS AND RESIDENTS OF TAI O ON LANTAU MUST HAVE NOTICED THAT A LIVELY AND COLOURFUL PIECE OF MURAL PAINTING HAS BRIGHTENED UP THE PLAIN CONCRETE SEAWALL FACING THE CARPARK THERE SINCE LAST WEEKEND.
IT WAS THE MASTERPIECE OF 26 AMATEUR ARTISTS, AGED BETWEEN SIX AND 30, WHO HAD BEEN WORKING TOGETHER ON THE DESIGN AND DRAWING FOR MORE THAN FIVE WEEKS.
THE PAINTING DEPICTS HOW VILLAGERS IN TAI 0 CELEBRATE THE FOUR MAJOR TRADITIONAL CHINESE FESTIVALS THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL, THE TUÊN NG FESTIVAL, THE CHING MING FESTIVAL AND THE LUNAR NEW YEAR.
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WITH THE THEME OF "MY DRAWING OF MY HOME" THE MURAL PAINTING PROJECT WAS AIMED AT CULTIVATING A SENSE OF BELONGING AMONG LOCAL YOUTHS THROUGH HELPING TO BEAUTIFY THEIR OWN ENVIRONMENT.
IT WOULD ALSO PROVIDE A CHANCE FOR THE YOUTHS THEIR ARTISTIC TALENT AS WELL AS ADDING ANOTHER LOCAL TOURISTS.
TO DEMONSTRATE
ATTRACTION FOR
DISTRICT OFFICE WAS PART OF THE COMMUNITY BUILDING
THE PROJECT, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE ISLANDS AND THE YWCA TAI O COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTED BY THE CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE OF THE DISTRICT.
VARIETY SHOW TO CONCLUDE TAI PO SYP
ABOUT 800 TAI PO RESIDENTS WILL BE
ENTERTAINED AT A VARIETY SHOW TOMORROW (SUNDAY) IN THE TAI PO CIVIC CENTRE TO MARK THE CLOSING OF THE DISTRICT'S SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME.
THE SHOW IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT'S PROGRAMME CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE AND THE REGIONAL CO-SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD AND THE ROYAL HONG
CLUB.
SUMMER YOUTH COUNCIL, AND KONG JOCKEY
MEMBERS OF
BEGINNING AT 8 PM, THE SHOW WILL FEATURE DANCES BY THE TAI PO DISTRICT ARTS ADVANCEMENT ASSOCIATION AND STUDENTS OF A LOCAL PRIMARY SCHOOL, AND POP MUSIC.
/FREE ADMISSION
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