THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1988
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KWAI TSING TO LAUNCH SECOND ARTS FESTIVAL
KWAI CHUNG AND TSING YI RESIDENTS ARE BEING URGED то ACTIVELY TAKE PART IN THE DISTRICT'S SECOND ARTS FESTIVAL TO BE HELD BETWEEN JANUARY 7 AND 29 NEXT YEAR.
SPEAKING AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (THURSDAY), CHAIRMAN OF THE KWAI TSING DISTRICT ARTS FESTIVAL COMMITTEE, MR LO YAN-SHING, SAID THIS YEAR'S ARTS FESTIVAL WOULD FOCUS ON PROMOTION OF CHINESE ARTS AND CULTURE.
WITH THE EXPERIENCE GAINED FROM THE FIRST KWAI TSING ARTS FESTIVAL LAST YEAR, THE FORTHCOMING FESTIVAL WOULD BE ORGANISED ON A MORE PROFESSIONAL BASIS AND COVER A WIDER VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES, MR LO ADDED.
THE FESTIVAL, WITH A BUDGET OF $700,000 FUNDED BY KWAI TSING DISTRICT BOARD, REGIONAL COUNCIL AND PRIVATE SPONSORSHIP, WILL INCLUDE OVER 30 PROGRAMMES.
THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PROGRAMMES WILL BE PERFORMANCES BY ART TROUPE FROM XIANGXI AND A CHINESE OPERA TROUPE FROM SHANGHAI.
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OTHER EVENTS INCLUDE PERFORMANCES IN DRAMA, CANTONESE OPERAS AND DANCING, FILM SHOWS AND LASER DISCS MUSIC CONCERT AND COMPETITIONS IN CALLIGRAPHY, PAINTING, SINGING AND CHINESE CHESS.
THE ARTS FESTIVAL WILL BEGIN ON JANUARY 7 AT THE HING FONG ROAD PLAYGROUND IN KWAI CHUNG WITH TRADITIONAL ARTS PERFORMANCES AND DEMONSTRATIONS.
ALSO PRESENT AT TODAY'S PRESS CONFERENCE WERE KWAI TSING DISTRICT OFFICER, MR PAUL TANG KWOK-WAI, AND DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR LEE WING-TAT.
MR TANG SAID THE KWAI TSING ARTS FESTIVAL WAS AIMED AT PROMOTING RESIDENTS' INTEREST IN CULTURE AND ARTS THROUGH PARTICIPATION AND ATTENDANCE IN A SERIES OF DIVERSIFIED ACTIVITIES.
HE ENCOURAGED RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES AND DIFFERENT SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY TO TAKE PART IN AND SUPPORT THE FESTIVAL.
PROGRAMME LEAFLETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT THE KWAI TSING DISTRICT OFFICE AND ITS SEVEN SUB-OFFICES. RESIDENTS MAY CALL 3-7422966 FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
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