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MONDAY, MRCH 25, 1991
NOTING THAT THE TRIPARTITE EFFORTS WENT A LONG WAY TO PROMOTE SOUND LABOUR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS, MR CHEN SAID THE LABOUR RELATIONS SCENE IN HONG KONG REMAINED HARMONIOUS LAST YEAR.
"WITH A TOTAL WORKING POPULATION OF MORE THAN 2.5 MILLION, WE ONLY HAD 15 WORK STOPPAGES RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF 3,496 WORKING DAYS, MR CHEN SAID, ADDING THAT THIS WAS AMONG THE LOWEST IN THE WORLD.
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CFPA CHAMPIONS ARTS DEVELOPMENT
FROM
THE COUNCIL FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS (CFPA) HAD PROGRESSED
GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES, BEING AN ADVISORY BODY MAINLY RESPONDING TO
THE ARTS IN HONG TO AN ORGANISATION CHAMPIONING THE DEVELOPMENT OF KONG, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CFPA, DR WANG GUNGWU, SAID TODAY (MONDAY).
ΤΟ CONFERENCE
ANNOUNCE THE
DR WANG WAS SPEAKING AT A PRESS COUNCIL'S FIRST REPORT WHICH SUMMARISED ITS WORK FROM 1989 TO 1991.
THE
BROADEN THE
DR WANG SAID THE COUNCIL'S MAIN OBJECTIVES WERE TO HELP IN DEVELOPMENT OF ALL ASPECTS OF THE PERFORMING ARTS AND TO APPEAL OF THE ARTS, ESPECIALLY TO YOUNG PEOPLE.
SCHEME,
WRITERS
HE SAID A RECENT INITIATIVE BY THE COUNCIL WAS THE ORIGINAL SCRIPT WRITING
WHICH AWARDS SELECTED FROM PRIZE OUTSTANDING YOUNG COMPETITIONS.
OUTSTANDING
UNDER
WERE MADE WINNERS OF
TO RECENT
THE RESPONSE WAS MOST
ENCOURAGING, HE
IS
SAID, THANKS ΤΟ THE SUPPORT OF OTHER COMPETITION ORGANISERS. HE ADDED THAT THE COUNCIL CONSIDERING MAKING THIS SCHEME A REGULAR EVENT.
PROMOTE
ARTISTIC
DEVELOPMENT
THE
IS THE COUNCIL
то MEASURE A SECOND SETTING UP OF A SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON CHINESE OPERA UNDER NEXT MONTH.
FOLLOWING
HERE WILL
"THIS TRADITIONAL ART FORM HAS A CONSIDERABLE AND HAS GREAT POTENTIAL IF GIVEN THE RIGHT SUPPORT. THE COUNCIL
CAUSE AND STANDARDS OF CHINESE BE PLAYING ITS PART TO ADVANCE THE OPERA IN HONG KONG, DR WANG ADDED.
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AUDIENCE WITH
DEVELOPMENT
HE SAID THE THIRD INITIATIVE TAKEN
MAJOR SURVEY OF THE POPULATION TO IN MIND WAS THE LAUNCHING OF A DETERMINE HOW PEOPLE'S PREFERENCES FOR THE ARTS WERE FORMED.
BE USED ΤΟ HELF THE "THE RESULTS WILL
COUNCIL AND OTHER RATIONAL INTERESTED GROUPS TO PLAN AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT MEASURES ON A BASIS," HE SAID.
"THE ARTS