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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1992
FESTIVAL HK 92 LAUNCHED IN CANADA
92"
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AT A PRESS CONFERENCE HELD TODAY (TUESDAY) IN TORONTO, THE SECRETARY FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE, MR JAMES 80, OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED "FESTIVAL HONG KONG
THE ONE OF
MOST EXCITING
TO DYNAMIC MULTI-FACETED CULTURAL AND TRADE FESTIVALS CANADA.
AND
BE STAGED IN
LOCAL ACCOMPANIED BY THE
COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN FROM THE FIVE TO BE TARGET CITIES, MR SO SAID THE MONTH-LONG EXTRAVAGANZA PROMISED A SPECTACULAR EVENT FOR CANADIANS AS THEY WOULD
THE
KONG THROUGH CULTURE AND BEAUTY OF HONG EVENTS.
A
EXPERIENCE
OF VARIETY
WORLD-CLASS
SPONSORED AS A FOLLOW-UP TO THE CANADIAN
FESTIVAL CANADA 91 92 IS THE WHICH WAS HELD IN HONG KONG LAST YEAR, FESTIVAL HONG KONG RECIPROCAL EVENT TO CANADA'S FESTIVAL. BOTH FESTIVALS WERE DEVELOPED TO REINFORCE THE GROWING PARTNERSHIP AND PROMOTE FRIENDSHIP THE TWO REGIONS.
BETWEEN
THIS
YEAR'S THEME
"HONG KONG AND CANADA ACROSS THE PACIFIC" WILL KICK OFF IN TORONTO ON SEPTEMBER 30
AND MONTREAL BY OTTAWA,
CALGARY BEFORE CLOSING IN OCTOBER 21.
—
BRIDGE: FOLLOWED
VANCOUVER
ON
SPORTING AND
HONG KONG TO
AN ASSORTMENT OF CULTURAL, BUSINESS, TRADE,
OF SOCIAL EVENTS ARE PLANNED TO BRING THE MODERN CITY LIFE FOR CANADIANS IN FIVE KEY CENTRES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
CHUNG
EVERYTHING FROM PERFORMANCES BY THE HONG KONG BALLET AND YING THEATRE COMPANY TO SPORT DEMONSTRATIONS AND A HONG KONG FILM
TRADITION TO PROMOTE THE RICH HISTORY AND FESTIVAL ARE SCHEDULED HONG KONG CULTURE.
OF
AND MORE
"WITH THE RAPID GROWING RELATIONSHIP
IT CANADA,
IS UNDERSTANDING COMPLETE CULTURES AND WAYS OF LIFE, MR SO SAID.
IMPORTANT
THAT
AND
WE APPRECIATION
BETWEEN TOGETHER WORK
OF
HONG TOWARDS
KONG A
EACH OTHER'S
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"THROUGH A STRONG AND CO-OPERATIVE EFFORT, WE CAN FURTHER THE PACIFIC THAT WILL BUILD A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR A BRIDGE ACROSS
BRIGHT FUTURE FOR THE TWO
CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS
REGIONS, HE SAID:
PROSPEROUS A
AND
THIS NATIONAL CHAIRMANSHIP OF VARIOUS ORGANISING BUSINESS, ARTS AND
TO ASSIST IN THE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF FESTIVAL, A STEERING GROUP HAS BEEN SET UP UNDER THE
OF REPRESENTATIVES OF MR JAMES SO. ITS MEMBERSHIP CONSISTS ORGANISATIONS INCLUDING THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL COMMITTEES WHICH COMPRISE LEADING MEMBERS OF THE CULTURAL AND FINANCIAL SECTORS IN EACH OF THE FIVE KEY CENTRES.
/THE LOCAL