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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1992
HE SAID APART FROM THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS TO THE CFPA, TO THE ARTS HAD BEEN PROVIDED BY THE TWO MUNICIPAL COUNCILS.
IN 1990/91, THE MUNICIPAL COUNCILS SPENT $430 MILLION PRESENTATION OF ARTS PROGRAMMES AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE PROFESSIONAL, SEMI-PROFESSIONAL AND AMATEUR PERFORMING GROUPS.
SUPPORT
ON VARIOUS
THE
"THIS WAS RAISED то $509 MILLION IN 1991/92 AND FURTHER INCREASED TO $539 MILLION IN 1992/93."
HE ADDED THAT CORPORATE AND INDIVIDUAL SPONSORSHIP OF THE HAD INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE LAST TWO YEARS.
ARTS
OF
THE CPPA HAD SUCCEEDED IN ATTRACTING OVER $3.86 MILLION
FOR
THROUGH SPONSORSHIP
GROUPS NEW AND BUDDING PERFORMING MATCHING GRANT SCHEME IN THE LAST TWO YEARS.
WORTH THE
MR SO SAID: "ALL THESE ARE IN LINE WITH OUR POLICY TO DEVELOP A
PARTNERSHIP CONSTRUCTIVE
BETWEEN THE
THE GOVERNMENT,
MUNICIPAL IN HONG COUNCILS AND THE COMMUNITY TO PROMOTE CULTURE AND THE ARTS KONG."
HE SAID THE GOVERNMENT WAS INTERESTED IN PROMOTING HONG CULTURAL IMAGE ABROAD.
THE
KONG'S
IN CANADA WAS SUCCESS OF FESTIVAL HONG KONG '92 RECENT CLEAR INDICATION OF THE GOVERNMENT'S EFFORTS IN THIS REGARD, HE ADDED.
AND A TOTAL OF SEVEN PERFORMING TROUPES, COVERING DANCE, DRAMA MUSIC, WITH A CONTINGENT OF SOME 300 PERFORMERS AND ARTISTS, TOOK PART IN THE MULTI-FACETED FESTIVAL THROUGHOUT THIS MONTH IN CANADA.
WAS
BRANCH POLICY IN SERVICES
MR SO TOLD THE COUNCIL THAT THE RECREATION AND CULTURE
ARTS PRESENT CONDUCTING A REVIEW OF THE CURRENTLY CONJUNCTION WITH THE EDUCATION, URBAN SERVICES AND REGIONAL DEPARTMENTS AND IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CFPA.
"AT THE SAME TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A CRITICAL LOOK AT ROLE OF THE CFPA TO SEE IF IT IS ADVISABLE TO REMODEL IT INTO AN COUNCIL OR AN ARTS DEVELOPMENT BOARD," HE SAID.
THE ARTS
FROM
DEVELOPING
HE SAID THE ARTS POLICY WOULD EVOLVE WITH SUITABLE INPUT THE ARTS COMMUNITY AND ALL THOSE INVOLVED IN PROMOTING AND CULTURE AND THE ARTS IN HONG KONG.
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