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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1993
ARTS DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL WORKING GROUP
GOES FULL STEAM AHEAD
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THE HONG KONG ARTS DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL WORKING GROUP IS MOVING QUICKLY TO GET ON WITH ITS TASK TOWARDS THE SETTING UP OF A STATUTORY COUNCIL TO PLAN AND PROMOTE THE BROAD DEVELOPMENT AND APPRECIATION AND PARTICIPATION IN THE ARTS.
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THIS IS WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE WHOLE COMMUNITY, PLACING PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON THE PERFORMING, VISUAL AND LITERARY ARTS.
THE WORKING GROUP IS TASKED WITH DRAWING UP RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE MEMBERSHIP GUIDELINES, TERMS OF REFERENCE, FUNCTIONS, OBJECTIVES, STRUCTURE, STAFFING AND MODUS OPERANDI THAT THE HONG KONG ARTS DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL WILL NEED TO ENABLE IT TO CARRY OUT ITS MISSION IN THE MOST APPROPRIATE MANNER FOR HONG KONG,
THE WORKING GROUP WILL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE VIEWS AND COMMENTS OF THE ARTS COMMUNITY AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES IN DRAWING UP ITS PLANS.
THE WORKING GROUP WILL ALSO HAVE TO PREPARE FOR THE HONG KONG ARTS DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL TO TAKE OVER THE FUNDING AND ACTIVITIES OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS.
THE WORKING GROUP HAS ALREADY HELD TWO MEETINGS SINCE ITS INAUGURATION ON OCTOBER 8, CHAIRMAN OF THE WORKING GROUP, SIR JOSEPH
HOTUNG SAID.
TO HELP THE WORKING GROUP GET ON WITH ITS WORK, FIVE COMMITTEES HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED.
THESE ARE THE POLICY COMMITTEE, MANAGEMENT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS COMMITTEE, LEGISLATION COMMITTEE AND COMMUNITY LIAISON COMMITTEE.
MORE COMMITTEES MIGHT BE REQUIRED LATER TO LOOK AT OTHER IMPORTANT MATTERS SUCH AS EDUCATION AND INDIVIDUAL ART FORMS AFTER THE BROAD POLICY OBJECTIVES HAVE BEEN WORKED OUT, SIR JOSEPH SAID.
THE TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR THE COMMITTEES ARE BEING DRAWN UP.
WHILE MEMBERSHIP OF THESE COMMITTEES COMPRISES ARTS PRACTITIONERS AND ADMINISTRATORS AS WELL AS OTHERS, OTHER MEMBERS OF THE WORKING GROUP CAN JOIN THESE COMMITTEES AS OBSERVERS AND ADDITIONAL EXPERTS FROM THE ARTS COMMUNITY WILL ALSO BE INVITED то PARTICIPATE AS AND WHEN THEIR ADVICE IS REQUIRED.
**WE ARE ALSO SEEKING TO CONSULT, INFORMALLY OR FORMALLY, WITH THE ARTS COMMUNITY ABOUT RELEVANT MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE MISSION OF THE ARTS DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, SIR JOSEPH SAID.
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THE COMMUNITY LIAISON COMMITTEE HAD BEEN SET UP TO FACILITATE THIS PROCESS, HE ADDED.
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