MONDAY, JANUARY 3, 1994
REMARKS ON ARTS GRANT REJECTED
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THE
CHAIRMAN OF A SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF THE RELEVANT COMMITTEES OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS AND THE ARTS DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL WORKING GROUP, SIR JOSEPH HOTUNG, TODAY (MONDAY) REJECTED CRITICISMS MADE BY AN ARTS GROUP AFTER ITS APPLICATION FOR A PROJECT GRANT TO PERFORM AT AN ARTS FESTIVAL IN BRUSSELS IN MAY WAS NOT SUPPORTED BY THE MEETING.
THE ARTS GROUP, ZUNI ICOSAHEDRON, HAS CLAIMED THAT THE GOVERNMENT WAS "TRYING TO CENSOR THE PROGRAMME"
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"THE SPECIAL MEETING COMPRISED MEMBERS OF THE MUSIC AND COMMITTEES OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS (CFPA) AND THE COMMITTEE ON THE VISUAL AND LITERARY ARTS OF THE WORKING GROUP ON DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (ADC)," SIR JOSEPH SAID.
DANCE SUB-
ARTS
"THESE MEMEBRS COULD BE SAID TO REPRESENT A WIDE
CROSS-SECTION
OF THE VARIOUS ART DISCIPLINES.
"THE DECISION ON THE ZUNI APPLICATION WAS BASED ON SEVERAL FACTORS INCLUDING THE ARTISTIC MERITS OF THE PROJECT, THE ORGANISATIONAL ABILITY OF THE APPLICANT FOR STAGING THE PROPOSED PROGRAMME, THE AMOUNT OF FUNDS REQUESTED AND THE LACK OF INFORMATION REGARDING INCOME FROM OTHER SOURCES LIKE FEES AND SPONSORSHIPS WERE TO BE PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT.
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"THE DECISION OF THE JOINT MEETING WAS UNANIMOUS, HE SAID.
WHICH
AS A MATTER OF FACT, HE SAID THE PROPOSED TERMS OF REFERENCE THE NEW ADC ARE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, TO UPHOLD THE PRINCIPLE ENCOURAGE THE FREEDOM OF ARTISTIC EXPRESSION.
AND
SIR JOSEPH ADDED THAT REPRESENTATIVES OF ZUNI WERE GIVEN OPPORTUNITY AND DID FULLY ARGUE THEIR CASE AT THE MEETING.
THE
THE
THE ADC WORKING GROUP AND THE CFPA ARE ADVISERS TO SECRETARY FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE FOR THE DISBURSEMENT OF PUBLIC FUNDS FOR ARTS DEVELOPMENT.
"IN GIVING ADVICE, MEMBERS HAVE TO THOROUGHLY ASSESS THE MERITS OF THE CASE ALONG THE GUIDELINES MENTIONED ABOVE. MEMBERS HAVE ALSO TO BE FAIR TO OTHER APPLICANTS. AFTER ALL FUNDS ARE NOT UNLIMITED, НЕ SAID.
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WATER STORAGE FIGURE
STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 66 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 387.078 MILLION CUBIC METRES.
THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 315.438 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 53.8 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.
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