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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1994
PERFORMING ARTS STUDENTS GIVE CULTURAL PRESENTATION TO PROMOTE HK
STUDENTS
*
PERFORMING PROMOTION
FOR FROM THE HONG KONG ACADEMY TALENTED ARTS (APA) WILL BE THE CULTURAL AMBASSADORS IN THE BIGGEST HONG KONG HAS EVER LAUNCHED IN THE UNITED STATES LATER THIS MONTH.
THE HONG KONG - USA '94 IS JOINTLY PRESENTED BY THE HONG KONG KONG GOVERNMENT, THE HONG KONG TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL AND THE HONG TOURIST ASSOCIATION TO FOSTER BILATERAL BUSINESS AND CULTURAL LINKS.
THE CHIEF SECRETARY, MRS ANSON CHAN, WILL
DELEGATION FOR A WEEK-LONG PROGRAMME
BUSINESS SEMINARS,
OF
A LEAD
SPECIAL
TOP-LEVEL EVENTS,
AN ARCHITECTURAL AND FILM
BUSINESS
DINNERS, INCLUDING
GALA DISPLAY OF HONG KONG LIFE A PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION, FESTIVALS IN NEW YORK, CHICAGO AND ATLANTA FROM OCTOBER 17 TO 21.
THE APA PERFORMANCE DURING THE GALA DINNERS WILL HIGHLIGHT HONG
OF EAST AND WEST IN A MODERN, KONG'S ROLE AS THE CULTURAL CROSSROADS MULTI-CULTURAL AND SOPHISTICATED INTERNATIONAL CITY.
GROUP EIGHT FROM
ACCOMPANIED BY THREE APA STAFF MEMBERS, THE PERFORMANCE COMPRISES 10 STUDENTS FROM THE ACADEMY'S SCHOOL OF DANCE, THE SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND SIX FROM THE SCHOOL OF TECHNICAL ARTS.
DANCE THE CHINESE
THE PERFORMANCE OPENS WITH A FAST-MOVING AND LIVELY FAN FROM HUBEI PROVINCE, FOLLOWED BY A CHINESE FOLK SONG. MUSIC ENSEMBLE WILL THEN SHOWCASE THEIR TALENTS ON INSTRUMENTS FROM THE DAYS OF MARCO POLO AND THE SILK ROUTE.
MODERN HONG
KONG
IS PORTRAYED
BY IN SONG
SHE SINGS FRANCES YIP, AS ACCLAIMED GUEST ARTIST, MANDARIN AND ENGLISH, ILLUSTRATING THE COSMOPOLITAN TERRITORY.
DATING
INTERNATIONALLY
IN CANTONESE, NATURE OF THE
RETURN
THE FINALE FEATURES THE ENTIRE COMPANY AND MARKS A TRADITION WITH THE SPECTACULAR FLOWER DRUM DANCE FROM ANHUI PROVINCE.
TO
DURING THEIR SEVEN-DAY VISIT, THE STUDENTS WILL GIVE A TOTAL OF YORK; THREE PERFORMANCES AT THE GALA DINNERS IN THE PLAZA HOTEL, NEW THE TRADING ROOM OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO AND THE IN BUCKHEAD, ATLANTA.
RITZ-CARLTON
JOINT EFFORTS REQUIRED FOR HILL FIRE PREVENTION
CONTINUED CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE COMMUNITY IS REQUIRED TO PREVENT HILL FIRES THOUGH THE NUMBER OF HILL FIRES DURING THE PREVIOUS DRY SEASON WAS ONE OF THE LOWEST IN THE PAST 10 YEARS.
THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT'S (AFD) SENIOR COUNTRY PARKS OFFICER, MR LAI CHING-WAI, SAID THIS AT THE LAUNCHING OF THIS
SHAN FIRE PREVENTION DRIVE AT THE MA ON YEAR'S COUNTRYSIDE PARK TODAY (FRIDAY).
COUNTRY
/MR LAI
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