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MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1994
HK SCHOOL DRAMA FESTIVAL TO BE LAUNCHED ON WEDNESDAY
THE HONG KONG SCHOOL DRAMA FESTIVAL 1994/95 LAUNCHING CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT THE SHEUNG WAN CIVIC CENTRE ON WEDNESDAY (OCTOBER 19).
THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR DOMINIC S W WONG AND THE CHAIRMAN OF LOK SIN TONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY, KOWLOON, DR LEUNG WING-CHIU, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE LAUNCHING CEREMONY.
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FIRST HELD IN 1991
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THE ANNUAL EVENT
ORGANISED BY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, URBAN COUNCIL AND REGIONAL COUNCIL AND SPONSORED BY THE LOK SIN TONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY, KOWLOON.
A TOTAL OF 160 PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE FESTIVAL.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID THE FESTIVAL WAS AIMED AT INCULCATING INTO STUDENTS INTEREST IN DRAMA ACTIVITIES AND THE ASSOCIATED KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNIQUES.
IT WAS ALSO AIMED AT BROADENING STUDENTS' SCOPE AND EXPOSURE AS PART OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT IN THE INFORMAL CURRICULUM, HE SAID.
IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE PARTICIPATING STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WITH UPDATED KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNIQUES ON DRAMA ACTIVITIES, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS ORGANISED TRAINING PROGRAMME, OUT-REACHING TUTORIAL AND TECHNICAL WORKSHOPS FOR THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS, HE SAID.
IN ADDITION TO THIS SUPPORT, ALL PARTICIPATING SECONDARY SCHOOLS ARE GIVEN A PRODUCTION SUBSIDY OF $1,200 BACH AND PRIMARY SCHOOLS $1,000 EACH IN THE SCHOOL PERFORMANCE PHASE, WHILE $1,700 IS GIVEN TO SCHOOLS .IN THE PUBLIC PERFORMANCE PHASE AND THE GALA EVENINGS.
THE DRAMA FESTIVAL WILL BE CONDUCTED IN FOUR PHASES. THE SCHOOL PERFORMANCE WILL BE HELD FROM FEBRUARY TO MARCH NEXT YEAR, PUBLIC PERFORMANCE AND PRIZES PRESENTATION CEREMONY IN APRIL AND GALA EVENINGS IN MAY.
ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:
KONG
HELD
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE HONG SCHOOL DRAMA FESTIVAL 1994/95 LAUNCHING CEREMONY WHICH WILL BE AT THE SHEUNG WAN CIVIC CENTRE THEATRE, FIFTH FLOOR, SHEUNG WAN COMPLEX, 345 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, AT 3.30 PM ON WEDNESDAY (OCTOBER 19).
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