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Drama Festival to be launched
The Hong Kong School Drama Festival 1995-96 Launching Ceremony will be held at the Theatre, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, on Wednesday (October 18).
The Director of Education, Mr W K Lam, and the Chairman of Lok Sin Tong Benevolent Society, Kowloon, Dr Leung Wing-chiu, will officiate at the launching ceremony.
This annual event is organised by the Education Department and presented by the Hong Kong School Drama Council, Urban Council and Regional Council and sponsored by the Lok Sin Tong Benevolent Society, Kowloon.
A total of 181 primary and secondary schools will participate in the festival.
A spokesman for the Education Department said: "The Festival aims at inculcating in students interests in drama activities and the associated knowledge and techniques.
"It also aims at broadening students' scope and exposure as part of their development in the informal curriculum.
"In order to provide the participating students and teachers with updated knowledge and techniques on drama activities, the Education Department has organised training sessions on different aspects of drama and rendered on site advice in producing the play for the participating schools."
In addition to this support, all participating secondary schools are given a cash grant of $1,300 each and primary schools $1,000 each in the School Performance Phase, where $1,900 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 Phase will be held between January and February next year, Public Performance Phase and Prize Presentation Ceremony in April and Gala Evenings in May.
End/Sunday, October 15, 1995
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