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Monday, July 10, 1972
PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION OPENS THIS WEEK
More than 190 works by local photographers will be put on display
this week for one month at a photographic exhibition organised by the City
Museum & Art Gallery.
The works have been selected from 400 entries by a panel of judges
composed of leaders of major local photographic societies.
The judges awarded a gold trophy to Mr. Chow Kan-choi for his work
"The Old Couple" and a silver trophy to Mr. K.F. Ho for his "Flood at Tai Hang".
Ten bronze trophies were also awarded.
The exhibition, entitled "Hong Kong - The Changing Scene", is being
held at the City Hall and is one of the highlights of the 1972 Arts Festival
presented by the Urban Council to celebrate the Tenth Anniversary of the City
Hall,
The works will be exhibited together with 300 other interesting
photographs assembled by the organisers. Many of these photographs date back
a quarter of a century and depict many dramatic changes in Hong Kong,
Private photographers and organisations have contributed to the
exhibition.
Among them are the Hong Kong Tourist Association, the Army's Joint
Service Publis Relations Staff, the Government Information Services and the
Public Works Department's Crown Lands & Survey Office,
The Newspaper Society of Hong Kong has also produced a special section
of news photographs,
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