MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1975.
GOVERN OPENS THIRD HONG KONG ARTS FESTIVAL
THE THIRD HONG KONG ARTS FESTIVAL SWUNG INTO HIGH GEAR THIS (MONDAY) EVENING WITH THE FORMAL OPENING BY THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE.
IN HIS OPENING ADDRESS AT THE CITY HALL, SIR MURRAY NOTED THAT THE FESTIVAL HAD COME A LONG WAY IN THE PAST THREE YEARS AND HAD ESTABLISHED ITSELF AS AN INTERNATIONAL ARTISTIC EVENT OF HIGH QUALITY.
+IT IS GIVING A NEW IMPETUS TO THE ARTS IN HONG KONG, HE SAID, NOTING THAT HONG KONG HAD NOW ESTABLISHED ITS OWN PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRA AND BUILDING AN ARTS CENTRE.+
+ABOVE ALL, SIR MURRAY ADDED, FOR MANY IN HONG KONG AND ABROAD IT HAS SHED A NEW LIGHT ON OUR CITY, ON WHAT SORT OF A PLACE IT IS, ON WHAT WE WHO LIVE IN IT ARE TRYING TO DO, ON WHAT IT MIGHT OFFER TO CITIZENS AND VISITORS ALIKE.+
THE GOVERNOR SAID IT WAS A DEVELOPMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE AND QUALITY WHICH REFLECTED WELL ON THE COMMUNITY AND DESERVED FULL SUPPORT.
AFTER THE FORMAL OPENING CEREMONY THE GOVERNOR AND LADY MACLEHOSE ATTENDED THE FESTIVAL'S OPENING CONCERT BY THE ENGLISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA.
FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THE GOVERNOR'S SPEECH:
+ IT IS MY PLEASANT DUTY TO OPEN THIS THIRD HONG KONG ARTS FESTIVAL.
+1 SHOULD LIKE TO WELCOME THE MANY DISTINGUISHED ARTISTS WHO HAVE COME FROM ABROAD. SOME OF THEM HAVE RETURNED TO RENEW THEIR ASSOCIATION, OTHERS ARE COMING TO HONG KONG FOR THE FIRST TIME. TO ALL ARE DUE OUR GRATEFUL THANKS.
+HONG KONG'S OWN ARTISTS HAVE BENEFITED IMMENSELY FROM THE PAST TWO FESTIVALS. MANY OF THEM WILL BE PERFORMING DURING THE WEEKS AHEAD, AND WILL BE DEMONSTRATING THE CONTRIBUTION THEY ARE NOW ABLE TO MAKE. TO THEM TOO ARE DUE OUR THANKS, AS WELL AS OUR CONGRATULATIONS AND ENCOURAGEMENT.
+ SHOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK ALL THOSE WHO HAVE CONTINUED TO GIVE THEIR SUPPORT, IN PARTICULAR THE URBAN COUNCIL, BRITISH AIRWAYS, THE HONG KONG TOURIST ASSOCIATION AND THE HONG KONG HOTELS ASSOCIATION.
/+I ALSO THANK
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