THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1978
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SIR MURRAY THEN WENT TO THE YUE WAN COMMUNITY HALL AND CHATTED WITH GROUPS OF CHILDREN PLAYING VARIOUS INDOOR GAMES THERE.
THE GOVERNOR WOUND UP HIS CHAI WAN VISIT BY HAVING A MEETING WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE HALL.
FIRST TSUEN WAN ARTS FESTIVAL ******
THE FIRST DISTRICT-WIDE ARTS FESTIVAL IN HONG KONG WILL BE HELD FROM NEW YEAR'S DAY IN TSUEN WAN TO BRING ART AND CULTURE TO +WHAT IS STILL A CULTURALLY-DEPRIVED COMMUNITY+.
THE FIRST TSUEN WAN ARTS FESTIVAL IS A JOINT EFFORT OF THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD, THE TSUEN WAN CULTURE AND RECREATION CO-ORDINATING ASSOCIATION AND THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
IT WILL RUN FOR TWO WEEKS TO PROVIDE ENTERTAINMENT ON A WIDE AND VARIED SCALE FOR THE FAST INCREASING POPULATION OF THE NEW TOWN AND TO MEET THE IR NEEDS FOR BETTER CULTURAL ACTIVITIES,
ANNOUNCING DETAILS OF THE FESTIVAL AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (THURSDAY), THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR. JAMES HAYES DESCRIBED THE EVENT AS +A TURNING POINT IN THE HISTORY OF MODERN TSUEN WAN+.
HE SAID: +THE FESTIVAL IS THE FIRST OF WHAT HAS BEEN PLANNED AS A SERIES OF YEARLY EVENTS FOR TSUEN WAN AND IS EVERY BIT AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR THE NEW TOWN.+
THE FESTIVAL WILL FEATURE 25 PERFORMANCES TO BE HELD IN EIGHT DIFFERENT VENUES IN THE NEW TOWN,
THEY WILL MAINLY BE DIVIDED INTO FOUR CATAGOR IES
DRAMA AND OPERA, MUSIC, DANCES AND EXHIBITIONS.
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THE DRAMA AND OPERA CATAGORY WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED BY FIVE PERFORMANCES BY THE FAMOUS PHOENIX OPERA TROUPE LED BY RENOWNED OPERA STARS MR. LEUNG SING-POR, MISS LUNG KIM-SANG AND MISS MUI SHUE-SEE.
ADDING COLOUR TO THE CANTONESE OPERA WILL BE TSUEN WAN'S YOUTH DRAMA GROUP AND THE NORTHCOTE PLAYERS WHO WILL PERFORM THREE DRAMAS BASED ON THE POPULAR FRENCH NOVELS +TOPAZE+ AND +MEN WITHOUT SHADOWS+
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