TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1978
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TSUEN WAN ARTS FESTIVAL TICKETS SELLING FAST
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TSUEN WAN'S FIRST ARTS FESTIVAL IS ALREADY WELL ON THE WAY TO BEING A SELL-OUT.
THE FESTIVAL CO-ORDINATOR, MR. BENJAMIN TANG SAID TODAY (TUESDAY) TWO OF THE MAJOR ATTRACTIONS PERFORMANCES BY THE HK PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA AND THE HK CHILDREN'S CHOIR - WERE SOLD OUT WITHIN HOURS OF THE BOOKINGS OPENING.
AND TICKETS FOR MOST OF THE OTHER ATTRACTIONS OF THE TWO-WEEK FESTIVAL WERE ALREADY 70 PER CENT BOOKED, HE SAID,
THE FESTIVAL, TO BE STAGED AT VARIOUS VENUES IN THE NEW TOWN BETWEEN JANUARY 1 ́AND 14, IS BEING ORGANISED BY THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD, THE TSUEN WAN CULTURE AND RECREATION CO-ORDINATING ASSOCIATION AND THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
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+THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE IS ABSOLUTELY DELIGHTED BY THE TREMENDOUS RESPONSE, MR. TANG SAID, +WE ARE NOT REALLY SURE WHAT TO EXPECT BECAUSE THIS IS THE FIRST DISTRICT ARTS FESTIVAL EVER HELD IN HONG KONG BUT THE PUBLIC INTEREST HAS GONE FAR BEYOND OUR MOST OPTIMISTIC EXPECTATION.+
+ IT ALSO ILLUSTRATES THE GREAT INTEREST LOCAL PEOPLE HAVE IN A VERY WIDE VARIETY OF EVENTS THAT ARE BEING STAGED DURING THE TWO WEEKS.+
MR. TANG SAID THE BOOKING SERVICE WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL THE END OF THE MONTH.
+BUT IN VIEW OF THE RESPONSE SO FAR, WE EXPECT THE TICKETS TO BE SOLD OUT BEFORE THE FESTIVAL GRAND OPENING ON NEW YEAR'S DAY,+ HE SAID,
+1 WOULD URGE ALL THOSE INTERESTED IN ACQUIRING THE TICKETS TO GET THEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.+
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