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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1978

THE TSUEN WAN ARTS FESTIVAL CONNECTION

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THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT'S TSUEN WAN LIBRARY WILL ARRANGE A SERIES OF EXTENSION ACTIVITIES TO TIE IN WITH THE FIRST TSUEN WAN ARTS FESTIVAL WHICH WILL RUN FOR TWO WEEKS, STARTING FROM TOMORROW (JANUARY 1) TO JANUARY 15.

THE ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIVIDED INTO TWO CATEGORIES

A BOOK EXHIBITION AND A NUMBER OF +APPRECIATION+ SERIES,

THE EXHIBITION, WHICH WILL BE HELD IN THE TSUEN WAN ADULT LIBRARY BETWEEN JANUARY 2 AND 14, WILL DISPLAY BOOKS ON ARTS, WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON CALLIGRAPHY, PAINTING, MUSIC, OPERA AND DRAMA.

A SERIES OF TALKS ON CHINESE MUSIC, CHINESE OPERA, WESTERN MUSIC AND CANTONESE DRAMA WILL ALSO BE HELD WITHIN THE FESTIVAL PERIOD.

THE CHIEF LIBRARIAN OF THE USD'S LIBRARIES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR. R. O'HARA, SAID THE AIM OF THESE EXTENSION ACTIVITIES IS TO PROVIDE THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE TSUEN WAN ARTS FESTIVAL WITH KNOWLEDGE ON THE FORM OF ART WHICH THEY HAVE SELECTED TO ENJOY EITHER BEFORE OR AFTER THE ACTUAL PERFORMANCE.

+TO ENRICH THE COLLECTION OF BOOKS FOR EXHIBITION, PART OF THEM ARE FROM THE STOCKS OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, HE ADDED.

APART FROM THOSE SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR THE TSUEN WAN ARTS FESTIVAL, ALL LIBRARIES IN THE NT, INCLUDING THE SHEUNG SHUI LIBRARY, THE SHA TIN LIBRARY, THE TAI PO LIBRARY, THE TUEN MUN LIBRARY AND THE TSUEN WAN LIBRARY, HAVE ALSO PREPARED A NEW PROGRAMME OF EXTENSION ACTIVITIES TO DRAW MORE YOUNG PEOPLE INTO THE LIBRARIES AND SO INCREASE LIBRARY USAGE,

IN ADDITION TO REGULAR FILM SHOWS, TALKS AND INTEREST GROUP ACTIVITIES, THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EXTENSION ACTIVITIES IN THE NT LIBRARIES IN JANUARY WILL INCLUDE A PIANO RECITAL BY AMY WONG, A CHINESE INSTRUMENTAL CONCERT, A FLUTE RECITAL BY LAU CHEUNG-KONG, A GLOVE PUPPET SHOW, A JOINT VOCAL RECITAL BY STUDENTS OF LEE BING, A VOCAL CONCERT BY FRANCESCA CHAN, A FOLK SONG AND FOLK DANCE SHOW, AND A SINGING AND MAGIC SHOW.

+ADMISSION TO ALL THESE EXTENSION ACTIVITIES IS FREE. FOR DETAILED INFORMATION, PLEASE RING UP THE USD LIBRARIES HEAD OFFICE AT 12-420951, MR. O'HARA SAID.