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THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1979

+ IN EFFECT THE GOVERNMENT'S SUPPORT ENABLES THE COUNCIL TO GIVE SUBSTANCE_TO_THE_ASPIRATIONS OF THE PEOPLE TO ENJOY AND APPRECIATE SOME OF THE MOST ENDURING VALUES OF HUMAN ACHIEVEMENT.+

MR. SALES SAID CREDIT WAS ALSO DUE TO THE MANY PEOPLE IN HONG KONG WHO, FOR A GREAT NUMBER OF YEARS, WORKED LONG AND HARD FOR THE INITIAL POSTWAR DEVELOPMENT OF CULTURAL ACTIVITIES HERE.

WITH THE OPENING OF THE CITY HALL IN 1962, THE CONDITIONS, HE SAID, WERE CREATED FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF ARTÍSTIC PRESENTATIONS IN A PROPER SETTING.

IN RECENT TIMES THE URBAN COUNCIL HAS BEEN ABLE TO GIVE MUCH PRACTICAL ASSISTANCE AND ALSO TO PLAY A POSITIVE ROLE FOR THE COMMON GOOD.

+THE ADVENT OF THE CULTURAL COMPLEX IN THIS SPLENDID LOCATION WILL ENABLE THE NEW GENERATION TO DO FAR MORE IN DUE TIME. IT

IS INDEED A CHALLENGE FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE CULTURAL LIFE OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE REMAINING YEARS OF THE CENTURY AND BEYOND.+

MR. SALES THANKED THE PUBLIC WORKS AND URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENTS FOR WHAT HE CALLED THE REALLY GREAT PREPARATORY WORK THEY ARE DOING TOGETHER+ UNDER THE COUNCIL'S SPECIAL SUB- COMMITTEE'S GUIDANCE AND LEADERSHIP, TO MAKE THIS PROJECT COME TRUE.

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