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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1979

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TSUEN WAN ARTS FESTIVAL

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THE SECOND TSUEN WAN ARTS FESTIVAL WILL BE HELD DURING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR TO COINCIDE WITH THE OPENING OF THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL WHERE MOST OF THE PROGRAMMES WILL TAKE PLACE.

THE FESTIVAL WILL BE HELD BETWEEN FEBRUARY 23 AND MARCH 16. IT IS JOINTLY PRESENTED BY THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD, THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL, THE TSUEN WAN CULTURE AND RECREATION CO-ORDINATING ASSOCIATION AND THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE.

MR. J. W. HAYES, PRESIDENT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE SECOND TSUEN WAN ARTS FESTIVAL, ANNOUNCED DETAILS OF THE FESTIVAL AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (TUESDAY).

BOTH LOCAL AND FOREIGN GROUPS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE FESTIVAL.

THIS YEAR'S PROGRAMME HAS BEEN EXPANDED FROM LAST YEAR'S 36 EVENTS TO A TOTAL OF 45 INCLUDING OUTDOOR PERFORMANCES.

THIS HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BY EXTENDING THE DURATION OF THE FESTIVAL FROM 16 TO 23 DAYS AND BY USING THE NEW TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL AS WELL AS OUTDOOR VENUES.

THE TOTAL ATTENDANCE AT LAST YEAR'S FESTIVAL WAS NEARLY 37 000.

THIS YEAR OUTDOOR VENUES WILL INCLUDE PLAYGROUNDS AT KWAI CHUNG ESTATE, KWAI SHING ESTATE, LAI YIU ESTATE, KWAI FONG ESTATE, SHEK LEI ESTÁTE, LEI MUK SHUE EŠTATE, SHA TSUI ROAD AND TSING YI ISLAND.

THE WIDE EXTENTION OF OUTDOOR VENUES WILL GUARANTEE MORE FREE ENTERTAINMENT AND ATTRACT GREATER ATTENDANCE.

PROGRAMMES OF THE FESTIVAL INCLUDE AN OPENING CONCERT OF CHINESE ART SONGS, THE NEW ZEALAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, THE KEFKA MIME TROUPE OF WEST GERMANY, THE LIM KEK HAN CONCERT ORCHESTRA AND A SERIES OF SIX DIFFERENT CANTONESE OPERA PRODUCTIONS STARRING LI PO YING AND LAW KAR YING.

OTHER ATTRACTIONS INCLUDE THE HONG KONG CHILDREN'S CHOIR, A CANTONESE DRAMA, FOLK DANCES OF VARIOUS NATIONS AND A DANCE DRAMA CALLED ALADY GENERAL LIANG HONG JU.

LECTURES ON ORIENTAL FOLK DANCES, CHINESE PAINTING AND CALLIGRAPHY, TECHNIQUES AND APPRECIATION OF PHOTOGRAPHY, CHINESE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, LATE CHING IMPERIAL CERAMICS, ORCHESTRAL MUSIC APPRECIATION, CANTONESE OPERA APPRECIATION, FLOWER ARRANGEMENT TECHNIQUES AND ORIENTAL FOLK DANCES WILL ALSO BE PRESENTED.

THERE WILL BE FOUR EXHIBITIONS CONSISTING OF AN ANCIENT CHINESE COINS EXHIBITION, A FLOWER SHOW, A GUANGXU IMPERIAL PORCELAIN EXHIBITION AND A BOOK EXHIBITION ON FINE ARTS.

THE HIGHEST TICKET PRICE IS $30. STUDENT TICKETS AT $3 ARE AVAILABLE FOR MOST PERFORMANCES.

/POSTAL BOOKINGS