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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1981

HK DANCERS TO PERFORM IN LONDON

HONG KONG'S CULTURAL IMAGE WILL BE GIVEN ANOTHER BOOST WHEN YOUNG MEMBERS OF THE JING YING MUSIC AND DANCE TEAM VISIT LONDON TO GIVE PERFORMANCES AT THE BARBICAN CENTRE AS PART OF THE +HONG KONG GALA EVENING+ ON OCTOBER 5 AND 6.

THE CENTRE IS BRITAIN'S NEWEST CULTURAL COMPLEX WHICH WILL BE THE PERMANENT HOME OF THE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND THE ROYAL SHAKESPEARE THEATRE. THE JING YING TEAM OF SIX DANCERS AND EIGHT MUSICIANS SELECTED FROM THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DIVISION'S MUSIC OFFICE AND RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE, WILL PERFORM BEFORE 3 000 GUESTS INCLUDING HRH PRINCESS ALEXANDRA.

INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAMME WILL BE CHINESE TRADITIONAL DANCE PERFORMANCES, AND ENSEMBLE AND SOLO MUSICAL PIECES IN CHINESE MODE.

TO PREPARE FOR THE PRESENTATION, THE YOUNG HONG KONG ARTISTS HAVE BEEN PRACTISING UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE TEAM'S DANCE PRODUCER, MRS YIM NG KA-MAN AND MUSIC DIRECTOR, MR TONG LEUNG-TAK.

THE GROUP LED BY STAFF OF THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE WILL DEPART FOR THE UK THIS (WEDNESDAY) EVENING AND WILL RETURN ON OCTOBER 10 (SATURDAY) MORNING.

TEACHERS' CREATIVE WORK GOING ON SHOW ****

ART WORK OF SOME 100 SECONDARY SCHOOL ART TEACHERS WILL BE DISPLAYED AT THE HONG KONG ARTS CENTRE STARTING NEXT WEEK.

THE EXHIBITION IS ORGANISED BY THE ART SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S ADVISORY INSPECTORATE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE HONG KONG ARTS CENTRE IN ORDER TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR TEACHERS TO SHOW THEIR ART TO THE PUBLIC.

WORKS ON DISPLAY WILL INCLUDE CHINESE AND WESTERN PAINTINGS PRINTS, SCULPTURE, POTTERY, CALLIGRAPHY, SEAL-CARVING, PHOTOGRAPHY AND GRAPHIC DESIGN.

THE EXHIBITION WILL BE HELD FROM OCTOBER 9 TO 18 AT THE PAO SUI LOONG GALLERIES OF THE HONG KONG ARTS CENTRE FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM DAILY.

HEADS OF SCHOOLS, TEACHERS, STUDENTS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO VISIT THE EXHIBITION.