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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1981

SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD SPENDS $75 000 ON ARTS FORTNIGHT

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SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD IS TO SPEND $75 000 ON AN ARTS FORTNIGHT TO BE HELD IN THE MIDDLE OF DECEMBER.

THE ALLOCATION WAS APPROVED AT A BOARD MEETING YESTERDAY (WEDNESDAY) WHEN A PROGRAMME FOR THE FORTNIGHT WAS DISCUSSED.

IT WAS AGREED THAT AN EXHIBITION OF SHA TIN HISTORY, CONCERTS, CANTONESE OPERAS, PUPPET AND ACROBATIC SHOWS AND DANCE AND DRAMA PERFORMANCES WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAMME.

THE EVENT IS BEING ORGANISED BY SHA TIN ARTS ASSOCIATION, THE CULTURAL AFFAIRS SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE DISTRICT BOARD, THE CULTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE MUSIC OFFICE.

ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE IS $300 000. APART FROM THE DISTRICT BOARD ALLOCATION, THE BALANCE WILL BE MET BY TICKET SALES AND PRIVATE DONATIONS,

MORE THAN 25 000 PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND THE ACTIVITIES WHICH WILL BE HELD IN SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY HALLS, PUBLIC PLAYGROUNDS AND OPEN SPACES.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DISTRICT BOARD SAID IT WAS HOPED THAT THE FORTNIGHT WOULD BE THE FORERUNNER TO A LARGE SCALE ARTS FESTIVAL NEXT YEAR.

HE SAID IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO HOLD A LARGE NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES FOR THE 240 000 PEOPLE WHO WILL BE LIVING IN THE NEW TOWN BY 1984 WHEN A CULTURAL COMPLEX AND LIBRARY IN THE CENTRAL AREA ARE COMPLETED.

THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE A MULTI-PURPOSE AUDITORIUM WITH 1 400 SEATS, AN EXHIBITION AREA, LECTURE ROOMS, A LIBRARY WITH A FLOOR AREA OF 3 300 SQUARE METRES AND A RESTAURANT.

CONSTRUCTION WORK ON THE $160 MILLION PROJECT WILL BEGIN SOON.

SHA TIN SLIP ROAD TO CLOSE FOR WEEK

THE WESTBOUND SLIP ROAD OFF SHA TIN RURAL COMMITTEE ROAD, NEAR LEK YUEN ESTATE, WILL BE TEMPORARILY CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FROM SATURDAY (OCTOBER 3) TO OCTOBER 10 TO FACILITATE BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION WORK FOR THE SHA TIN STATION OF THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

DURING THE CLOSURE PERIOD, WESTBOUND KMB ROUTES NO. 70, 70A, 70M, 71, 72, 72A, 86, 87, 88, 88A, 883, 89 AND CROSS-HARBOUR TUNNEL BUS NO. 170 WILL BE DIVERTED VIA YUEN WO ROAD AND ROAD P6 TO REJOIN TAI PO ROAD.

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