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JEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1981

SHA TIN ARTS FESTIVAL TO OPEN ON SUNDAY

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SHA TIN'S FIRST ARTS FESTIVAL WILL LAST FOR 22 DAYS AND INCLUDE 40 ITEMS.

IT OPENS ON SUNDAY (DECEMBER 13) WITH A CONCERT BY THE HONG KONG CHINESE ORCHESTRA AT THE SIR RUN RUN SHAW HALL OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY.

THE VICE-CHANCELLOR OF THE UNIVERSITY, DR MA LIN, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING.

BESIDES THE OPENING CONCERT, THERE WILL BE TWO CONCERTS OF CLASSICAL CHINESE MUSIC ON DECEMBER 16 AND 20 BY WELL-KNOWN PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS AND BY STAFF OF THE UNIVERSITY MUSIC SCHOOL.

A CHRISTMAS CONCERT BY THE HONG KONG PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA AND ANOTHER CONCERT BY THE PAN ASJA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA WILL TAKE PLACE ON DECEMBER 22 AND 27.

A HIGHLIGHT OF THE PROGRAMME WILL BE A WEEK OF CANTONESE OPERA FROM DECEMBER 21 TO DECEMBER 27 BY THE CHOR FUNG MING OPERA TROUPE AT TAI WAL.

OTHER EVENTS WILL INCLUDE PERFORMANCES BY THE INTERNATIO L STRING QUARTET, THE MUK LAN DANCE TROUPE, THE HONG KONG REPERTORY THEATRE AND THE LUNG CHEUNG OPERA TROUPE FROM RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG.

SHA TIN CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRE DRAMA GROUP, SHA TIN ARTS ASSOCIATION CANTONESE OPERA TRAINING CLASS AND DISTRICT DANCE TROUPES WILL ALSO TAKE PART IN THE PROGRAMME.

A MAJOR ATTRACTION WILL BE AN EXHIBITION OF SHA TIN'S HISTORY, IN WHICH A COMPLETE COLLECTION OF LOCAL VILLAGE FURNITURE AND TOOLS, PHOTOGRAPHS AND OTHER EXHIBITS WILL BE SHOWN IN AND AROUND A LIFE-SIZE REPRODUCTION OF A TYPICAL SHA TIN VILLAGE HOUSE. THIS WILL BE HELD AT TAI WAI PUBLIC SCHOOL FROM DECEMBER 16 TO 21.

THE FESTIVAL CLOSES ON JANUARY 3 WITH A PERFORMANCE BY THE MUK LAN DANCE TROUPE.

AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (WEDNESDAY), THE SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICER, DR PATRICK HASE, OUTLINED THE PROGRAMME FOR THE FESTIVAL, WHICH IS BEING ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD, SHA TIN ARTS ASSOCIATION, THE CULTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE MUSIC OFFICE.

TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE, THE RUN RUN SHAW HALL, SHA TIN CARITAS SOCIAL CENTRE, TAI WAI VILLAGE OFFICE AND WO CHE, SHA KOK AND SUI WO ESTATES' COMMERCIAL COMPLEXES. ENTRY FOR MOST OF THE ITEMS IS FREE.

/THE BUDGET