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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1982

YUEN LONG ARTS FESTIVAL OPENS ON FRIDAY

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THE SECOND YUEN LONG ARTS FESTIVAL STARTS ON FRIDAY (FEBRUARY 12) AND WILL LAST 16 DAYS.

THE SECRETARY FOR CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, WILL OFFICIATE AT AN OPENING CONCERT BY THE HONG KONG CHINESE ORCHESTRA AT THE LUT SAU HALL.

BESIDES THIS CONCERT, THERE WILL BE A GUITAR CONCERT ON FEBRUARY 13, A HONG KONG PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA CONCERT ON FEBRUARY 19, A PERFORMANCE BY YUEN LONG CHILDREN'S CHOIR ON FEBRUARY 22 AND AN OPEN AIR CONCERT ON FEBRUARY 27 BY THE HONG KONG YOUTH MUSIC SOCIETY CHINESE ORCHESTRA.

A HIGHLIGHT OF THE 26-EVENT PROGRAMME WILL BE THREE DAYS OF CANTONESE OPERA BY THE CHOR FUNG MING TROUPE STARTING ON FEBRUARY 25.

OTHER EVENTS WILL SHOWS, A VARIETY SHOW, PERFORMANCE.

INCLUDE FOLK DANCING, DRAMA, PUPPET JAPANESE FILM APPRECIATION AND A BALLET

A CHINESE CHESS COMPETITION, A SPRING FESTIVAL SCROLL AND FLOWER EXHIBITION, A CHINESE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS EXHIBITION AND TALKS ON PHOTOGRAPHY, LITHOGRAPHY AND CHINESE PAINTING WILL ALSO BE HELD.

MOST OF THE PERFORMANCES WILL BE STAGED AT THE LUT SAU HALL, WHILE EXHIBITIONS WILL BE HELD AT YUEN LONG TOWN HALL. THE COMPETITION AND TALKS WILL TAKE PLACE AT LOCAL SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

TICKETS AT $3, $5, $10, $15 AND $20 ARE NOW ON SALE AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE LUT SAU HALL. FOR THE CANTONESE OPERA TICKETS RANGING IN PRICE FROM $15 TO $40 WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE LUT SAU HALL BOX OFFICES FROM FEBRUARY 15.

ENTRY FOR MOST EVENTS IS FREE.

THE FESTIVAL, SPONSORED BY YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARD AT A COST OF $350 000, HAS BEEN ORGANISED BY THE FESTIVAL CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE CHAIRED BY DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER, MR MA NING-HEI.

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