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FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1982

RENOWNED GROUPS FOR SHA TIN ARTS FORTNIGHT

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THE ANNUAL SHA TIN ARTS FORTNIGHT. WHICH WILL START IN DECEMBER, IS EXPECTED TO DRAW MORE THAN 30 000 PEOPLE.

THIS WAS SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SHA TIN ARTS ASSOCIATION, MR BENJAMIN NG.

THE FORTNIGHT WOULD OPEN WITH A DANCE DRAMA BY THE HONG KONG DANCE COMPANY IN THE SIR RUN RUN SHAW HALL OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY ON DECEMBER 18, MR NG SAID.

THIS IS THE SECOND SUCH PROGRAMME FOR SHA TIN, THE FIRST HAVING BEEN HELD LAST YEAR.

THE FORTNIGHT WILL INCLUDE 28 EVENTS, ABOUT HALF OF THEM TO BE STAGED AT THE SIR RUN RUN SHAW HALL, THE CARITAS SOCIAL CENTRE, AND VARIOUS COMMUNITY HALLS AND SCHOOLS IN SHA TIN.

THE REST OF THE EVENTS WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE JOCKEY CLUB PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL, OPEN SPACES IN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES, PLAYGROUNDS IN TEMPORARY HOUSING AREAS, AND OTHER OUTDOOR VENUES.

THE FORTNIGHT WILL FEATURE PERFORMANCES BY SUCH RENOWNED GROUPS AS THE HONG KONG ACADEMY BALLET COMPANY, THE HONG KONG PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, THE HONG KONG CHILDREN'S CHOIR AND THE HONG KONG REPERTORY THEATRE.

OTHER MAJOR ATTRACTIONS WILL BE CANTONESE OPERA SHOWS BY THE LAI KWAN OPERA GROUP, STARRING MISS LEE PO-YING AND MR LAW KA-YING, THE LUNG CHEUNG OPERA TROUPE AND THE SHA TIN ARTS ASSOCIATION.

MR NG SAID A TOTAL OF $750 000 WOULD BE SPENT ON THE ARTS FORTNIGHT, WITH $300 000 FROM THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD, $220 000 FROM THE CULTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, AND THE BALANCE TO BE MET BY THE MUSIC OFFICE, TICKET PROCEEDS AND PRIVATE DONATIONS.

A BONSAI SHOW AND AN EXHIBITION OF CHINESE PAINTINGS AND CALLIGRAPHY WILL ALSO BE MOUNTED IN COMMUNITY HALLS.

ADMISSIONS TO THE SHOW AND EXHIBITION AND MOST OF THE OUTDOOR EVENTS WILL BE FREE.

TICKETS AND DETAILED PROGRAMMES WILL BE AVAILABLE IN EARLY

NOVEMBER.