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MONDAY, JANUARY 2, 1984

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FAMOUS GROUPS FOR YUEN LONG ARTS FESTIVAL

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- TWO-WEEK ARTS FESTIVAL, FEATURING PERFORMANCES BY WELL KNOWN ORCHESTRA AND OPERA GROUPS, BALLET AND DANCE TROUPES, SINGERS AND A CHILDREN'S CHOIR, WILL BE HELD IN YUEN LONG NEXT MONTH.

SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD, THE FOURTH YUEN LONG ARTS FESTIVAL WILL ALSO HAVE FILM SHOWS, SEMINARS AND EXHIBITIONS.

THE PERFORMING GROUPS WILL INCLUDE THE HONG KONG PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, HONG KONG CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, HONG KONG ACADEMY BALLET COMPANY, SEALS THEATRE, CITY CONTEMPORARY DANCE COMPANY, CHOR FUNG MING CANTONESE OPERA TROUPE AND THE YUEN LONG CHILDREN'S CHOIR.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE ADVISED LOCAL PEOPLE TO BOOK EARLY FOR THE PERFORMANCES AND SHOWS WHICH WILL BEGIN FROM FEBRUARY 17.

+DETAILS OF THE PROGRAMMES AND POSTAL ORDER FORMS FOR TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICE. THE TOWN HALL AND THE CHARTERED BANK ON CASTLE PEAK ROAD, HE SAID.

+ THE ORDER FORMS TOGETHER WITH CHEQUES MUST BE RETURNED TO THE DISTRICT OFFICE OR THE TOWN HALL BEFORE JANUARY 20.+

COUNTER BOOKING WILL BEGIN ON JANUARY 27 AT THE LUT SAU HALL.

THE FESTIVAL IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD, THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT ARTS COMMITTEE AND THE CULTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO MEET THE DEMAND OF LOCAL PEOPLE.

+YUEN LONG IS PROUD TO HAVE ITS OWN ARTS FESTIVAL WHICH HAS BEEN HELD AS AN ANNUAL EVENT SINCE 1981, + THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

+THE FESTIVAL ALSO REPRESENTS THE CONCERTED EFFORTS OF THE DISTRICT BOARD, THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.+

THE BOARD IS CONTRIBUTING $300 000 FOR THE $550 000-FESTIVAL.

NEW MARKET FOR NORTH KWAI CHUNG

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FINISHING TOUCHES ARE BEING PUT TO A MODERN MARKET AT THE NORTHERN PART OF KWAI CHUNG WHICH WILL BE OPEN SOON.

THE FOUR-STOREY MARKET COMPLEX IS BUILT ON A SITE OF ABOUT 1 450 SQUARE METRES AT THE JUNCTION OF SHEK YAM ROAD AND TUNG CHI STREET.

IT WILL BE ONE OF THE FIRST MULTI-PURPOSE MARKET BUILDINGS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WHICH HOUSES A MARKET FACILITY, PUBLIC LIBRARY AND A REST GARDEN TO BE COMPLETED THIS YEAR, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID.

/THE MARKET