TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 1984
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HE SAID THESE DISTRICT ARTS ASSOCIATIONS AND THE DISTRICT BOARDS FORMED A WIDE NETWORK TO TAP A RICH RESOURCE OF TALENT IN THE DISTRICTS.
MR WIGGHAM SAID THAT APART FROM PROVIDING ENTERTAINMENT ON THE DOORSTEP AT A PRICE ALL COULD AFFORD, THE NETWORK OFFERED ARTS ACTIVITIES WHICH GAVE YOUNG PEOPLE AN INTRODUCTION TO THE ARTS AND AN OPPORTUNITY OF RECOGNISING AND NURTURING THEIR OWN
INDIVIDUAL TALENTS.
+ IN THIS RESPECT, THE DISTRICT FORMS THE BASIC LEVEL IN A PYRAMID OF OPPORTUNITY AND TRAINING FOR OUR TALENTED YOUNGSTERS, HE SAID.
+WHILE ARTISTIC ACTIVITY IS A GOOD THING IN ITSELF, EVEN AT A HUMBLE DISTRICT LEVEL, THERE IS ANOTHER IMPORTANT FACET OF OUR DISTRICT ARTS MOVEMENT, WHAT ONE MIGHT CALL THE SOCIAL SPIN-OFF, OR THE CONTRIBUTION SUCH ACTIVITIES MAKE TO THE BUILDING OF A COMMUNITY, WITH A HEALTHY LIFE STYLE, FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION, A QUALITY TO LIFE, A PRIDE IN THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS,+ HE SAID.
HIGH RAINFALL RECORDED FOR MAY
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MAY 1984 WAS THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE MONTH THIS YEAR WITH ABOVE AVERAGE RAINFALL, ACCORDING TO THE LATEST MONTHLY WEATHER REPORT RELEASED BY THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY TODAY.
THE MONTH'S RAINFALL OF 468.2 MM WAS 57 PER CENT ABOVE NORMAL WHILE THE 703 MM RECORDED FOR THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS WAS 25 PER CENT ABOVE AVERAGE.
MAY WAS ALSO CLOUDIER THAN USUAL, WITH MEAN CLOUDINESS AT 81 PER CENT.
THE MONTH BEGAN WITH PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN. BUT A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTH CHINA COAST ON MAY 4 BROUGHT WIDESPREAL THUNDERSTORMS TO HONG KONG, CAUSING MINOR FLOODING IN SOME LOW-LYIN AREAS.
THE WEATHER WAS FINE AND SUNNY FROM MAY 5 TO MAY 9, APART FROM SOME CLOUDY PERIODS ON MAY 6, WHEN A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 17.9 DEGREE CELSIUS, THE LOWEST OF THE MONTH, WAS RECORDED.
ON MAY 10, THE WEATHER BECAME CLOUDY WITH DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING.
/FINE WEANISA
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