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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1984

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EASTERN ARTS COUNCIL LOOKS FOR MEMBERS

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PEOPLE LIVING IN EASTERN DISTRICT WHO WANT TO GET INVOLVED IN HELPING TO IMPROVE THE DEVELOPMENT OF ARTS AND CULTURE HAVE BEEN URGED TO BECOME MEMBERS OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT ARTS COUNCIL.

THE COUNCIL, FORMED LAST MONTH WITH THE HELP OF THE DISTRICT -OFFICE, IS LOOKING FOR MEMBERS TO HELP PROMOTE CULTURAL ACTIVITIES

IN THE DISTRICT.

+STUDENTS, RESIDENTS, MEMBERS OF CULTURAL OR LOCAL ORGANISATIONS, AND ANYONE WORKING IN THE DISTRICT ARE WELCOME TO JOIN THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COUNCIL, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DISTRICT OFFICE SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

+THE AIM OF THE COUNCIL IS TO RAISE THE STANDARD OF ARTS AND CULTURE IN THE DISTRICT AND TO STRENGTHEN TIES BETWEEN LOCAL ARTS AND CULTURE ORGANISATIONS AND THE GOVERNMENT, HE SAID.

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THERE IS NO LIMITATION ON THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS, AND MEMBERSHIP IS OPENED TO GROUPS OR INDIVIDUALS. CATEGORIES OF MEMBERSHIP: LIFE GROUP MEMBER, LIFE ORDINARY MEMBER, GROUP MEMBER, ORDINARY MEMBER AND STUDENT MEMBER.

APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE AT 884-886 KING'S ROAD; THE CAUSEWAY BAY SUB-OFFICE AT 9-11 WING HING STREET: THE SHAU KEI WAN SUB-OFFICE AT 243 SHAU KEI WAN ROAL AND THE CHAI WAN SUB-OFFICE AT BLOCK 2, HING WAH ESTATE.

THE FIRST GENERAL MEETING OF THE ARTS COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON OCTOBER 26 AT 5.30 PM IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE ON THE FIRST FLOOR, 884-886 KING'S ROAD, AND ALL MEMBER. WILL BE INVITED TO ATTEND.

FURTHER DETAILS ABOUT THE ARTS COUNCIL AND THE FORTHCOMING GENERAL MEETING CAN BE OBTAINED FROM MISS YVONNE YIP AT 5-57324.

LAW COURTS BEING BUILT FOR SHA TIN

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A $35.6 MILLION CONTRACT HAS BEEN AWARDED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SHA TIN LAW COURTS.

THE EIGHT-STOREY BUILDING WILL OCCUPY A 3 510-SQUARE-METRE SITE AT PAK HOK TING STREET NEAR CENTRAL PARK AND THE CULTURAL COMPLEX, BOTH CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

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