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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1985

RESIDENTS LEARN ABOUT ART

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EASTERN DISTRICT RESIDENTS HAVE LEARNED TO APPRECIATE ARTS AND CULTURE THROUGH THE NUMEROUS PROGRAMMES AND EVENTS IN THE FIRST EASTERN DISTRICT ARTS FESTIVAL, THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR LUI HAU-TUEN SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE EIGHT-DAY FESTIVAL, MR LUI SAID THE EVENT HAD SUCCEEDED IN STIMULATING RESIDENTS'

INTEREST IN ARTS AND CULTURE AND AT THE SAME TIME CONTRIBUTED TO THE SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY BUILDING.

+1 AM HAPPY THAT SO MANY OF THE ARTISTS TAKING PART IN THE FESTIVAL ARE LOCAL RESIDENTS WHO COME FROM VARIOUS ARTISTIC FIELDS SUCH AS CHINESE OPERA, BALLET, FLORAL ARRANGEMENT AND MUSIC, MR LUI SAID.

+THE ARTS FESTIVAL COMPLEMENTS THE RECENT SPORTS FESTIVAL AND WE INTEND TO ALTERNATE THE TWO FESTIVALS FOR THE BENEFIT OF LOCAL RESIDENTS, HE ADDED.

MORE THAN 30 EVENTS WERE ORGANISED FOR THE ARTS FESTIVAL WHICH FEATURED ORCHESTRAL AND MUSIC PERFORMANCES, EXHIBITIONS ON CHINESE PAINTINGS AND PHOTOGRAPHY, CHINESE OPERA, DANCES, TALKS ON DRAMA AND FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS, AND VARIETY SHOWS.

THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD CONTRIBUTED ABOUT 90 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL COST OF $100 000 FOR THE ARTS FESTIVAL, WHICH WAS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE BOARD, THE URBAN COUNCIL, THE EASTERN DISTRICT ARTS COUNCIL, THE MUSIC OFFICE, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, AND PARTIALLY SPONSORED BY THE BRAEMAR HILL LIONS CLUB.

HIGH NOTES IN ANTI-DRUG EFFORT

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PARTICIPANTS IN THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS (ACAN) +STUDENTS AGAINST DRUGS MOVEMENT+ ENTERED THE SECOND STAGE OF THE

SINGING COMPETITION TODAY (SUNDAY).

FOLLOWING A SERIES OF COMPETITIONS IN THE FIRST STAGE OF THE MOVEMENT, 10 WINNING TEAMS FROM EACH OF THE SENIOR AND JUNIOR DIVISIONS WERE SELECTED TO TAKE PART IN TODAY'S SINGING CONTEST.

CONTESTANTS SANG POPULAR TUNES WITH LYRICS CARRYING THE

AN I-NARCOTICS MESSAGE.

THESE TEAMS WILL TAKE PART IN THE TELEMATCH GAMES AND EXHIBITION STALL DESIGN COMPETITIONS LATER.

/EACH MEMBER