TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1985
COUNCIL RECOMMENDS GRANTS FOR 1985
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THE COUNCIL FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS HAS RECOMMENDED THAT FIVE LOCAL PERFORMING ARTS GROUPS AND ONE LOCAL PERFORMING ARTIST BE AWARDED GRANTS UNDER THE COUNCIL'S NEW GRANT APPLICATION SCHEME.
THE COUNCIL HAS ADVISED THAT GRANTS FOR 1985 BE AWARDED TO THE CITY CONTEMPORARY DANCE COMPANY, ZUNI ICOSAHEDRON, THE HARMONIOUS DANCE TROUPE, THE SEALS PLAYERS FOUNDATION AND THE HONG KONG FESTIVAL FRINGE.
IT HAS ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT AN AWARD BE MADE TO
JOANNE LEE AS +GRANT TO AN INDIVIDUAL+.
IN ADDITION, IT HAS RECOMMENDED THAT SUPPLEMENTARY GRANTS BE AWARDED TO THE CITY CONTEMPORARY DANCE COMPANY, THE CHUNG YING THEATRE COMPANY AND THE HONG KONG PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA.
THE TOTAL AMOUNT TO BE AWARDED IS ABOUT $600 000. THE NEXT ROUND OF THE GRANT APPLICATION SCHEME, COVERING THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1986-87, WILL START IN DECEMBER 1985 WHEN GUIDES FOR APPLICANTS AND APPLICATION FORMS WILL BE AVAILABLE.
SPECIAL TREAT FOR THE ELDERLY
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MORE THAN 600 ELDERLY PEOPLE IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT WILL BE TREATED TO A FEAST AND A TWO-HOUR CANTONESE OPERA TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) EVENING.
THE PARTICIPANTS, ALL AGED OVER 70, ARE SENIOR RESIDENTS OF THE DISTRICT AND MOST OF THEM COME FROM THE SEVEN CENTRES FOR THE ELDERLY.
THE PROGRAMME, WHICH STARTS AT 5 PM, WILL FEATURE TWO PERFORMANCES BY FAMOUS CANTONESE OPERA TROUPES.
ABOUT 30 VOLUNTEER WORKERS AND STAFF FROM LOCAL ORGANISATIONS WILL BE PRESENT TO ATTEND TO THE ELDERLY.
JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE, THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE WESTERN COMMUNITY CENT AND THE SHÚN TAK FRATERNAL ASSOCIATION, THE GATHERING IS AIMED AT SHOWING RESPECT TO THE AGED AND PROMOTING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.
/OFFICIATING WESTO
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