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FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1986

WAN CHAI DISTRICT OFFICER, MR ROGER GARCIA, ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MISS DONNA WONG, DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MRS PEGGY LAM, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PROJECT'S WORKING GROUP, MR TERENCE TENG, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE VARIETY SHOW WITH THE DISABLED TO BE HELD AT 2 PM IN THE MORRISON HILL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, 6 01 KWAN ROAD, WAN CHAI, ON SUNDAY,

YOUTH ORCHESTRA TO PLAY AT ARTS FAIR

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THE 60-MEMBER ISLAND YOUTH CHINESE ORCHESTRA OF THE MUSIC OFFICE WILL PERFORM AT AN ARTS FAIR TO BE HELD AT THE NEW TOWN PLAZA IN SHA TIN ON SUNDAY (APRIL 20).

BEGINNING AT 10.30 AM, THE ORCHESTRA WILL PLAY SEVERAL PIECES OF CHINESE MUSIC, INCLUDING +HORSE RIDING IN SPRING+, +VIGOROUS DANCE OF THE GOLDEN SNAKE+ AND +SMALL PINE TREE+,

THE HONG KONG CHILDREN'S CHOIR, THE HONG KONG PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE AND STUDENTS FROM THE HONG KONG ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS WILL ALSO GIVE PERFORMANCES,

THE ARTS FAIR, PART OF THE FESTIVAL OF ARTS WITH THE DISABLED, COMBINES PERFORMANCES WITH EXHIBITIONS AND DEMONSTRATIONS. ON DISPLAY WILL BE MORE THAN 650 EXHIBITS, IN DIFFERENT ART FORMS, ALL CONTRIBUTED BY REHABILITATION ORGANISATIONS.

THE FESTIVAL, WHICH HAS LADY YOUDE AS ITS PATRON, IS ADMINISTERED BY THE HONG KONG ARTS CENTRE AND ORGANISED BY A COMMITTEE COMPRISING REPRESENTATIVES FROM A NUMBER OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND REHABILITATION ORGANISATIONS.

ITS MAIN AIMS ARE TO ENCOURAGE THE DISABLED TO TAKE PART IN MUSIC ACTIVITIES AND TO STIMULATE THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE THOSE WHO HAVE A DISABILITY.

THE FESTIVAL,