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SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, 1988

CHANGES IN CULTURAL SCENE REFLECT GOVT'S EFFORTS : GOVERNOR

CULTURAL THE CHANGES THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN OUR ARTISTIC AND

TO IMPROVE THE LIFE REFLECT THE GOVERNMENT'S CONTINUING COMMITMENT

THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND THE COMMUNITY'S GROWING INTEREST IN THE ARTS, GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, SAID THIS (SUNDAY) EVENING.

ARTS

IN HONG

1988 HONG KONG SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE FESTIVAL AT THE CITY HALL, SIR DAVID SAID THE CULTURAL SCENE KONG HAD CHANGED OVER THE PAST 10 OR 15 YEARS.

"IN THE EARLY 970'S THE CITY HALL WAS

THE ONLY MAJOR VENUE

FOR PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCES.

SHA TSUI IS COMPLETED IN "WHEN THE CULTURAL CENTRE AT TSIM

IN THE MID-1989, WE SHALL HAVE 21,000 THEATRE AND CONCERT HALL SEATS TERRITORY, HE SAID

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SIR DAVID SALD THAT THAT WAS PROGRESS INDEED.

HE ALSO NOTED THAT DURING THIS TIME, AUDIENCES AS WELL. NUMBER OF LOCAL PERFORMING COMPANIES AND ARTISTES HAD GROWN.

FESTIVAL,

AS THE

IN

HE SAID SINCE ITS ON THE ROLE OF THE ARTS ESTABLISHMENT 16 YEARS AGO, THE FESTIVAL, HAD PLAYED A CENTRAL ROLE STIMULATING PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE ARTS.

"EVERY YEAR THE FESTIVAL

C

HONG KONG BRINGS TO

THAT NOTED, ADDING PERFORMERS FROM OVERSEAS, ALSO BEEN AN INCREASING CONTRIBUTION FROM LOCAL TALENT YEARS.

SIR DAVID

FINE MANY THERE HAD DURING RECENT

SIR DAVID

SAID

HE

WAS

CONFIDENT

THAT,

GUIDANCE OF THE FESTIVAL COMMITTEE, THE ARTS FESTIVAL TO GO FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH.

UNDER

THE

CAPABLE

WOULD

CONTINUE

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