SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1988
WONG. TAI SIN DISTRICT ARTS FESTIVAL OPENS
THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT ARTS FESTIVAL '88 IS A BLEND OF CULTURE, ARTS AND CIVIC EDUCATION, THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR DAVID LAN, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE FESTIVAL AT MORSE PARK, MR LAN PRAISED THE FESTIVAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE FOR FOSTERING A SENSE OF BELONGING AND COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION THROUGH THE STAGING OF THE TWO-WEEK EVENT.
"THE COMMITTEE ALSO DESERVES CREDIT FOR HAVING SKILFULLY COMBINED THE PROMOTION OF CULTURE AND ARTS WITH THAT OF CIVIC EDUCATION THROUGH STAGING THE FESTIVAL, WRICH HAS BECOME A MAJOR ANNUAL EVENT IN THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT, HE NOTED.
MR LAN SAID THE FESTIVAL WOULD FEATURE A GREAT VARIETY OF EVENTS, EMBODYING THE ESSENCE OF BOTH WESTERN AND EASTERN ARTS, AND GIVING ARTISTS IN WONG TAI SIN WITH A VALUABLE OPPORTUNITY TO BROADEN THEIR HORIZON.
"THE FESTIVAL WILL BE A BOOST TO THE DISTRICT'S ARTISTIC ATMOSPHERE, AND WILL STIMULATE THE DEVELOPMENTS OF CUTLURE AND ARTS IN THE DISTRICT, AND BRING MERRIMENT TO LOCAL RESIDENTS," HE ADDED.
THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE FESTIVAL WAS FOLLOWED BY A VARIETY SHOW FEATURING BAND PERFORMANCES, LION DANCE CHINESE FOLK DANCE, CHINESE MARTIAL ART DEMONSTRATION, GYMNASTIC DISPLAY AND CHOIR SINGING.
THE FESTIVAL
WHICH FEATURES 23 CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL EVENTS, IS SCHEDULED TO CONCLUDE WITH A CONCERT ON CHINESE MUSIC ON NOVEMBER 26.
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THE FESTIVAL IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE WONG TAI SIN ARTS COUNCIL AND THE URBAN COUNCIL WITH SPONSORSHIP BY SIN DISTRICT BOARD AND SIK SIK YUEN.
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