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MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 1989

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CHAIRING THE PRESS CONFERENCE WILL BE THE FTU'S

CHAIRMAN, MR CHENG YIU-TONG, AND VICE-CHAIRMAN, MISS LAM SHUK-YEE; A SENIOR LECTURER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE, DR TAN TAH-CHEW; AND THE CHIEF FACTORY INSPECTOR OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, MR YIP YUK-LUN.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE PRESS CONFERENCE TO BE HELD AT THE HONG KONG FEDERATION OF TRADE UNIONS, 50 MA TAU CHUNG ROAD, SIXTH FLOOR, KOWLOON, STARTING AT 3 PM TOMORROW (TUESDAY).

INCREASING ARTISTIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS: LADY WILSON

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SCULPTURE AND OTHER FORMS OF ART ARE CONSTANTLY DEVELOPING IN HONG KONG, LADY WILSON SAID THIS (MONDAY) EVENING.

OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING OF THE EXHIBITION "ELISABETH FRINK SCULPTURE AND DRAWINGS" AT EXCHANGE SQUARE, LADY WILSON SAID: "MANY SCHOOLS THAT 1 HAVE SEEN RECENTLY EITHER HAVE, OR PLAN TO HAVE, MORE FACILITIES FOR ART.

"THESE PROVIDE INCREASING OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEACHERS TELL ME THAT THEY ARE OFTEN SURPRISED BY HOW DEVELOP IN OTHER WAYS, WHEN THEY ARE ALLOWED то EXPERIMENT WITH ART.

STUDENTS, AND MANY STUDENTS EXPLORE AND

AREA WITHIN

"THERE IS STILL SCOPE FOR MUCH TO BE DONE IN THIS SCHOOLS, BUT IT IS ENCOURAGING TO NOTE HOW FAST THINGS ARE NOW DEVELOPING.

LADY WILSON NOTED THAT THE URBAN COUNCIL HAD PLAYED ITS PART IN BRINGING SCULPTURE TO MORE PEOPLE, AND WAS NOW PLANNING TO PROVIDE STUDIO FACILITIES FOR SCULPTURE IN THE NEW PARK AT VICTORIA BARRACKS.

"THE NEWLY DEVELOPED KOWLOON PARK WILL NOW ALSO INCLUDE SCULPTURE FOR PEOPLE TO ENJOY," LADY WILSON SAID.

"HONG KONG LAND, TOO, ARE MAKING A REMARKABLE CONTRIBUTION FOR PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER HONG KONG TO BE ABLE TO SEE FINE WORKS OF ART DISPLAYED IN AND AROUND THEIR BUILDINGS.

IN CONGRATULATING DAME ELISABETH ON THIS EXHIBITION OF HER WORK, AND HONG KONG LAND FOR ORGANISING IT, LADY WILSON SAID: IT IS INDEED A LOVELY CONTRIBUTION TO OUR ANNUAL ARTS FESTIVAL,

HAS JUST BEGUN."

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