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MONDAY, MARCH 27, 1989

HK 1989 ON SALE

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THE GOVERNMENT'S ANNUAL REPORT, HONG KONG 1989, GOES ON SALE FROM TOMORROW (TUESDAY).

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ANNUAL BESTSELLER, THE OFFICIAL YEARBOOK IS POPULAR AMONG STUDENTS, SCHOLARS AND PEOPLE IN BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL CIRCLES AS THE MOST AUTHORITATIVE WORK OF REFERENCE ON HONG KONG.

BUT IT ALSO COMMANDS A CONSIDERABLE FOLLOWING AMONG THE GENERAL PUBLIC AS AN EXCELLENT PICTORIAL SOUVENIR.

PUBLISHED IN CHINESE AND ENGLISH EDITIONS AT $42 A COPY. THE LATEST REPORT, WITH ITS 408 PAGES OF INFORMATION, STATISTICS, AND COLOURFUL ILLUSTRATIONS OF HONG KONG LIFE, INTRODUCES A BONUS THIS YEAR IN THE FORM OF A CALENDAR OF THE MAJOR EVENTS OF 1988.

AND THE REVIEW CHAPTER, WRITTEN BY JOURNALIST/AUTHOR ROBIN HUTCHEON, DEALS WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ARTS AND THE MEDIA, TAKING THE READER ON A BRIEF HISTORICAL TRIP THROUGH THE EVOLUTION OF HONG KONG CULTURE IN THE POST-WAR YEARS.

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IN HIS 17-PAGE ARTICLE, MR HUTCHEON NOTES THAT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ARTS RESULTED FROM STRONG GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR THE BUILDING AND FUNDING OF THE MANY VENUES, ACADEMIES AND EVENTS NOW AVAILABLE THE INTERESTED PUBLIC, AND FROM EQUALLY ENTHUSIASTIC PUBLIC RESPONSE.

THE ARTICLE IS SUPPORTED BY A COLOURFUL, EASY-TO-READ END-PAPER

MAP.

THE MAP INCLUDES LOCATIONS OF MAJOR PERFORMING ARTS VENUES, STATISTICS ON ATTENDANCE, FUNDING, GROWTH OF VIEWERS AND LISTENERS BROADCASTING, AND NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINE READERSHIP.

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HONG KONG 1989, WHICH ALSO CONTAINS AN EXTENSIVE SET OF STATISTICAL APPENDICES, IS ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GPO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, AT DISTRICT OFFICES AND LEADING BOOKSTORES.

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