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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7. 1989

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NEW ERA FOR HK'S RECREATION, CULTURE AND BROADCASTING

1990'S

WILL ENTER

CHALLENGING

ERA FOR

ENTERTAINMENT, THE AUGUSTINE CHUI, SAID TODAY

A HONG KONG IN THE

AND BROADCASTING CULTURE, RECREATION AND SPORT, SECRETARY FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE, MR

THURSDAY).

CULTURE, KUK DIRECTORS' NEW RECREATION

SPEAKING ON "THE WAY AHEAD IN HONG KONG'S RECREATION.

AT AND

THE PO LEUNG BROADCASTING

ENTERTAINMENT" LUNCHEON MEETING, MR CHUI EXPLAINED THE POLICY OF THE AND CULTURE BRANCH HE HEADS.

QUALITY OF LIFE FOR "THE TASK AHEAD IS TO ENSURE

OPPORTUNITIES LOCAL CITIZENS MATCHES UP TO ECONOMIC PROGRESS AND THAT

THE OF

ARTS ARE AS GOOD FOR

THE DEVELOPMENT AND LEISURE OPPORTUNITIES IN OTHER AREAS.

THE THAT

AS

"A SIGN OF THE SERIOUSNESS WITH WHICH THIS TASK IS BEING IS THE FORMATION OF THE NEW RECREATION AND CULTURE BRANCH,"

TAKEN

HE SAID.

MR CHUI STRESSED THAT THE NEW BRANCH SHOULD

CO-ORDINATION. IMPROVED SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS THROUGH

BE ABLE TO MAKE RESPONSIVENESS

AND CO-OPERATION.

"POLICY

WILL OBJECTIVES

BE SET

AND THE

UTILISATION

OF

RESOURCES PLANNED TO ACHIEVE THE MAXIMUM BENEFIT FOR THE COMMUNITY.

AMONG THE DIFFERENT "THE AIM IS

CO-ORDINATION TO IMPROVE

THE RESPECTIVE ORGANISATIONS, BOTH GOVERNMENT AND NON-GOVERNMENT, IN

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AREAS.

TO

THROUGH

HE EMPHASISED THAT THE BRANCH'S METHOD OF OPERATION WAS NOT

PROGRESS AND COMMAND

COERCE BUT

TO MAKE та STRIVE CO-OPERATION AND BY SEEKING CONSENSUS.

ARTS. TURNING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF CULTURE AND THE PERFORMING

HONG KONG MR CHUI SAID THE COMPLETION OF MAJOR PERFORMANCE VENUES IN

CITIES IN THE WORLD IN HAD PLACED THE TERRITORY AMONG THE LEADING TERMS OF CULTURAL FACILITIES.

"OUR MAIN

GOAL

NOW

IS

ΤΟ

IMPROVE THE

STANDARD

OF

LOCAL

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE FOR THESE NEW VENUES.

"THIS

IN TURN

REQUIRES

THE TRAINING ARTISTS, THE STRENGTHENING OF ARTS ADMINISTRATION OF INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL EXCHANGE."

OF

YOUNG AND THE

PERFORMING PROMOTION

WAS THE OF

MR CHUI POINTED OUT THAT ANOTHER EXCITING DEVELOPMENT EVOLUTION OF A NEW "HONG KONG STYLE" OF ARTS, BLENDING THE ESSENCE CHINESE AND WESTERN, AS WELL AS TRADITIONAL AND MODERN STYLES.

"WE MUST GROOM YOUNG TALENTS AND RESPECT NEW TRENDS AND MODES OF EXPRESSION,

HE SAID.

AND ENCOURAGE THESE

/MR CHUI ĐỊ