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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1989

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ARTS FESTIVAL IN YUEN LONG

A WIDE VARIETY OF LOW PRICES DURING

YUEN LONG RESIDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO ENJOY LARGE-SCALE AND TOP QUALITY ARTS PERFORMANCES AT THE 10TH YUEN LONG ARTS FESTIVAL BETWEEN NOVEMBER 3 AND 12.

THE CHAIRMAN CHOW YIU-WING, SAID

SPEAKING AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY THURSDAY),

MR COMMITTEE, OF THE FESTIVAL'S CO-ORDINATING THIS YEAR'S PROGRAMME WOULD BE VERY RICH AND ENTERTAINING.

HE SAID THERE WOULD BE LARGE-SCALE PERFORMANCES

AND HIGHLY POPULAR ARTISTES.

BY TOP CLASS

TO ENJOY HIGH PRICES IN THEIR OWN

"THIS ARRANGEMENT IS TO ENABLE LOCAL RESIDENTS

LOW RELATIVELY STANDARD ARTS PERFORMANCES AT

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DISTRICT, HE ADDED.

THE

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FESTIVAL INCLUDE A DRAMA BY FAMOUS THE HIGHLIGHTS OF

OPERA BY CANTONESE

THE CHOR FUNG MING ARTISTES, TELEVISION

OPEN AIR POP CONCERT AND A CANTONESE OPERA TROUPE, AN

NOSTALGIC

CONCERT BY FAMOUS TAIWANESE PERFORMERS.

THERE ARE

ALSO

DRAMA, CHILDREN'S

CHINESE

AND

WESTERN

ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCES AND A "SOCIAL DANCE NIGHT"

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FREE OF CHARGE,

KONG HONG

ARTS

ALSO, A NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES WILL BE OFFERED

WITH THE JOINTLY ORGANISED SUCH AS AN EXHIBITION CENTRE ON CARTOONS BY CONTEMPORARY HONG KONG CARTOONISTS.

A SEMINAR ADMISSION WILL ALSO BE FREE TO OTHER EVENTS SUCH AS

AND CALLIGRAPHY, AN ON CARTOONS, AN EXHIBITION ON CHINESE PAINTINGS

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WORKS, AND A AND POST-IMPRESSIONIST EXHIBITION ON IMPRESSIONIST CHINESE ARTS CARNIVAL.

ORGANISED BY THE AND THE YUEN COUNCIL AND LOCAL

THE 10TH YUEN LONG ARTS FESTIVAL IS JOINTLY YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARD, THE DISTRICT ARTS COMMITTEE, LONG TOWN HALL WITH SPONSORSHIP FROM THE REGIONAL COMMERCIAL ORGANISATIONS.

A TOTAL OF 22 EVENTS WILL BE HELD DURING WHICH COSTS OVER $1 MILLION.

THE 10-DAY FESTIVAL

231 AT ADMISSION TICKETS WILL BE ON SALE FROM MONDAY (OCTOBER

TAI TONG ROAD THE YUEN LONG TOWN HALL AND NANYANG COMMERCIAL BANK'S BRANCH. TELEPHONE ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON 0-4764003 OR 0-4792261.

HAS THE FESTIVAL SINCE IT WAS FIRST HELD IN 1981 LARGEST ANNUAL CULTURAL EVENT IN THE DISTRICT.

BECOME THE

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