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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1989
ABOUT 230 DELEGATES
REPRESENTING 80 ORGANISATIONS FROM 30 COUNTRIES ARE ATTENDING THE CONFERENCE.
THE THEME OF THE SIX-DAY CONFERENCE WHICH BEGAN VESTERDAY IS PLANNING STRATEGIES TO COMBAT AND PREVENT CORRUPTION IN THE 1990'S.
IT IS BEING HOSTED BY THE AUSTRALIAN DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND ATTORNEY GENERAL. MR LIONEL BOWEN.
FESTIVAL TO PROMOTE ARTS IN KWAI TSING
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RESIDENTS OF KWAI TSING DISTRICT ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE VARIOUS EVENTS IN THE THIRD KWAI TSING ARTS FESTIVAL WHICH WILL BE HELD FROM DECEMBER 17 TO JANUARY 4.
THE CHAIRMAN OF
THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR LEUNG KWONG-CHEONG, SAID AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (MONDAY) AROUND 30,000 PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND THE 32 EVENTS IN THE FESTIVAL PROGRAMME.
THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE FESTIVAL WILL BE HELD AT THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL ON DECEMBER 17.
THE FIRST PROGRAMME WILL BE THE SCREENING OF A LOCALLY PRODUCED FILM DEPICTING THE LIVES AND ASPIRATIONS OF SIX YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN LARGE CITIES IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION.
OTHER EVENTS INCLUDE CHINESE OPERA, FOLK DANCE. MODERN DANCE. DRAMA, CHINESE ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCES, PUPPET AND MAGIC SHOWS, AND FILM SHOWS.
COPIES OF THE FESTIVAL PROGRAMME. LEAFLETS AND FREE ADMISSION TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT THE KWAI TSING DISTRICT OFFICE AND SUB-OFFICES.
THE FESTIVAL HAS BEEN JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE KWAI TSING DISTRICT BOARD, KWAI TSING DISTRICT ARTS AND CULTURE CO-ORDINATING ASSOCIATION, KWAJ TSING DISTRICT OFFICE, THE REGIONAL COUNCIL, AND LOCAL ARTS AND CULTURE GROUPS. THE BUDGET IS ABOUT $500,000.
WATER STORAGE FIGURE
STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 61.5 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 360.636 MILLION CUBIC METRES.
THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 244.963 CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 41.8 PER CENT OF CAPACITY
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