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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1989

EASTERN DISTRICT ARTS FESTIVAL TO BEGIN ON SUNDAY

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ON SUNDAY

AN ARTS CARNIVAL WILL BE HELD IN VICTORIA PARK (NOVEMBER 19) TO MARK THE START OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT ARTS FESTIVAL.

THE TWO-WEEK FESTIVAL WILL PRESENT A VARIETY OF EVENTS, BOTH CHINESE AND WESTERN, FOR RESIDENTS.

CULTURAL

AND A

EASTERN CONCERT BY

THEY INCLUDE A FILM SHOW, A CONCERT BY THE 70-STRONG DISTRICT CHILDREN'S CHOIR, A CANTONESE OPERA SHOW THE LIM KEH HAN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA.

AND CHINESE

ON DISPLAY AT THE ARTS CARNIVAL WILL BE MURAL PAINTINGS CALLIGRAPHY WORKS, AND DEMONSTRATIONS OF TRADITIONAL HANDICRAFT AND FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE GIVEN.

THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE CARNIVAL WILL BE A VARIETY SHOW A CHINESE ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE. DANCING AND FOLK SONGS AS PERFORMANCES BY POP SINGERS JOHNNY YIP AND AU STU-LUN.

FEATURING

WELL AS

DEPUTY

OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE THE REGIONAL SECRETARY (HONG KONG AND KOWLOON), MR FUNG KWOK-KEUNG, EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR GARY YEUNG, AND DISTRICT BOARD MR SHUM CHOI-SANG.

CHAIRMAN,

EASTERN

ARTS

THE ARTS FESTIVAL IS BEING JOINTLY PRESENTED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE, THE URBAN COUNCIL AND THE EASTERN DISTRICT COUNCIL, WITH SPONSORSHIP FROM THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD.

FREE ADMISSION TICKETS FOR THE VARIOUS EVENTS CAN BE FROM THE EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICE AND ITS THREE SUB-OFFICES.

OBTAINED

NOTE TO EDITORS:

(NOVEMBER 19)

OPENING

BEGIN

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER THE CEREMONY OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT ARTS FESTIVAL ON SUNDAY AT VICTORIA PARK FOOTBALL PITCHES NO. 4 TO AT 2.30 PM.

6. IT WILL

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₤16