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FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1990

VARIED PROGRAMME FOR TSUEN WAN ARTS FESTIVAL

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A VARIED PROGRAMME OF OVER 40 EVENTS HAS BEEN DRAWN UP FOR 12TH TSUEN WAN ARTS FESTIVAL FROM JANAURY 19 TO MARCH 2.

THE

BY

THIS WAS ANNOUNCED AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (FRIDAY) DISTRICT OFFICER, MR WILLIAM SHIU, WHO DESCRIBED THE FESTIVAL AS AN IMPORTANT ANNUAL CULTURAL EVENT WELL SUPPORTED BY THE PUBLIC.

"IN THIS 12TH YEAR, WE WILL AGAIN ADHERE OBJECTIVE OF PROMOTING THE VARIOUS FORMS OF PRESENTING RENOWNED ARTISTS, AS WELL AS PARTICIPATION BY CULTURAL ORGANISATIONS IN THE

SAID.

HE SAID THE

TO THE FESTIVAL'S PERFORMING ARTS BY ENCOURAGING ACTIVE DISTRICT, MR SHIU

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GRAND OPENING NEXT FRIDAY (JANUARY 19) WOULD FEATURE PERFORMANCES BY TROUPES FROM CHINA AND JAPAN AS WELL AS BY THE DISTRICT'S CHILDREN'S CHOIR.

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, MR CHEUNG CHUNG-YAN, SAID HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS YEAR'S PROGRAMME WOULD BE CANTONESE OPERA BY THE CHOR FUNG MING OPERA TROUPE AND PERFORMANCES BY THE XIAO BAI HUA SHAOXING OPERA TROUPE AND THE JIANGSU WUXI MUSIC AND ART TROUPE.

"OTHER EVENTS INCLUDE AN ORCHESTRAL CONCERT BY HONG KONG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, DRAMA BY HIGH NOON PRODUCTION AND ZUNI ICOSAHEDRON, MIME PERFORMANCE, NAM YIN (SOUTHERN MELODIES) CONCERT, JAZZ MUSIC AND POP-FOLK CONCERTS," MR CHEUNG SAID.

THE FESTIVAL HAS BEEN ORGANISED BY BOARD, DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE DISTRICT'S CO-ORDINATING ASSOCIATION.

THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT CULTURE AND RECREATION

THE ESTIMATED COST OF $2 MILLION WILL BE FUNDED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD, THE REGIONAL COUNCIL AND LOCAL SPONSORSHIP.

PROGRAMME LEAFLETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT THE PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRES OF THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE.

PEOPLE WISHING TO ATTEND THE SHOWS ARE ADVISED ΤΟ BOOK THEIR TICKETS AT THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL AND THE URBTIX OUTLETS NOW.

TELEPHONE RESERVATIONS CAN BE MADE ON 7349009,

AND ENQUIRIES

ON 4140144 OR 4149662.

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