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40 EVENTS FOR TSUEN WAN ARTS FESTIVAL

A PROGRAMME OF OVER 40 EVENTS HAS BEEN DRAWN UP TSUEN WAN ARTS FESTIVAL FROM JANUARY 25 TO MARCH 2.

FOR THE 13TH

WAS

THIS WAS ANNOUNCED AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (FRIDAY) BY

WHO SAID THE FESTIVAL DISTRICT OFFICER, MR RAYMOND YOUNG, IMPORTANT ANNUAL CULTURAL EVENT WELL SUPPORTED BY THE PUBLIC.

"THE FESTIVAL'S

OBJECTIVE ENCOURAGE

IS

VARIOUS

PROMOTE TO ACTIVE PARTICIPATION BY PERFORMING ARTS AND TO ORGANISATIONS IN THE DISTRICT," MR YOUNG SAID.

HE SAID THE ORIENTAL SONG AND DANCE COMPANY PERFORM IN THE OPENING SHOW OF THE FESTIVAL.

THE

AN

FORMS OF CULTURAL

FROM CHINA WOULD

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FESTIVAL'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, CHUNG-YAN, SAID HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS YEAR'S PROGRAMME PERFORMANCES BY THE CHOR FUNG MING CANTONESE OPERA TROUPE, YOUTH ACROBATICS TROUPE AND FOSHAN TRADITIONAL ART TROUPE.

MR CHEUNG BK WOULD THE FUJIAN

MOVIE AND "OTHER EVENTS WILL INCLUDE A DRAMA BY THE HONG KONG

SONG CONCERT, MIME PERFORMANCE TV THEATRICAL SOCIETY, A HAKKA FOLK AND FILM SHOWS, MR CHEUNG SAID.

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TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD, THE FESTIVAL IS ORGANISED BY THE

THE

AND DISTRICT'S CULTURE DISTRICT OFFICE AND

RECREATION

CO-ORDINATING ASSOCIATION.

THE ESTIMATED COST OF ABOUT $2.5 MILLION WILL BE FUNDED BY DISTRICT BOARD, THE REGIONAL COUNCIL AND LOCAL SPONSORSHIP.

PROGRAMME LEAFLETS ARE NOW

THE

AVAILABLE AT THE PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRES OF THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE.

THE SHOWS ARE ADVISED TO BOOK TOWN HALL AND THE URBTIX

RESIDENTS WISHING TO ATTEND EARLY FOR THEIR TICKETS AT THE TSUEN WAN OUTLETS.

TELEPHONE RESERVATIONS CAN BE MADE ON

ON 414 0144 OR 414 9662.

734 9009 AND ENQUIRIES

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