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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1992

FESTIVAL HK 92 LAUNCHED IN CANADA

92"

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AT A PRESS CONFERENCE HELD TODAY (TUESDAY) IN TORONTO, THE SECRETARY FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE, MR JAMES 80, OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED "FESTIVAL HONG KONG

THE ONE OF

MOST EXCITING

TO DYNAMIC MULTI-FACETED CULTURAL AND TRADE FESTIVALS CANADA.

AND

BE STAGED IN

LOCAL ACCOMPANIED BY THE

COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN FROM THE FIVE TO BE TARGET CITIES, MR SO SAID THE MONTH-LONG EXTRAVAGANZA PROMISED A SPECTACULAR EVENT FOR CANADIANS AS THEY WOULD

THE

KONG THROUGH CULTURE AND BEAUTY OF HONG EVENTS.

A

EXPERIENCE

OF VARIETY

WORLD-CLASS

SPONSORED AS A FOLLOW-UP TO THE CANADIAN

FESTIVAL CANADA 91 92 IS THE WHICH WAS HELD IN HONG KONG LAST YEAR, FESTIVAL HONG KONG RECIPROCAL EVENT TO CANADA'S FESTIVAL. BOTH FESTIVALS WERE DEVELOPED TO REINFORCE THE GROWING PARTNERSHIP AND PROMOTE FRIENDSHIP THE TWO REGIONS.

BETWEEN

THIS

YEAR'S THEME

"HONG KONG AND CANADA ACROSS THE PACIFIC" WILL KICK OFF IN TORONTO ON SEPTEMBER 30

AND MONTREAL BY OTTAWA,

CALGARY BEFORE CLOSING IN OCTOBER 21.

—

BRIDGE: FOLLOWED

VANCOUVER

ON

SPORTING AND

HONG KONG TO

AN ASSORTMENT OF CULTURAL, BUSINESS, TRADE,

OF SOCIAL EVENTS ARE PLANNED TO BRING THE MODERN CITY LIFE FOR CANADIANS IN FIVE KEY CENTRES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

CHUNG

EVERYTHING FROM PERFORMANCES BY THE HONG KONG BALLET AND YING THEATRE COMPANY TO SPORT DEMONSTRATIONS AND A HONG KONG FILM

TRADITION TO PROMOTE THE RICH HISTORY AND FESTIVAL ARE SCHEDULED HONG KONG CULTURE.

OF

AND MORE

"WITH THE RAPID GROWING RELATIONSHIP

IT CANADA,

IS UNDERSTANDING COMPLETE CULTURES AND WAYS OF LIFE, MR SO SAID.

IMPORTANT

THAT

AND

WE APPRECIATION

BETWEEN TOGETHER WORK

OF

HONG TOWARDS

KONG A

EACH OTHER'S

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"THROUGH A STRONG AND CO-OPERATIVE EFFORT, WE CAN FURTHER THE PACIFIC THAT WILL BUILD A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR A BRIDGE ACROSS

BRIGHT FUTURE FOR THE TWO

CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS

REGIONS, HE SAID:

PROSPEROUS A

AND

THIS NATIONAL CHAIRMANSHIP OF VARIOUS ORGANISING BUSINESS, ARTS AND

TO ASSIST IN THE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF FESTIVAL, A STEERING GROUP HAS BEEN SET UP UNDER THE

OF REPRESENTATIVES OF MR JAMES SO. ITS MEMBERSHIP CONSISTS ORGANISATIONS INCLUDING THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL COMMITTEES WHICH COMPRISE LEADING MEMBERS OF THE CULTURAL AND FINANCIAL SECTORS IN EACH OF THE FIVE KEY CENTRES.

/THE LOCAL