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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1992

HELPFUL

HAS BEEN OF SERVICE. EXPRESSIONS

"RESPONSE FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR IMPRESSIVE, IN TERMS OF DONATIONS AND OFFER OF SUPPORT AND ENTHUSIASM HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM ALL DAVID SAID.

AND

QUARTERS, SIR

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TOURIST THE HONG KONG TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, THE HONG KONG

COUNCIL WERE AMONG ASSOCIATION, THE REGIONAL COUNCIL AND THE URBAN

A SERIES OF THE FIRST TO RESPOND POSITIVELY BY OFFERING TO ORGANISE EVENTS UNDER THE FESTIVAL BANNER, SIR DAVID SAID.

CANADA,

SIR DAVID

FOR AND THE COMMISSIONER HIGGINBOTHAM, SYMBOLICALLY UNVEILED A FESTIVAL LOGO TO MONTH-LONG FESTIVAL SCHEDULED TO BE HELD IN SEPTEMBER.

MR JOHN KICK OFF THE

MR HIGGINBOTHAM READ OUT AN ENCOURAGING MESSAGE FROM THE MINISTER OF CANADA, MR BRIAN MULRONEY, WISHING THE ORGANISERS FESTIVAL EVERY SUCCESS.

PRESENTED ALSO

OF

PRIME THE

SOUVENIRS то THE

THE DEPUTY TO THE GOVERNOR PATRONS IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR GENEROUS SUPPORT TO THE FESTIVAL.

THE

WAS

FOLLOWED

BY

A

PREVIEW

10-MINUTE

FROM

CEREMONY

OF A PERFORMANCE BY THE CITY CONTEMPORARY DANCE COMPANY ON AN EXCERPT "JOURNEY TO THE WEST".

HONG KONG

192,

THE

FESTIVAL

BIGGEST AND MOST AMBITIOUS WILL BRING TO CANADA OVERSEAS PROMOTION HONG KONG HAS EVER STAGED, MORE THAN 50 EVENTS AND OVER 400 PERFORMERS AND PARTICIPANTS.

OTTAWA

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FIVE MAJOR CITIES VANCOUVER, CALGARY, TORONTO,

WILL BE VISITED.

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MONTREAL

AND

REPRESENTATIVE PICTURE OF EVENTS," MR

"WE HOPE TO SHOW CANADIANS IN CANADA A OF HONG KONG'S LIFE AND CULTURE THROUGH A WIDE RANGE SO SAID.

KONG'S PROFESSIONAL KONG INK PAINTINGS, CHINESE DEMONSTRATIONS; FOOD

"THEY INCLUDE CULTURAL PROGRAMMES BY HONG PERFORMING GROUPS; EXHIBITIONS OF HONG THEATRE, OLD CHINESE COINS AND CURRENCY; SPORTS

HE ADDED. FESTIVALS AND HONG KONG FILMS FESTIVAL,

COST ABOUT

THE AMOUNT

THE CORE PROGRAMME OF THE FESTIVAL IS ESTIMATED TO $40 MILLION, OF WHICH THE GOVERNMENT WILL PAY FOR HALF OF AND THE OTHER $20 MILLION WILL BE COVERED BY PRIVATE SPONSORSHIP.

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