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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1992
273 VOLUNTARY RETURNEES BACK TO VIETNAM
A GROUP OF 273 VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS TODAY (WEDNESDAY) RETURNED TO VIETNAM UNDER THE UNHOR'S VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION PROGRAMME.
COMPRISING 100 MEN, 63 WOMEN,
63 WOMEN, 67 BOYS AND 43 GIRLS, THEY WERE THE 93RD BATCH TO GO BACK UNDER THE PROGRAMME.
THIS GROUP BROUGHT TO 2, 358 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS WHO HAVE RETURNED VOLUNTARILY THIS YEAR, AND TO 16,337 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RETURNEES SINCE THE PROGRAMME STARTED IN MARCH 1989.
GRANTS TO ARTS GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS APPROVED
OVER THE PAST THREE MONTHS FIVE PERFORMING ARTS GROUPS WHICH HAVE SUCCESSFULLY SOLICITED BUSINESS SPONSORSHIPS HAVE BEEN AWARDED A TOTAL OF $414,000 BY THE COUNCIL FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS (CFPA) UNDER THE MATCHING GRANT SCHEME.
AMONG THEM IS THE HONG KONG ARTS FESTIVAL SOCIETY LTD IN THE COMBINED ARTS FIELD, SPONSORED BY SAN MIGUEL BREWERY LTD.
IN THE MUSIC FIELD, THE HONG KONG PIANO AND MUSIC ASSOCIATION IS SPONSORED BY MIKROMESKOS MUSIC CENTRE, EDDY PIANO COMPANY AND MUSICAL INSTITUTE AND ROCKSON PIANO CO. LTD.
MEANWHILE, GREEN HILL ANGLO-CHINESE ARTS PERFORMANCE TROUPE IS SPONSORED BY SHING HING PLASTIC FACTORY, LO FUNG MUSIC CENTRE, 41B STORE AND YAU HANG GINSENG AND MEDICINE CO.
IN THE DRAMA FIELD, CREATION BRAND HAS TWO PROJECTS, ONE SPONSORED BY UNICORN JEWELLERY CO. LTD AND THE OTHER BY ELITE MODELLING PRODUCTION LTD; AND JOINT SCHOOL DRAMA PROJECT IS SPONSORED BY CALTEX OIL (HK) LTD.
THE CFPA HAS ALSO APPROVED 21 PROJECT GRANTS TOTALLING $822,246 TO 18 PERFORMING ARTS ORGANISATIONS AND INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS.
THEY ARE CITY CONTEMPORARY DANCE COMPANY, ZUNI ICOSAHEDRON, INSPIRED DANCE COMPANY AND HONG KONG CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN THE DANCE FIELD.
IN THE DRAMA FIELD, THEY ARE
STUDENT'S UNION, HONG KONG SHUE
NOVICE, HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC YAN COLLEGE, CARLSBERG WANCHAI THEATRE, HORIZONTE DRAMA SOCIETY, ANONYMITY DRAMATIC CLUB, HONG KONG BAPTIST COLLEGE, MR LEE YIN-KWAI AND MR FUNG CHI-KEUNG.
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