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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1992

"THE INFORMATION THAT CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THESE VISITS WILL BE USED FOR REFERENCE IN OUR CONSIDERATION OF THE SUGGESTION FROM THE FILM INDUSTRY TO SET UP A FILM COMMISSION IN HONG KONG," MR WONG SAID.

THE EXPENSES INCURRED BY THE HONG KONG SPEAKERS IN THE THREE SEMINARS WILL BE MET BY A SPONSORSHIP FROM GOLDEN HARVEST (HK) LTD.

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SECRETARY TO TAKE PART IN HONG KONG FESTIVAL IN CANADA

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THE SECRETARY FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE, MR JAMES SO WILL DEPARTED FOR CANADA THIS (FRIDAY) AFTERNOON ΤΟ TAKE PART IN THE FESTIVAL HONG KONG '92 WHICH BEGINS IN CANADA ON SEPTEMBER 26.

FESTIVAL HONG KONG '92 IS THE BIGGEST AND MOST AMBITIOUS PROMOTION HONG KONG HAS EVER STAGED ABROAD.

то PROMOTE ITS THEME "HONG KONG AND CANADA-BRIDGE ACROSS THE PACIFIC", OVER 150 EVENTS INCLUDING CULTURAL PERFORMANCES, SPORTS DEMONSTRATION AND BUSINESS PROMOTION WILL BE HELD IN TORONTO, MONTREAL, CALGARY, OTTAWA AND VANCOUVER DURING THE MONTH-LONG FESTIVAL PERIOD.

THE FESTIVAL AIMS TO STRENGTHEN THE EXISTING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CANADA AND HONG KONG BY ENHANCING THE CULTURAL, BUSINESS AND FRIENDLY TIES BETWEEN THE TWO COMMUNITIES.

MR SO, WHO IS ALSO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FESTIVAL HONG KONG '92 STEERING COMMITTEE, WILL ATTEND THE FESTIVAL'S OPENING CEREMONY IN TORONTO ON SEPTEMBER 26 WHICH WILL BEGIN WITH A DRAGON DANCE BY THE WORLD'S LONGEST DRAGON IN THE STREETS OF DOWNTOWN TORONTO.

HE WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING OF SOCIETIES IN TRANSITION CONFERENCE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO ON SEPTEMBER 27. ATTEND A LANTERN FESTIVAL IN SCARBOROUGH ON SEPTEMBER 29 AND OFFICIATE AT THE GALA DINNER IN THE METRO TORONTO CONVENTION CENTRE ON SEPTEMBER 30.

DURING HIS STAY IN CANADA, MR SO WILL ATTEND A SERIES OF FUNCTIONS, INCLUDING CULTURAL AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES AND BUSINESS TRADE PROMOTION SEMINARS, IN FIVE MAJOR CITIES.

HE WILL RETURN TO HONG KONG ON OCTOBER 24.

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