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THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1994
HK FESTIVAL 1995 HIGHLIGHTS ACHIEVEMENTS
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THE PROPOSED HONG KONG FESTIVAL NEXT YEAR OPPORTUNITIES TO HONG KONG PEOPLE TO TAKE A BROAD LOOK ACHIEVEMENTS, THE SECRETARY FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
AIMS TO GIVE AT THEIR OWN MR JAMES 80,
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BRIEFING MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON THE SUBJECT, SO SAID: "IT'S GOING TO BE A FESTIVAL BY THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG FOR THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG,"
"WE WILL ENDEAVOUR TO OFFER SOMETHING FOR ALL WALKS OF LIFE, YOUNG AND OLD, SO THAT EVERYONE CAN HAVE A GOOD TIME TOGETHER.
"WE DESERVE THIS AFTER YEARS OF HARD WORK WHICH HAS BROUGHT US SUCCESS NOT JUST IN ECONOMIC TERMS BUT ALSO IN THE FIELDS OF ARTS, CULTURE AND SPORTS.
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MR SO EXPLAINED THAT THE IDEA OF HAVING A LARGE-SCALE IN HONG KONG WAS FIRST MOOTED DURING THE REVIEW OF THE HONG KONG CANADA FESTIVAL 1992.
THAT FESTIVAL WAS CONSIDERED VERY SUCCESSFUL AND HAD OUT THE MANY POSITIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF HONG KONG, HE SAID.
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IT HAD LEFT THE PARTICIPANTS WITH THE DISTINCT IMPRESSION THAT HONG KONG IS FULL OF VITALITY AND RESILIENCE AND STANDS READY TO MEET FUTURE CHALLENGES.
MR SO SAID: "HOWEVER, FEW PEOPLE IN HONG KONG WERE ABLE TO ENJOY ITS PROGRAMMES SINCE THEY WERE ALL STAGED IN CANADIAN CITIES. THIS GAVE BIRTH TO THE PROPOSAL OF ORGANISING A TERRITORY-WIDE FESTIVAL IN HONG KONG.
THE AIM OF THE HONG KONG FESTIVAL IS OBVIOUSLY DIFFERENT.
"WHEREAS THE 1992 CANADIAN FESTIVAL ON HONG KONG WAS FOR TRADE PROMOTION, CULTURAL EXCHANGE AND STRENGTHENING
BETWEEN TWO PLACES, THE HONG KONG FESTIVAL 1995 SERVES TO REMIND THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG THE MANY FEATURES OF THEIR CITY OF WHICH THEY CAN RIGHTLY FEEL PROUD," MR SO SAID.
THE ORGANISATION OF THE HONG KONG FESTIVAL IS ALSO EXPECTED BE A COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT EXERCISE.
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IT WILL PROVIDE A RALLYING POINT FOR DIFFERENT SECTORS ΤΟ CO-OPERATE WITH ONE ANOTHER AND PRODUCE SOMETHING WHICH IS TRULY HONG KONG.
A MAJORITY OF THE PROGRAMMES SHOULD THEREFORE BE BY LOCAL TALENT, ALTHOUGH SOME OVERSEAS GROUPS MAY BE BROUGHT IN ΤΟ HIGHLIGHT THE COSMOPOLITAN NATURE OF HONG KONG.
THE FESTIVAL WILL LAST ABOUT THREE WEEKS, BEGINNING LATE OCTOBER TO EARLY NOVEMBER 1995.
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