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MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 1994

THE MOU FOLLOWS AN EARLIER ONE SIGNED IN 1991, BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENTS ON FILM AND TELEVISION CO-OPERATION,

TWO

UNDER THE MOU THE THINGS THAT HONG KONG AND ENDEAVOUR TO DO WILL INCLUDE:

CANADA

WILL

* FACILITATION

OF

EXCHANGES OF ARTISTS AND SPORTSMEN IN CULTURAL AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES;

* ENCOURAGEMENT

OF ORGANISATION OF CULTURAL AND SPORTS PROGRAMMES TO STRENGTHEN RELATIONS IN THESE FIELDS BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES;

* ENCOURAGEMENT OF EXCHANGES AND CO-OPERATION BETWEEN ARTS

SPORTS ORGANISATIONS;

AND

* PROMOTION OF THE PROVISION OF SPONSORSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE PERFORMANCE, STUDY, TRAINING AND RESEARCH OF ARTS AND SPORTS;

* ENCOURAGEMENT OF TEACHING, RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION IN

CULTURE AND SPORTS;

ARTS,

* PROVISION OF EASY ACCESS TO EACH OTHER'S CULTURAL VENUES

FACILITIES;

AND

* FACILITATION

THE

OF CULTURAL AND INTELLECTUAL EXCHANGES BETWEEN

APPROPRIATE ORGANISATIONS OF BOTH SIDES THROUGH VARIOUS

MEANS;

* PROMOTION OF THE TRANSLATION AND DISSEMINATION

WORKS BUT COPYRIGHTS PROTECTED;

OF

LITERARY

* FACILITATION OF EXCHANGES IN CINEMATOGRAPHY, BROADCASTING AND

BOOK PUBLISHING; AND

* ENCOURAGEMENT OF EXCHANGES AND VISITS OF PERSONS ENGAGED

VARIOUS FORMS OF ARTS AND CULTURAL WORK.

IN

TO CELEBRATE THE SIGNING OF THE MOU, AND TO BID FAREWELL TO THE HONG KONG DELEGATION TO THE XV COMMONWEALTH GAMES, A RECEPTION WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (TUESDAY) IN THE EXHIBITION HALL OF CITY HALL.

AT

THE RECEPTION, THE HONG KONG AMATEUR GYMNASTIC

ASSOCIATION

WILL GIVE A RHYTHMIC GYMNASTIC PERFORMANCE.

OF

THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY MUSIC TO BE PERFORMED BY STUDENTS THE HONG KONG ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS WHO WILL ALSO PERFORM AT THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES TO BE HELD IN VICTORIA, CANADA LATER THIS MONTH.

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