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Centre at Tsim Sha Tsui will be opened in mid-1989.

shall have as many as 21,000 theatre and concert hall seats available throughout the territory. This is not counting the Hong Kong Coliseum and the Queen Elizabeth Stadium which are also sometimes used for such

performances.

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We are fortunate that we already have a great deal of local talent and many local companies performing

at a high standard : examples include the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, the Chung Ying Theatre and the Hong Kong Ballet. We must continue to develop such talent to make the best use of our facilities and. to

attract wider audiences. Earlier this year I presided

over the first graduation ceremony of the Academy for Performing Arts. The Academy will soon be producing more professional performers and teachers to make their own contribution to the future development of the arts.

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While developing our own talent we must not

forget the need to attract to Hong Kong the highest quality performers from overseas. This has already been happening on an increasing scale in recent years. The programmes and activities organised by the Municipal Councils play a major role, both in this respect and in

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