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opportunities
for
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providing
local performers.
addition, the Hong Kong
the Hong Kong Arts Festival, which has taken
place every year since 1972, and which the Government are
continuing to help fund, has become firmly established as a significant event in the international cultural
calendar.
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(c) Sports and Recreation
Another area of particular importance, to our young people especially, is sports and outdoor
recreation. The Government, the Municipal Councils and numerous voluntary sports bodies and associations all
play active and important roles in promoting and developing sports and recreational activities, both for mass participation and for the pursuit of excellence.
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During this financial year, increasing support and technical advice will be given to sports bodies to help people in Hong Kong take part in sports and recreational events, both here and overseas. Between
them, the Council for Recreation and Sport and the Municipal Councils plan to provide over $37 million this year to fund a variety of events.
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