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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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