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I think it would be a good idea if they should have more opportunity to listen to Urban Council and Regional Council sponsored programmes of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and the Chinese Orchestra, and other instrumental music groups coming from overseas. With the approximately 22,000 audience seats becoming available throughout the Territory in the next couple of years, it is timely for overseas training awards to be granted to artistes in both the performing and visual arts fields. Each award should cover tuition fees, a subsistence allowance, and return airfare. Training subsidies,
visual specifically in the individual arts fields, should be awarded on an annual basis to cover part of the artister formal arts training
All applicants should be permanent Hong Kong residents before their applications can be considered.
overseas.
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In In encouraging more companies to donate more tax-deductible contributions to culture and to sports, arts patron and sports patron awards should be granted to individuals or companies contributing say $1 million or more Since in a year to promote these activities. the setting up of the Council for the Perf- orming Arts several years ago, the Government has increasingly relied on the council for its advice on the allocation of public funds in support of the various fields in the performing arts, such as drama, music, dance, and the technical arts. With the large number of seats in the various performing venues coming on stream soon, the founcil will play
an invaluable role in advising Government
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