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HONG KONG ANNUAL REPORT, 1952

Garrison Players draw their castes largely from service. personnel; "Toad of Toad's Hall" was perhaps the most ambitious achievement of the former, while the latter scored an undoubted success with "Before the Party", a dramatized version of a Somerset Maugham short story. Although the Hong Kong Stage Club is sadly handicapped by the lack of a theatre, five stage and a greater number of radio plays were presented. The club's most notable productions were "The Paragon" and "The Holly and The Ivy"; the enthusiasm of its members is such that successive castes rarely contain the same actors.

The 7th International Salon of the Photographic Society of Hong Kong fully justified its title with entries from thirty five countries. The Bronze Medal was awarded to Hong Kong-the first occasion on which such an award has gone to a local photographer. From thirteen hundred prints submitted to the judges, two hundred and thirty were exhibited. With entries coming from all parts of the world these figures are eloquent, for they show that the Photographic Society can attract, exhibit and produce photographs of an international standard.

The Public Relations Office organized a com- petition for both amateur and professional photographers which included four categories of pictures each dealing with an aspect of Hong Kong-Scenery and Architec- ture, Hong Kong at Work, People and their Activities, and Curiosities, Fauna and Flora of Hong Kong—and the competition attracted work of outstanding quality.

The Hong Kong Art Club was active with discussions, classes and monthly exhibitions. Its two main shows are the Annual Exhibition held in January and the Summer Exhibition. At the former the

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