402 Recreation, Sport and the Arts
opera highlights from other regions, included Peking Opera Gala with a live telecast by CCTV, the Shanghai Shaoxing Opera Group, Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe, and Chinese Regional Opera of Jingnan.
The department continued to cooperate with consulates-general and cultural institutions to promote cultural exchange and sponsor cultural activity such as the Le French May. Support was also given to the Chopin Society of Hong Kong for the first Hong Kong International Piano Competition. Other major sponsored events included the International Children's Choirs Festival presented by Hong Kong Treble Choirs Association and Musicarama by Hong Kong Composers' Guild Ltd.
Entertainment Programmes
During the year, a total of 648 carnivals and entertainment programmes were organised by the LCSD in parks, playgrounds, community halls and the department's cultural venues. They attracted more than 1 million people.
Outdoor entertainment extravaganzas included the Lunar New Year Lantern Carnival, Summer Fun Carnival, Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnival, and the New Year's Eve Countdown Carnival. The newly introduced live entertainment DJ show series, Heat Wave Channel, which included a variety of music and dance performances and trendy game demonstrations, was staged in Stanley and Sai Kung during the summer. The Asian Ethnic Cultural Programmes, which featured local Asian nationals performing their traditional and modern music and dance, were well received by the community.
Arts Education and Audience-building Projects
The LCSD emphasises the importance of artistic endeavour and increasing public access to the arts through its educational and audience-building programmes.
During the year, the department held a total of 923 arts education and audience-building activities. The School Culture Day Scheme mobilised schools to bring their students to the department's performing venues, museums and libraries during school hours to take part in programmes specially designed for them. The School Arts Animateur Scheme sought collaboration with local performing arts groups to offer arts training programmes at schools.
Community programmes during the year included the Artist-in-residence Scheme, which offered workshops and arts training programmes at performing venues, the Community Cultural Ambassador Scheme, which helped different sectors of the community explore and develop an interest in the performing arts, and the District Cantonese Opera Parade. In addition, the Cultural Services Volunteers Scheme, encouraged members of the public to volunteer to help promote arts and culture in their leisure time. By 2005, some 2 300 volunteers had been recruited under the scheme.
Film and Video Programmes
Apart from presenting a diverse range of film programmes, the LCSD also cooperates with local consulates, and cultural and film institutions on year-round presentations. Major programmes in 2005 included French Cinema: From Classic to
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