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style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face="Times New Roman">Exhibition of Hoi Seng
Ieong’s Cantonese Opera Arts Collection</FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" align=left><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face="Times New Roman">June 21<SUP>st</SUP> – July
3<SUP>rd</SUP>, 2016</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" align=left><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face="Times New Roman">Opening Reception: Saturday
June 25<SUP>th</SUP>, 2016 2:00pm</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face="Times New Roman">Chinese Cultural Centre of
Greater Vancouver</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: ; LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt">Co-presented by Chinese Cultural Centre
of Greater Vancouver and Canada Cantonese Opera Association, Exhibition of Hoi
Seng Ieong’s Cantonese Opera Arts Collection, is taking place at the Chinese
Cultural Center Museum from June 21st </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: en-ca">un</SPAN><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: ; LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt">till July 3rd, 2016. The
opening reception is scheduled for June 25th, 2016 at 2:00pm at the
museum.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt">Yueju Opera (Cantonese Opera) is
inscribed on the UNESCO Representative</SPAN><SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"> </FONT></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt">List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of
Humanity. Professional Cantonese Opera performer Mr. Hoi Seng Ieong has been
performing in China and Canada for over fifty years. In this exhibition he is
sharing an abundant collection of costumes, headdresses, props, </SPAN><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt; mso-fareast-language: zh-cn">musical
instruments, </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt">scenery backdrops, facial make-up
samples and archives with the Vancouver audience. </SPAN></FONT><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: en-ca"></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: ; LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Special Cantonese Opera performances will be held on June
26, 2016 and July 1, 2016 during 1pm- 3:30pm at Chinese Cultural Centre Museum.
Admission by donation. Seating is limited. Please call 604-658-8880 to reserve
your tickets.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt"><BR></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13.85pt"><B><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ; mso-ansi-language: en-ca; mso-fareast-language: zh-cn; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT color=#222222>Special performances without
make-up</FONT></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ; mso-ansi-language: en-ca; mso-fareast-language: zh-cn; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT color=#222222>Sunday June 26th: 1:00 – 3:30pm
</FONT></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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style='FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ; mso-ansi-language: en-ca; mso-fareast-language: zh-cn; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><FONT
color=#222222 face="Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat; BACKGROUND-ATTACHMENT: scroll; BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 0%; COLOR: ; LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><FONT
color=#222222>Guangong Releases Diao Chan in Moonlight</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: ; LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt"> by <SPAN
style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat; BACKGROUND-ATTACHMENT: scroll; BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 0%; COLOR: "><FONT
color=#222222>May C. Lee</FONT></SPAN>, Christina
Chan</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT color=#222222><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat; BACKGROUND-ATTACHMENT: scroll; BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 0%; COLOR: ; LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">The
Sorrow of River Luo by </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat; BACKGROUND-ATTACHMENT: scroll; BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 0%; COLOR: ; LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt">Yvonne
Cheung</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13.85pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT color=#222222><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: en-ca; mso-fareast-language: zh-cn; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Same
Fated, We Are by </SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ; mso-ansi-language: en-ca; mso-fareast-language: zh-cn; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Hoi
Seng Ieong, Lin Siu Chong</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13.85pt"><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ; mso-ansi-language: en-ca; mso-fareast-language: zh-cn; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><FONT
color=#222222 face="Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT color=#222222><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat; BACKGROUND-ATTACHMENT: scroll; BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 0%; COLOR: ; LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">The
Poets Duo of the Colourful River by </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat; BACKGROUND-ATTACHMENT: scroll; BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 0%; COLOR: ; LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt">May
C. Lee<SPAN class=apple-converted-space>, </SPAN>Agnes
Cheng</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT color=#222222><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat; BACKGROUND-ATTACHMENT: scroll; BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 0%; COLOR: ; LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Di
Qing Rushes through Three Checkpoints by </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat; BACKGROUND-ATTACHMENT: scroll; BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 0%; COLOR: ; LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt">Raymond
Cheung</SPAN></FONT>, Wendy Teng</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT color=#222222><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat; BACKGROUND-ATTACHMENT: scroll; BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 0%; COLOR: ; LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Self-flagellation
Based on One’s Iron Will by </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat; BACKGROUND-ATTACHMENT: scroll; BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 0%; COLOR: ; LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt">Pat
Chiu Hong</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT color=#222222><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat; BACKGROUND-ATTACHMENT: scroll; BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 0%; COLOR: ; LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">To
Love and to Betray by </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat; BACKGROUND-ATTACHMENT: scroll; BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 0%; COLOR: ; LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt">Ivy
So, Helen Chu<BR><BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13.85pt"><B><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ; mso-ansi-language: en-ca; mso-fareast-language: zh-cn; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><FONT
color=#222222 face="Times New Roman">Special Cantonese Opera Performances with
make-up</FONT></SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ; mso-ansi-language: en-ca; mso-fareast-language: zh-cn; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13.85pt"><B><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ; mso-ansi-language: en-ca; mso-fareast-language: zh-cn; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><FONT
color=#222222 face="Times New Roman">Friday July 1st, 2016 1:00 – 3:30pm (Canada
Day)</FONT></SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ; mso-ansi-language: en-ca; mso-fareast-language: zh-cn; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: ; LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT color=#222222><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat; BACKGROUND-ATTACHMENT: scroll; BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 0%; COLOR: ; LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">An
Embroidered Sachet by </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat; BACKGROUND-ATTACHMENT: scroll; BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 0%; COLOR: ; LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt">Hoi
Seng Ieong, Yvonne Cheung</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt"></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT color=#222222><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat; BACKGROUND-ATTACHMENT: scroll; BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 0%; COLOR: ; LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Cantonese
Music by </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat; BACKGROUND-ATTACHMENT: scroll; BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 0%; COLOR: ; LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt">Hoi
Seng Ieong, Hon Sio Pou</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT color=#222222><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat; BACKGROUND-ATTACHMENT: scroll; BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 0%; COLOR: ; LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">To
Chant the Autumn of River Chu by </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat; BACKGROUND-ATTACHMENT: scroll; BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 0%; COLOR: ; LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt">Hoi
Seng Ieong</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT color=#222222><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat; BACKGROUND-ATTACHMENT: scroll; BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 0%; COLOR: ; LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Tears
of Blood Shed the Garden of Watery Images by </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat; BACKGROUND-ATTACHMENT: scroll; BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 0%; COLOR: ; LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt">Luisa
Cheong, Toi Kheng Hin Heung</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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face="Times New Roman"><FONT color=#222222><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat; BACKGROUND-ATTACHMENT: scroll; BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 0%; COLOR: ; LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Zhou
Lang Is Intoxicated by Seductive Music by </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat; BACKGROUND-ATTACHMENT: scroll; BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 0%; COLOR: ; LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt">Hoi
Seng Ieong, Rebecca Lee</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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