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Hong Kong Society for the Promotions of Cantonese Opera

Hong Kong·Hong Kong SARest. 1996

Hong Kong production society staging large-scale Cantonese opera works in concert halls and theatres. Member of the Cantonese Opera Advancement Association network that links professional and amateur troupes across the city.

Part of the post-handover wave that professionalized and public-funded yueju preservation in Hong Kong.

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