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Pan-NZ Photo-Cultural Exhibition

Everybody is cordially invited to an exhibition of photographs from Malaysia and Singapore in the Memorial Theatre. The exhibition is organised by the Auckland Malaysia-Singapore Students Association in conjunction with the Wellington MSSA

Hours of viewing are Monday — Friday, 12 noon — 5pm; Saturday 9am 9am — 5pm. The exhibition will begin on May 27 and will run to June 7.

Over the years, Malaysian and Singaporean students in New Zealand have played an active cultural role both on and off campus; from the least publicised speeches given at Rotarian meetings, to the most controversial but much misunderstood Eastern Cultural Concert. True to say that, although this group of students constitute by far the largest of ail overseas student groups, its presence is not always well appreciated. It was with this in mind that the Auckland MSSA set out, early last year, to organise this nationwide photo-cultural exhibition. Among other things, we are hopeful that this exhibition will provide a basis for deeper understanding between our students and the people of New Zealand.

The photographs in this exhibition do not encompass the whole spectrum of our cultural environment, especially with the regrettable absence of exhibits from the East Malaysian states — namely Sabah and Sarawak. Nonetheless we hope that this exhibition will give you a glimpse of the cultural life of the varied communities within Malaysia and Singapore. In addition, we hope that perhaps some kind of cultural exchange through the medium of photography may be established between local photographic societies and those in Malaysia and Singapore.

Finally, this exhibition will most certainly not be the last, but rather the beginning of many more and colourful ones to come.