Minority report: Asia Ethnic Cultural Performances 2005 will be staged outside Sha Tin Town Hall on Sunday.

A free outdoor performance featuring Asian ethnic music and dance will be staged at the Sha Tin Town Hall Plaza on Sunday from 2.30pm to 5pm.

Jointly run by the Leisure & Cultural Services Department and the Indian and Indonesian Consulates, the Asia Ethnic Cultural Performance aims to boost people's understanding of different cultures.

Ethnic groups living in Hong Kong will perform music and dance that are indigenous to India and Indonesia whereas local groups will present ethnic performances of Chinese minority groups such as Xinjiang, Tibet and Mongol.

The show will feature Indian dances "Bhangra Dance", "Jatiswaram", "Nritt" and "Shanti Mantra"; Indonesian performances "Kuda Lumping", "Cendrawasih Dance" and "Jaipongan Dance".

Other ethnic performances cover Tibetan "Dance Sleeve at the Foot of the Snow Mountain", "Dancing Shadow of the Silk Road" of Xinjiang and Mongolian dance "Grand Melodies of the Grasslands".

More details about the show are available here, or by calling 2591 1340.