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JUNE Mid-June - July: Lighting Hong Kong Harbour Acres of neon will decorate 45 harbour-side hotels and buildings in Central, Wan Chai and Tsim Sha Tsui.

June 1: Revolutionary Pekinese Opera The City Contemporary Dance Company presents Hyper-real Fusion Of Electronic Music And Modern Dance, featuring Helen Lai and Japanese 'noise terrorist' Otome Yoshihide. City Hall Theatre, 8 pm. Tickets $80 - $160. Urbtix.

June 1-7: 40 Years Of Photography In China Marc Riboud's photographic exhibition documents four decades of political, revolutionary and social changes in China. Pao Galleries, 4/F and 5/F, Hong Kong Arts Centre. 10 am - 8 pm. Free.

June 1-15: One Country, Two Perspectives Ten artists from China and Hong Kong exhibit reunification-inspired paintings at Galerie du Monde, 328 Pacific Place, Admiralty. 10 pm - 7 pm. Call 2525-0529.

June 5-7: Siesta - Before Hong Kong's Return Seven-part performance by dancer-choreographer Abby Chan. Fringe Studio, The Fringe Club, 8 pm. Tickets $70.

June 5-8: The Last Emperor Wayne Eagling produces the Hong Kong Ballet's world premiere performance of this work based on the life of Pu Yi, the last Manchu emperor of China. Cultural Centre Grand Theatre, 7.30 pm. Matinee performances on June 7 and 8 at 2.30 pm. Tickets $120 - $450. Urbtix.

June 10-11: Academy of St Martins in the Fields Symphony and choral concerts featuring violinist Nigel Kennedy, cellist Julian Lloyd Webber and HKAPA performers. Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall, 8 pm. Tickets $200 - $600. Urbtix.