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Monday, February 19, 1973
YOUTH PROJECT COMPETITION
Young People Invited To Contribute To Unusual Exhibition
Mr. Stephen Law Chi-kin, Senior Principal Social Welfare Officer
and chairman of the Organising Committee, announced today the start of an
unusual competition among young people between 13 and 25 to test their
awareness of the meaning of social welfare.
The competition is being organised by the Social Welfare Department
in co-operation with the Education Department and the Hong Kong Council
of Social Service.
The aim is to invite groups from voluntary agencies, schools, and
institutions to choose any aspect of social welfare services in Hong Kong
covered by the recently-published white paper, and then to interpret it
in an attractive and significant way.
"Let us say a group representing a school in the Western district
chooses blind welfare as their theme," Mr. Law said. "They will then have
to devise an exhibit measuring seven feet by seven feet illustrating in
an essay, and accompanying charts, pictures, slogans, models, and so on,
what the theme means to them.
"It is hoped that in this way, participants will not only involve
themselves, by association, with social welfare work in Hong Kong, but
also contribute towards a better community understanding and appreciation
of these services."
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