MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1980'
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COMPETITION TO PROMOTE PUBLIC HEALTH
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SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE INVITED TO JOIN A HEALTH EDUCATION PROJECT COMPETITION AIMED AT AROUSING THE IR INTEREST IN AND AWARENESS OF PUBLIC HEALTH.
THE THEMES FOR THE PROJECTS ARE A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT,
RECREATION AND HEALTH, AND CONTROL OF COMMON PESTS.
THE COMPETITION IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE URBAN COUNCIL AND THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
+ IT IS HOPED THAT TEACHERS WILL MAKE USE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO DRAW THE ATTENTION OF THEIR PUPILS TO FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT, THE IMPORTANCE OF RECREATION IN PROMOTING GOOD HEALTH, AND THE PROPER CONTROL OF PESTS,+ AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID."
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS MAY CHOOSE ANY ONE OF THE THEMES TO PRODUCE AN INTERESTING AND EYE-CATCHING DISPLAY IN A FLOOR AREA MEASURING THREE METRES SQUARE.
THE DISPLAY MAY INCLUDE PICTURES, PHOTOGRAPHS, MODELS, SPECIMENS, GRAPHS, CHARTS, FEATURE ARTICLES AND OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
SAID.
CAPTIONS MAY EITHER BE IN CHINESE OR ENGLISH, OR BOTH, HE
FIVE WINNERS WILL BE AWARDED CASH PRIZES RANGING FROM $1 800 TO $700 TOGETHER WITH A TROPHY FOR EACH.
THERE WILL ALSO BE 10 MERIT PRIZES OF $500 EACH.
THE EXHIBIT WITH THE BEST ARTWORK DESIGN WILL ALSO BE AWARDED A TROPHY. A SOUVENIR PLAQUE WILL BE PRESENTED TO EACH PARTICIPATING SCHOOL.
SCHOOLS WISHING TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS COMPETITION ARE REQUESTED TO SEND IN THEIR APPLICATIONS ON OR BEFORE MARCH 1 TO THE SENIOR INSPECTOR (HEALTH EDUCATION SECTION), EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, LEE GARDENS, 5TH FLOOR, HONG KONG.
ENQUIRIES MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE SENIOR INSPECTOR (HEALTH EDUCATION SECTION) ON TELEPHONE 5-774001 EXT 33, OR THE SENIOR HEALTH INSPECTOR, HEALTH EDUCATION SECTION, URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, ON TELEPHONE 5-279446.
JUDGING WILL TAKE PLACE BETWEEN MARCH 21 AND 27, WHEN PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS ARE REQUIRED TO SET UP THE PROJECT ON THE IR SCHOOL PREMISES.
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC, A JOINT EXHIBITION OF THE PRIZE-WINNING PROJECTS WILL BE HELD IN THE CITY HALL EXHIBITION HALL FROM APRIL 27 TO 29.
THE THREE BEST PROJECTS WILL ALSO BE DISPLAYED IN VARIOUS COMMUNITY CENTRES OR SCHOOL HALLS AT A LATER DATE.
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