THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1980
SOME 200 CHILDREN AGED 7 TO 19 WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE COMPETITIONS WHICH WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AT THE ABERDEEN POOL.
MUSIC AT THE OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE HONG KONG YOUTH SYMPHONIC BAND OF THE MUSIC OFFICE. THE CEREMONY WILL BE ATTENDED BY THE PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS (RECREATION AND CULTURE), MR DAVID LAN.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE WELCOME TO SEND YOUR REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SWIMMING MEET TO BE HELD AT 6 PM ON FRIDAY (MAY 9) AT THE LADY MACLEHOSE (PHAB) CENTRE AT POKFULAM.
UK ART EXHIBITION INVITES ENTRIES
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STUDENTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF SIX AND 18 ARE INVITED TO SUBMIT ENTRIES TO AN EXHIBITION OF ART WORK BY YOUNG PEOPLE IN COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES ORGANISED BY THE COMMONWEALTH INSTITUTE IN LONDON.
ALL TYPES OF ART OR CRAFT WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR SELECTION AND THERE IS NO RESTRICTION ON THE THEME OF THE WORK, AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
PARTICIPANTS CAN SEND IN CHINESE OR WESTERN PAINTINGS PRINTS, BATIK, FABRIC DESIGN, CARVING, COLLAGE, WEAVING, CERAMICS OR OTHER WORKS, HE SAID.
ENTRIES WILL BE CLASSIFIED INTO THREE GROUPS, ONE EACH FOR STUDENTS AGED BETWEEN SIX AND NINE, 10 AND 13, AND 14 AND 18.
TWO-DIMENSIONAL WORK SHOULD BE SUITABLY MOUNTED ON WHITE CARDS, AND SHOULD NOT EXCEED 60 CM BY 80 CM, THREE-DIMENSIONAL WORK SHOULD NOT BE TOO BULKY OR TOO FRAGILE, AND SHOULD NOT EXCEED 20 CM IN ANY DIMENSION.
ENTRIES SHOULD BE SUBMITTED THROUGH HEADS OF SCHOOLS BEFORE JULY 8 TO THE INSPECTOR (ART), CULTURAL CRAFTS CENTRE, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, 4 PAK FUK ROAD, NORTH POINT, HONG KONG,
WORKS CHOSEN IN HONG KONG WILL BE PASSED TO THE COMMONWEALTH INSTITUTE FOR FURTHER SELECTION.
THE EXHIBITION WILL BE HELD AT THE INSTITUTE IN LONDON IN NOVEMBER, AND IN EDINBURGH,
THE INSTITUTE WILL ISSUE AN EXHIBITOR'S CERTIFICATE TO EVERY PARTICIPANT WHOSE WORK IS DISPLAYED, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.