MONDAY, MAY 25, 1981
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WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT BOARD TO HOLD LOGO COMPETITION
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A LOGO IS BEING SOUGHT BY THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT BOARD THROUGH WHICH IT HOPES TO GAIN GREATER IDENTITY FOR ITS WORK FOR RESIDENTS IN THE AREA,
SUCH IDENTITY, IT IS BELIEVED, WILL ENHANCE THE IMAGE OF THE BOARD, AND AT THE SAME TIME GENERATE GREATER PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR THE BOARD AND ITS WORK.
WITH THIS IN MIND, THE BOARD DECIDED AT ITS INAUGURAL MEETING RECENTLY, TO ORGANISE A LOGO DESIGN COMPETITION WHICH WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
A PRESS CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (TUESDAY) BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT BOARD, MR IAN STRACHAN, CITY DISTRICT COMMISSIONER FOR WONG TAI SIN, AT 5 PM IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE EAST KOWLOON REGIONAL SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICE, 5TH FLOOR, SAN PO KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICES, KING FUK STREET, SAN PO KONG, KOWLOON, TO GIVE DETAILS OF THE COMPETITION.
FIRST PRIZE WINNER OF THE COMPETITION WILL BE GIVEN A PRESENT VALUED AT $500- THE SECOND PRIZE WINNER WILL GET A PRESENT VALUED AT $250 AND THERE WILL BE THREE CONSOLATION PRIZES OF PRESENTS VALUED AT $100 EACH, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BOARD STATED.
THE SELECTION COMMITTEE WILL BE MADE UP OF MR STEPHEN LEUNG HOK-NIN, CHAIRMAN, WITH DR CONRAD LAM, MRS NG CHOW MEI-LIN, MÀ KHAN HOI SHAN, MR CHÚNG SHE-YEN, MR CHU CHUN-TUNG AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, RECREATION AND SPORTS SERVICES AND CITY DISTRICT OFFICE AS MEMBERS.
THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT BOARD WAS SET UP ON APRIL 28 THIS YEAR, TO GIVE RESIDENTS A MORE DIRECT SAY IN GOVERNMENT SERVICES AND POLICIES AFFECTING THEIR DISTRICT, TO ENSURE THAT DISTRICT NEEDS ARE IDENTIFIED AND DEALT WITH EFFECTIVELY, AND TO IMPROVE COORDINATION AND RESPONSE BY THE ADMINISTRATION AT DISTRICT LEVEL.
SCOUTS PRAISED FOR EFFORTS AND SELF RELIANCE
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HONG KONG SCOUTS WERE PRAISED BY THE ACTING CHIEF SECRETARY, MR DENIS BRAY, THIS (MONDAY) EVENING FOR THEIR EFFORTS OVER THE YEARS AND FOR THE IR SELF RELIANCE.
THE SCOUTS +BLUEPRINT FOR THE 80'S, WHICH WILL BE MADE KNOWN NEXT MONTH AND THROUGH WHICH THEY WILL CARRY OUT A NUMBER OF EXPERIMENTAL SCHEMES, AND THEIR DECISION TO ESTABLISH AN ENDOWMENT FUND TO FINANCE THESE ACTIVITIES WERE +AN EXCELLENT IDEA,+
MR BRAY SAID.
/THE CHIES