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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1981
SCHOOLS URGED TO JOIN HEALTH EDUCATION CONTEST
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HEADS OF SCHOOLS ARE INVITED TO NOMINATE REPRESENTATIVES TO COMPETE IN THE 1781 SCHOOLS' HEALTH EDUCATION SPEECH AND SONG ONTEST, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY.
+THE CONTEST IS AN ANNUAL FUNCTION JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE URBAN COUNCIL AND THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WITH A VIEW TO RAISING HEALTH CONSCIOUSNESS AMONG SCHOOL CHILDREN IN HONG KONG, HE SAID.
THE THEME OF THE CONTEST IS +A CLEAN HOME IS A HAPPY HOME+.
ENTRIES TO THE SONG CONTEST MUST BE ORIGINAL SONGS IN ENGLISH OR CHINESE FOR GROUP PERFORMANCE WITH OR WITHOUT ACCOMPANIMENT, AND SHOULD BE OF NOT MORE THAN THREE MINUTES' DURATION.
THERE WILL BE A PRIMARY SECTION AND A SECONDARY SECTION, AND SCHOOLS MAY ENTER ONE TEAM OF 30 TO 60 PUPILS FOR EACH SECTION.
THE SPEECH CONTEST WILL BE CLASSIFIED INTO FOUR SECTIONS AN ENGLISH SECTION AND A CHINESE SECTION FOR BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
+HEADS OF SCHOOLS ARE REQUESTED TO HOLD PRELIMINARY ELIMINATION CONTESTS AMONG THEIR PUPILS IN ORDER TO SELECT THE SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVE BEST QUALIFIED TO COMPETE IN THE SPEECH CONTEST,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
SPEECHES WILL BE LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL CONTESTANTS AND THREE MINUTES FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL CONTESTANTS.
ELIMINATION CONTESTS WILL BE HELD AT DIFFERENT CENTRES IN HONG KONG AND KOWLOON ON OCTOBER 31.
THE FINALS OF THE SONG CONTEST AND THE SPEECH CONTEST WILL BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 28 AND NOVEMBER 14 RESPECTIVELY AT THE CITY HALL.
WINNERS WILL BE AWARDED TROPHIES AND BOOK COUPONS RANGING FROM $150 TO $600, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
ENTRIES SHOULD BE SENT TO THE SENIOR HEALTH INSPECTOR, HEALTH EDUCATION SECTION, URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, 28 01 KWAN ROAD, OI KWAN COURT, SECOND FLOOR, HONG KONG.
THE CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES TO THE SONG CONTEST IS NOVEMBER 2, AND THAT FOR THE SPEECH CONTEST IS OCTOBER 1.
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