SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1982
FIGHT YOUTH CRIME ESSAY COMPETITION
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PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE INVITED TO TAKE PART IN A FIGHT YOUTH CRIME+ CHINESE ESSAY COMPETITION JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE.
THE COMPETITION IS AIMED AT PUTTING ACROSS TO PUPILS THE MESSAGE THAT CRIME DOES NOT PAY AND AT MAKING THEM AWARE OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF BECOMING INVOLVED IN CRIME.
IT IS DIVIDED INTO THE PRIMARY (PRIMARY SCHOOLS), SECONDARY (FORMS 1 TO 3), AND SENIOR (FORMS 4 TO 7) DIVISIONS.
THERE WILL BE ONE TOPIC FOR EACH DIVISION: THE EVIL OF SHOPLIFTING+ FOR THE PRIMARY, +WHAT YOUNG PEOPLE SHOULD DO TO HELP CURB CRIME FOR THE SECONDARY, AND THE EFFECT OF CRIME ON INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITY+ FOR THE SENIOR DIVISION.
INFORMATION ON THESE TOPICS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS WING ON 5-284163, EXT. 276 OR 244.
ENTRIES SHOULD BE 400-500 WORDS FOR THE PRIMARY DIVISION, 500-800 WORDS FOR THE SECONDARY DIVISION, AND 800-1 000 WORDS FOR THE SENIOR DIVISION.
THE WINNER OF EACH DIVISION WILL BE AWARDED A PLAQUE AND A BOOK OR A STATIONERY TOKEN WORTH $1 000.
THE FIRST AND SECOND RUNNERS-UP OF EACH DIVISION WILL RECEIVE A PLAQUE AND A BOOK OR A STATIONERY TOKEN WORTH $500 AND $300 RESPECTIVELY.
A PEN AND A CERTIFICATE WILL ALSO BE AWARDED TO WINNERS OF 10 MERIT PRIZES IN EACH DIVISION WHILE ALL PARTICIPANTS WILL EACH RECEIVE A SMALL SOUVENIR,
THE SCHOOLS OF THE THREE WINNING ENTRIES FOR EACH DIVISION WILL BE GIVEN A CERTIFICATE AND A SOUVENIR WORTH $1 000.
EACH SCHOOL CAN SUBMIT A MAXIMUM OF FIVE ENTRIES FOR EACH DIVISION AND IS REQUESTED TO INFORM THE ORGANISER OF THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING PUPILS.
THE ESSAYS, WHICH MUST BE WRITTEN ON SINGLE-PAGED CHINESE SCRIPT PAPER, SHOULD REACH THE COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AT LEE GARDENS, 4/F, HYSAN AVENUE,
CAUSEWAY BAY, HONG KONG, NOT LATER THAN OCTOBER 30, 1982.
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