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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1982
HK STUDENTS WIN INTERNATIONAL AWARDS
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HONG KONG PRIMARY STUDENTS HAVE WON A GOLD MEDAL AND A NUMBER OF AWARDS AT THE 24TH WORLD SCHOOL CHILDREN'S ART EXHIBITION HELD RECENTLY IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.
THE GOLD MEDAL WAS PRESENTED TO CHEUNG CHI-WAH, A 13-YEAR-OLD BOY FROM THE FISH MARKETING ORGANISATION SHAUKIWAN PRIMARY A.M. SCHOOL. HIS PAINTING, ENTITLED TIN HAU TEMPLE+, DEPICTS AN OLD TEMPLE IN YAU MA TEI AND WAS COMPLETED DURING AN OUTDOOR ACTIVITY UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF HIS ART TEACHER.
THE OTHER AWARDS PRESENTED TO HONG KONG STUDENTS INCLUDE TWO SILVER MEDALS, FIVE BRONZE MEDALS, SIX CERTIFICATES FOR GOOD WORK AND NINE CERTIFICATES FOR SELECTED WORK.
THE SILVER MEDALS WENT TO 11-YEAR-OLD VIRGINIA TAM OF SACRED HEART CANOSSIAN SCHOOL (PRIMARY SECTION) AND LAM MO-CHI, A NINE- YEAR-OLD BOY FROM SHEK PAI WAN ST. PETER'S P.M. SCHOOL. VIRGINIA'S WINNING ENTRY WAS NAMED INSECT+ WHILE MO-CHI'S WAS ENTITLED +FLYING KITES+.
THE EXHIBITION ORGANISERS HAD RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 6 701 ENTRIES FROM 61 COUNTRIES, INCLUDING BRITAIN AND U.S.A., AND SELECTED 287 FOR DISPLAY.
THESE PAINTINGS HAD BEEN DISPLAYED AT THE KOREAN CHILDREN'S CENTRE IN SEOUL SINCE SEPTEMBER AND WILL BE SHOWN IN OTHER MAJOR CITIES IN SOUTH KOREA UNTIL JUNE NEXT YEAR.
ACCORDING TO THE ORGANISERS, THE EXHIBITION WAS AIMED AT PROMOTING MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AMONG CHILDREN OF THE WORLD AND AT AROUSING GREATER INTEREST IN ART EDUCATION.
IN RESPONSE TO THE INVITATION FROM THE EXHIBITION ORGANISERS EARLY THIS YEAR, 78 LOCAL PRIMARY SCHOOLS SUBMITTED PAINTINGS TO THE ART SECTION OF THE ADVISORY INSPECTORATE OF THE EDUCAT ON DEPARTMENT FOR PRELIMINARY SELECTION AND 85 ENTRIES WERE LATER SENT TO SEOUL.
CAS CADETS ANNUAL CAMP
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THE CIVIL AID SERVICES CADET CORPS WILL BE HOLDING ITS ANNUAL CAMP AT THE YMCA WU KAI SHA YOUTH VILLAGE FROM DECEMBER 27 TO 30.
MORE THAN 670 CADETS FROM 21 UNITS, WILL TAKE PART IN THE CAMP WHICH AIMS TO DEVELOP THEIR LEADERSHIP, SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY, ORGANISING ABILITY, CO-OPERATION AND GOOD COMRADESH IP.
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