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SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 1984
HOME SAFETY COMPETITION - A GREAT COMMUNITY SERVICE
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THE HOME SAFETY POSTER DESIGN COMPETITION WAS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND AND A GREAT SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY, THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR COLVYN HAYE, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
THE COMPETITION WAS ORGANISED BY THE ZONTA CLUB OF HONG KONG FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS TO MAKE STUDENTS AWARE OF THE
IMPORTANCE OF HOME SAFETY.
OFFICIATING AT THE PRIZE PRESENTATION CEREMONY OF THE COMPETITION, MR HAYE DESCRIBED THE CONTEST AS A +VERY WELCOME SUPPLEMENTARY WORK+ TO THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S EFFORTS IN DRAWING CHILDREN'S ATTENTION TOWARDS SAFETY IN SCHOOLS.
A LARGE NUMBER OF ART CONTESTS AND EXHIBITIONS ON MEANINGFUL THEMES HAVE BEEN ORGANISED IN RECENT YEARS BY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, SERVICE CLUBS, PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND SCHOOL GROUPS.
APART FROM GIVING HELP, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAD ALSO ORGANISED SIMILAR FUNCTIONS, BOTH FOR LEARNING AND APPRECIATION PURPOSES, MR HAYE SAID.
HE URGED SCHOOLS TO ENCOURAGE THEIR PUPILS TO TAKE ACTIVE PART IN SUCH ACTIVITIES.
THE RESPONSE TO THE HOME SAFETY POSTER DESIGN COMPETITION WAS EXTREMELY GOOD AND THE STANDARD OF THE ENTRIES WAS HIGH, MR HAYE SAID.
NOTE TO EDITORS :
LONG-DISTANCE RUN IN TAI PO ****
MORE THAN 700 PEOPLE WILL TAKE PART IN TOMORROW'S (SUNDAY) TA PO LONG-DISTANCE RUN ALONG THE PLOVER COVE RESERVOIR MAIN DAM.
THE RUN WILL BE FROM THE FRONT GATE OF THE DAM TO TUNG TAL CHAU AND BACK TO THE STARTING POINT, COVERING A DISTANCE OF 9 000 METRES.
THERE WILL BE A TOTAL OF FIVE RACES IN TOMORROW'S EVENT.
FUNDED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD, THE EVENT IS ORGANISED BY TAI PO SPORTS ASSOCIATION, THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE (TAI PO OFFICE).
THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR THOMAS CHAN, WILL PRESENT PRIZES TO THE WINNERS.
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE LONG-DISTANCE RUN, WHICH WILL START AT 10 AM.
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