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SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 1986
+AS THE NEW COUNCIL IS TO SERVE SOME 1.8 MILLION RESIDENTS IN THE NON-URBAN AREAS WHICH CONSTITUTE 88 PER CENT OF HONG KONG'S TOTAL LAND AREA, IT SHOULD HAVE A SYMBOL THAT COULD INSTANTLY ESTABLISH ITS IDENTITY, HE ADDED.
MR CHEUNG SAID IT IS ALSO HOPED THAT THROUGH THE COMPETITION, THE PUBLIC WILL BE MADE MORE AWARE OF THE FUNCTIONS, STRUCTURE AND JURISDICTION OF THE NEW FINANCIALLY-AUTONOMOUS CORPORATE BODY.
HE ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT THE CHINESE NAME OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL WILL BE CHANGED TO REFLECT THE SIMILARITY IN TERMS OF THE NATURE AND THE SCOPE OF WORK BETWEEN THE REGIONAL COUNCIL AND THE URBAN COUNCIL.
ALSO, THE EXISTING CHINESE NAME IS TOO SIMILAR TO THE DISTRICT BOARD'S CHINESE NAME. THE RESULT IS THAT MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC FIND IT DIFFICULT TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE TWO.
TO EFFECT THE CHANGE, MR CHEUNG SAID, STEPS ARE BEING TAKEN TO AMEND THE RELEVANT PROVISION OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL ORDINANCE WHICH DEFINES THE CHINESE TITLE OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL.
TO AVOID CONFUSION AT A LATER DATE, HE SAID THE PROPOSED NEW CHINESE TITLE OF THE COUNCIL HAS BEEN USED IN ALL PUBLICITY MATERIALS FOR THE LOGO DESIGN COMPETITION.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL LOGO DESIGN COMPETITION AD HOC COMMITTEE, MR RICHARD HO, TOLD THE PRESS CONFERENCE THAT IN ORDER TO ATTRACT MORE AND BETTER ENTRIES, A CASH PRIZE OF $30 000 IS OFFERED TO THE WINNER OF THE COMPETITION.
TROPHIES WILL ALSO BE AWARDED TO THE WINNER AND THE TWO RUNNERS-UP.
MR HO SAID THE PANEL OF JUDGES WILL INCLUDE THREE HONG KONG LEADING PROFESSIONAL DESIGNERS, MR ALAN CHAN, MR CHEUNG SHU-SUN AND MR BASIL PAO.
+ THE BEST 10 ENTRIES SELECTED WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE NEW REGIONAL COUNCIL FOR FINAL DECISION ON THE WINNER AND TWO RUNNERS- UP,+ HE ADDED.
ENTRY FORMS CONTAINING BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE REGIONAL COUNCIL AND REGULATIONS OF THE COMPETITION WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM MONDAY (JANUARY 6) AT ALL DISTRICT OFFICES OF THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION UNTIL JANUARY 31.
THE DEADLINE FOR ENTRY IS MARCH 1, 1986.
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