THURSDAY, MA 1, 1986
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CIVIC EDUCATION CARTOONS ON DISPLAY
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WINNING ENTRIES IN THE CIVIC EDUCATION CARTOON DRAWING COMPETITION FOR MONG KOK DISTRICT ARE BEING PUT ON A MONTH-LONG DISPLAY AT THE SYCAMORE OPEN-AIR ART GALLERY STARTING TODAY (THURSDAY).
LOCAL RESIDENTS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE INVITED TO SEE THE EXHIBITION IN THE GALLERY LOCATED AT AN ACCESS LANE BOUNDED BY BOUNDARY STREET AND SYCAMORE STREET.
THE COMPETITION WAS QRGANISED BY THE TAI KOK TSUI AREA COMMITTEE AND THE TAI KOK TSUI YOUTH CENTRE OF THE HONG KONG FEDERATION OF YOUTH GROUPS TO ENHANCE RESIDENTS' AWARENESS OF THEIR CIVIC RIGHTS AND DUTIES.
COMPETITORS WERE REQUIRED TO DEPICT THE MAIN THEMES OF IDENTIFYING THE DISTRICT'S CHARACTERISTICS AND PROMOTING RESIDENTS' CONCERN FOR PUBLIC PROPERTY AND HELPFULNESS.
+THE CARTOONS HAD BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN ILLUSTRATING THE THEMES AND CONVEYING THE IMPORTANCE OF CIVIC EDUCATION IN VIVID AND SIMPLISTIC DRAWINGS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE AREA COMMITTEE SAID.
+ THE COMMITTEE HOPED THAT THROUGH THE DISPLAY OF DRAWINGS AT THE GALLERY THE CIVIC AWARENESS MESSAGE COULD BE MORE WIDELY SPREAD TO PEOPLE IN THE DISTRICT,+ HE SAID.
THIRTY WINNING CARTOONS WERE SELECTED FOR DISPLAY. THEY HAVE ALSO BEEN PUBLISHED IN A BOOKLET, COPIES OF WHICH ARE BEING DISTRIBUTED TO SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS IN THE DISTRICT.
ROUTE FOR CHARITY WALK
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MOTORISTS IN SAU MAU PING SHOULD TAKE SPECIAL CARE DURING A CHARITY WALK THERE FROM 10.30 AM TO 1 PM ON SUNDAY (MAY 4) THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT HAS ADVISED.
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THE WALK WILL TAKE IN HIP WO STREET, SAU MAU PING ROAD AND HIU KWONG STREET.
THE CHARITY WALK IS ORGANISED BY THE UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL EXTENSION FUND RAISING ORGANISING COMMITTEE.
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