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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1987
'1 HOPE THAT THE DIFFERENT FORMAT ADOPTED FOR THIS SAFETY PROVIDING MORE OUTDOOR DEMONSTRATIONS AND PARTICIPATION, EFFECTIVELY GET THE SAFETY MESSAGE ACROSS, MR BIRNEY SAID.
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THE 1987 LAND SPORTS SAFETY DAY HAS BEEN PLANNED WITH AND INSTRUCTORS IN LAND SPORTS AS ITS PRIME TARGET AUDIENCE.
DAY,
WILL.
LEADERS
SPORTS
WITH
SPORTS
IT IS ALSO ATTENDED BY REPRESENTATIVES FROM SCHOOLS, GROUPS AND ASSOCIATIONS AS WELL AS PRIVATE ORGANISATIONS CLUBS.
WHO,
HOW
THE EVENT HAS ALSO ATTRACTED A LARGE NUMBER OF TEENAGERS
LEARN DOCUMENTARIES, THROUGH SEMINARS, DEMONSTRATIONS AND VIDEO TO PARTICIPATE SAFELY IN A NUMBER OF POPULAR LAND SPORTS.
CARTOGRAPHIC UNIT WINS TOP AWARDS
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THE CARTOGRAPHIC UNIT OF THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT HAS WON TWO PRESTIGIOUS PROFESSIONAL AWARDS FOR THE EXCELLENCE OF ITS MAP AND CARTOGRAPHIC DESIGNS.
COMPETING AGAINST NUMEROUS ENTRIES FROM OTHER PROFESSIONAL BODIES OF INTERNATIONAL STANDING, THE UNIT, WHICH IS PART OF THE DEPARTMENT'S SURVEY AND MAPPING OFFICE, WAS CHOSEN AS THE WINNER OF THE 1987 BRITISH CARTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY DESIGN AWARD AND THE HIGHLY COMMENDED CATEGORY OF THE JOHN BARTHOLOMEW AWARD IN THEMATIC CARTOGRAPHY.
THE BCS DESIGN AWARD WAS FOR THE "COUNTRYSIDE SERIES MAP OF THE NORTH-EAST NEW TERRITORIES" WHILE THE JOHN BARTHOLOMEW AWARD WAS FOR A MAP ENTITLED "HONG KONG BUYING FROM THE WORLD"
WHICH APPEARED AS THE END-PAPER MAP IN THE 1987 HONG KONG YEAR BOOK.
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THE CARTOGRAPHIC UNIT'S ACHIEVEMENT WAS ALL THE MORE REMARKABLE IN THAT IT WAS ONLY ITS SECOND ATTEMPT. IN ITS FIRST ATTEMPT IN 1986, THE UNIT WON A HIGHLY COMMENDED AWARD FOR TOPOGRAPHIC MAP "THE TERRITORY OF HONG KONG", WHICH APPEARED AS FRONTISPIECE OF THE HONG KONG YEAR BOOK,
IT'S
THE
/BCS REGULATIONS