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FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 24. 1989
STUDENTS INVITED TO JOIN INTERNATIONAL ART CONTEST
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PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO ARE TALENTED IN DRAWING AND PAINTING ARE INVITED TO ENTER FOR THE EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL ART EXHIBITION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE TO BE HELD IN HYVINKAS. FINLAND, NEXT YEAR.
THE EXHIBITION WILL BE HELD IN MAY AND LOCAL SCHOOL CHILDREN AGED 18 AND UNDER ARE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE.
IT IS ORGANISED BY THE ART CENTRE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE MAINTAINED BY THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND THE TOWN OF HYVINKAS.
THE THEME
FOR ENTRIES IN THE FORM OF DRAWING. PAINTING, PRINT-MAKING. COLLAGE OR ANY OTHER TWO-DIMENSIONAL WORK IS "MY HOME
AREA ENVIRONMENT".
THERE WILL BE FIVE AGE GROUPS IN THE CONTEST. MEDALS AND CERTIFICATES WILL BE AWARDED TO ENTRIES SELECTED FOR EXHIBITION.
STUDENTS ARE ADVISED TO SEND THEIR ENTRIES TO THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT THROUGH THEIR SCHOOL HEADS FOR LOCAL SELECTION BEFORE JANUARY 5.
LONG DISTANCE RUN FOR YAU TSIM RESIDENTS
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RUN
MORE THAN 200 YAU TSIM RESIDENTS WILL JOIN A LONG DISTANCE ALONG THE TSIM SHA TSUI PROMENADE ON SUNDAY (NOVEMBER 26) MORNING.
PARTICIPANTS WILL BE DIVIDED INTO MEN'S, TEENAGERS' AND WOMEN'S SECTIONS, AND WILL HAVE TO COVER 3,000 METRES.
THE RACE WILL BEGIN AT 9.30 AM, AND THE WINNER IN EACH WILL BE AWARDED A TROPHY.
SECTION
THE EVENT HAS BEEN JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE YAU MA TEI AND TSIM SHA TSUI RECREATION AND SPORTS ASSOCIATION AND THE URBAN COUNCIL, WITH SPONSORSHIP FROM THE DISTRICT BOARD.
AMONG THOSE OFFICIATING AT A STARTING CEREMONY WILL BE ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MS MELODY WONG, AND CHAIRMAN OF YAU TSIM DISTRICT BOARD, MR YIP WAH.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER THE LONG DISTANCE RUN TO BE HELD AT THE TSIM SHA TSUI PROMENADE ON SUNDAY (NOVEMBER 261. THE RACE WILL START AT 9 AM BEHIND THE NEW WORLD CENTRE AND PRESENTATION OF PRIZES WILL BE HELD IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE RACE FINISHED.
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