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THURSDAY, JULY 1, 1993
THE SCHEME AIMS TO ENCOURAGE DISTRICT BODIES ΤΟ
ORGANISE CE PROJECTS BY PROVIDING THEM WITH FINANCIAL RESOURCES. A TOTAL OF 35 OUT OF 84 APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR THE CURRENT YEAR.
HE NOTED THAT 13 OF THESE APPROVED PROJECTS WOULD FOCUS ON THE THEMES OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE RULE OF LAW.
THE TOTAL FUNDING ALLOCATED TO THE COMMITTEE IS $2.4 MILLION FOR 1993/94, WHICH IS A 41 PER CENT INCREASE OVER 1992/93. IN ADDITION, A SUM OF $800,000 HAS BEEN EARMARKED FOR PUBLICITY PURPOSES.
DR TSE SAID THE COMMITTEE WOULD ADOPT MORE INTERESTING TO ILLUSTRATE THE CONCEPTS THAT HAD OFTEN BEEN REGARDED AS "ABSTRACT AND REMOTE".
THE HUMAN RIGHTS TELELINE SERVICE AND CE CARD ARE BOTH OF WHICH WILL BE LAUNCHED IN THE COMING HUMAN ON SATURDAY (JULY 3).
RIGHTS
WHILE THE TELELINE COMPRISES FIVE SHORT DRAMAS DAY-TO-DAY SITUATIONS, THE CARDS, WHICH ARE INTRODUCED FOR TIME, WILL CARRY ARTICLES OF THE HONG KONG BILL OF RIGHTS WITH PHOTOGRAPHS OF SHOW-BİZ STARS.
FORMATS BY MANY
EXAMPLES. EXHIBITION
REFLECTING THE FIRST ORDINANCE
TO INTRODUCE THE CONCEPTS TO STUDENTS AND TO CALL ON TEACHERS AND FRONTLINE WORKERS TO RENDER THEIR SUPPORT, TWO SETS OF TEACHING KITS ARE BEING PRODUCED AND ARE EXPECTED TO BE READY LATER THIS YEAR.
OTHER PROGRAMMES INCLUDE A TERRITORY-WIDE CE SURVEY TO GAUGE PUBLIC'S VIEWS ON THE RULE OF LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS AND A DISCUSSION ON THE LEGAL SYSTEMS IN HONG KONG AND CHINA.
THE SATURDAY'S EXHIBITION IS AN ANNUAL EVENT. THE CONVENOR OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION SUB-COMMITTEE, MR WILLIAM TSUI, WHO ALSO CHAIRS THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE ON THE EVENT, SAID A WELL MIX OF ACTIVITIES WILL GO ALONGSIDE WITHTHE FOUR-DAY EXHIBITION.
THE
ACTIVITIES INCLUDE
COMPUTER QUIZ, DRAMA SHOWS, A LABYRINTH, BOOK EXHIBITION, VIDEO AND SLIDE SHOW ON THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND CARTOONS TO ILLUSTRATE INDIVIDUAL PROVISIONS OF THE HONG KONG BILÍ. OF RIGHTS ORDINANCE.
ALSO ON DISPLAY WILL BE THE EIGHT OUTSTANDING CE PROJECTS UNDER THE 1992/93 COMMUNITY PROJECTS SCHEME.
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THE COMPUTER QUIZ, ENTITLED "ADVENTURE OF A WORM" HAS WON A MERIT AWARD IN THE 1992/93 НК INDEPENDENT SHORT FILM COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE URBAN COUNCIL.
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