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THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1994
CIVIC EDUCATION CONTEST WINNERS SAY THEY WILL VOTE
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THE WINNERS OF A COMPUTER ANIMATION SOFTWARE DESIGN COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE COMMITTEE ON THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION MARCH THIS YEAR SAY THE CONTEST HAS GIVEN THEM A DEEPER AWARENESS THE NEED TO VOTE IN ELECTIONS.
AND THE CHAMPION OF THE OPEN SECTION, 24-YEAR-OLD VINCENT LAU MAN-KIN, SAID HE WOULD DEFINITELY PARTICIPATE, ADDING THAT HE WOULD FIRST SCRUTINISE THE ELECTION PLATFORMS OF THE CANDIDATES BEFORE SELECTING HIS REPRESENTATIVE.
"MY SELECTION CRITERIA INCLUDE THE CANDIDATES' EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND AND THEIR AWARENESS OF THE PROBLEMS FACED BY THE ELECTORATE WHOM THEY ARE GOING TO REPRESENT, SAID UNIVERSITY ор HONG KONG GRADUATE VINCENT.
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WHICH IS EXACTLY THE THEME OF HIS WINNING PRESENTATION.
IN IT, HE HAS PLAYERS IDENTIFY THEIR DISTRICT PROBLEMS FIRST BEFORE DECIDING WHICH OF THE FOUR CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR A DISTRICT BOARD ELECTION BEST MEETS THEIR REQUIREMENTS.
"THE CIVIC EDUCATION RESOURCE CENTRE IN WAN CHAI
IS A GREAT HELP AS A SOURCE OF INFORMATION AND READINGS ON REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT, HE SAID.
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AS TO THE JOINT WINNERS OF THE STUDENT SECTION, ENTERING THE COMPETITION PROVED TO BE BOTH AN EDUCATIONAL AND INTERESTING
EXPERIENCE.
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KA-LUNG AND HIS ELDER BROTHER, KA-HAU, BOTH KING'S COLLEGE STUDENTS, ADMITTED THEY WERE INDIFFERENT TO ELECTIONS BEFORE TAKING PART IN THE CONTEST.
**BUT NOW WE'D LIKE TO GET REGISTERED AS VOTERS AS SOON AS WE TURN 18, AND EXERCISE OUR VOTING RIGHTS," 16-YEAR-OLD KA-HAU SAID WITH ENTHUSIASM AND CERTAINTY.
THEIR ANIMATION REVOLVES ROUND A TEENAGE BOY WHO COMES TO RECOGNISE THE IMPORTANCE OF PARTICIPATING IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS AFTER VISITING A CITY IN THE YEAR 2050.
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THE WINNING ENTRIES TOGETHER WITH THOSE OF THE RUNNERS-UP, WILL BE SCREENED AT A CIVIC EDUCATION EXHIBITION AT THE HONG KONG SCIENCE MUSEUM, TSIM SHA TSUI EAST FROM SATURDAY (JULY 2) ΤΟ NEXT THURSDAY (JULY 7).
THE EXHIBITION, WHICH FOCUSES ON REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT AND CITIZENS' RIGHTS, WILL ALSO FEATURE PANEL DISPLAYS, VIDEO SHOWS, GAMES STALLS, DRAMA AND A "TIME TUNNEL" TRACING THE DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS.
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