MONDAY, JULY 4, 1994
DON'T MISS CIVIC EDUCATION EXHIBITION
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD NOT MISS THE CHANCE TO VISIT THE CIVIC EDUCATION EXHIBITION WHICH EXPLORES THE DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT IN AN INNOVATIVE, ENTERTAINING AND PROFESSIONAL WAY.
MAKING THE REMARKS TODAY (MONDAY), THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION, DR DANIEL TSE, CITED THE "TIME TUNNEL" AS AN EXAMPLE WHICH TRACED THE DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS.
THE ENTRANCE LOBBY OF THE TUNNEL RESEMBLES THAT OF A CASTLE AND IT LEADS TO AN ARRAY OF PICTURES EXPLAINING THE HISTORY, PRINCIPLES AND ELEMENTS INVOLVED IN THE RIGHTS CONCEPT.
THERE ARE ALSO GRAPHIC DISPLAYS DESCRIBING THE FUNCTIONS AND STRUCTURE OF THE THREE-TIER POLITICAL SYSTEM AS WELL AS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF VOTING.
ALSO INCLUDED IN THE DISPLAYS ARE DETAILS OF THE 1995 SETUP OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, WHICH HAD ONLY ENDED ITS DEBATE ON CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS TWO DAYS BEFORE THE EXHIBITION STARTED.
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS ARE THE WINNING ENTRIES OF THE COMPUTER ANIMATION SOFTWARE DESIGN COMPETITION WHICH ILLUSTRATE IN AN INNOVATIVE MANNER THE IMPORTANCE OF CASTING BALLOTS AND THE RULE OF
LAW.
THE EXHIBITION, BEING HELD AT THE HONG KONG SCIENCE MUSEUM TSIM SHA TSUI EAST, WILL LAST UNTIL THURSDAY (JULY 7).
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IT WILL BE OPEN FROM 9.30 AM TO 8 PM DAILY EXCEPT ON JULY 7 WHEN IT WILL CLOSE AT 5 PM. ADMISSION IS FREE.
UP TILL NOON TODAY, MORE THAN 1,500 PEOPLE, MOST OF THEM PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, HAVE VISITED THE EXHIBITION SINCE IT OPENED ON SATURDAY (JULY 2).
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WATER STORAGE FIGURE
STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY} STOOD AT 71.3 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 417.934 MILLION CUBIC METRES.
THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 419.554 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 71.6 PER CENT OF CAPACITY,
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