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SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 1979

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COMPETITION TO PROMOTE AWARENESS OF PUBLIC HEALTH

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A HEALTH EDUCATION PROJECT COMPETITION HAS BEEN JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE URBAN COUNCIL TO PROMOTE THE AWARENESS AND INTEREST IN PUBLIC HEALTH AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS.

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS CAN SUBMIT ENTRIES ON ONE OF THE FOLLOWING THREE THEMES: HOW YOU CAN HELP CLEAN HONG KONG- PERSONAL HYGIENE AND YOUR HEALTH AND SAFETY IN SWIMMING.

THE THEME CHOSEN SHOULD BE ILLUSTRATED TO FORM AN INTERESTING AND EYE-CATCHING DISPLAY IN A FLOOR AREA MEASURING 10 FEET SQUARE, WITH A HEIGHT NOT EXCEEDING SEVEN FEET.

THE DISPLAY MAY INCLUDE PICTURES, PHOTOGRAPHS, MODELS SPECIMENS, GRAPHS, CHARTS, FEATURE ARTICLES AND OTHER SUITABLE AND RELEVANT MATERIAL. CAPTION MAY EITHER BE IN CHINESE OR ENGLISH, OR BOTH.

EACH PARTICIPATING SCHOOL WILL BE PROVIDED WITH A SUBSIDY

UP TO $150 FOR BUYING ART MATERIALS.

COMPETING SCHOOLS ARE REQUIRED TO PUT UP THEIR DISPLAYS AT THE IR SCHOOLS BETWEEN FEBRUARY 26 AND MARCH 3 WHEN JUDGING WILL BE CARRIED OUT.

THE WINNERS OF THE FIRST FIVE PRIZES WILL EACH RECEIVE A TROPHY AND CASH AWARDS RANGING FROM $1,800 TO $700. THERE WILL ALSO BE 10 MERIT PRIZES, AND EACH WINNER WILL RECEIVE $500.

A JOINT EXHIBITION OF THE PRIZE-WINNING PROJECTS WILL BE HELD AT THE CITY HALL EXHIBITION HALL FROM MARCH 22 TO 25. THE PRIZE-GIVING CEREMONY WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE EXHIBITION AT 3 P.M. ON MARCH 22.

SOUVENIR PLAQUES WILL BE PRESENTED TO ALL THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS AT THE PRIZE-GIVING CEREMONY.

A BEST ARTWORK DESIGN PRIZE IN THE FORM OF A TROPHY WILL BE AWARDED TO THE PROJECT WITH THE BEST ARTWORK, AND THE JUDGING OF THIS WILL TAKE PLACE DURING THE EXHIBITION.

TO MAKE FULL USE OF THE EFFORTS OF THE PARTICIPANTS. THE THREE BEST PROJECTS WILL BE SELECTED AND ARRANGED FOR DISPLAY AT VARIOUS COMMUNITY CENTRES OR SCHOOLS HALLS BY ROTATION AT THE END OF THE JOINT EXHIBITION.

THE CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATION IS FEBRUARY 12. ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE COMPETITION MAY BE DIRECTED

TO THE SENIOR INSPECTOR (HEALTH EDUCATION SECTION), EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, TEL: 5-774001 EXT. 33, OR THE SENIOR HEALTH

INSPECTOR, HEALTH EDUCATION SECTION, URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, TEL. 5-279446.

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