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FRIDAY, MAY 25, 1979

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JUDGING OF HONG KONG IN PROGRESS+ PHOTOGRAPHIC CONTEST

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LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHIC EXPERTS AND SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WILL SELECT PRIZE-WINNING ENTRIES FOR THE +HONG KONG IN PROGRESS+ CONTEST ON SUNDAY.

THE CONTEST WHICH AIMS AT PROMOTING HONG KONG'S IMAGE BOTH OVERSEAS AND LOCALLY, WAS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY OF HONG KONG.

A TOTAL OF 926 ENTRIES WAS RECEIVED SINCE THE CONTEST WAS LAUNCHED THREE MONTHS AGO.

ENTRIES ARE DIVIDED INTO FOUR CATEGORIES +URBAN HONG KONG+ MONOCHROME PRINTS, RURAL HONG KONG MONOCHROME PRINTS, URBAN HONG KONG+ COLOUR PRINTS, AND +RURAL HONG KONG+ COLOUR PRINTS.

COMMENTING ON THE ENTRIES, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE ORGANISERS SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) = +THEY ARE OF A VERY HIGH STANDARD BOTH IN THE TREATMENT OF SUBJECT MATTERS AND IN PHOTOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUE THE TWO PRINCIPAL CRITERIA THAT WILL BE OBSERVED IN THE JUDGING.+

WINNERS IN EACH OF THE FOUR DIVISIONS WILL BE AWARDED CASH PRIZES AND TROPHIES AND THE IR ENTRIES EXHIBITED IN LONDON IN AUGUST.

AN OVERALL BEST ENTRY WILL BE SELECTED FROM THE WINNERS AMONG THE FOUR DIVISIONS. THE OVERALL WINNER WILL BE AWARDED A ROUND-TRIP AIR TICKET TO LONDON FOR TWO, INCLUDING FULL BOARD FOR TWO WEEKS, AND WILL BE THE GUEST-OF-HONOUR AT THE OPENING OF THE +HONG KONG IN PROGRESS+ PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION IN AUGUST.

THE PANEL OF JUDGES WILL COMPRISE SIR KENNETH PING-FAN FUNG, VICE-PATRON OF THE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY OF HONG KONG, MR. YUEN KANG-CHUEN AND MR. CHANG HUNG-CHEON, IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT AND PRESIDENT OF THE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY OF HONG KONG RESPECTIVELY, MR. JOHN SLIMMING, DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES AND MR. ARTHUR HACKER, CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER (CREATIVE AND DESIGN) OF INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT,

NOTE TO EDITORS

THE JUDGING OF THE +HONG KONG IN PROGRESS+ PHOTOGRAPH IC CONTEST WILL BE OPEN TO THE MEDIA FOR THE FIRST 15 MINUTES DURING WHICH REPORTERS WILL ALSO HAVE A PREVIEW OF THE ENTRIES.

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE OCCASION AT THE GIS THEATRE, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, 5TH FLOOR, FROM 10.30 TO 10.45 A.M. THIS SUNDAY,

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