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SATURDAY, JULY 7, 1979

LANTERN COMPETITION FOR MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL

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ENTRIES ARE NOW INVITED FOR THE STUDENT LANTERN DESIGN COMPETITION AND EXHIBITION, TIMED TO COINCIDE WITH THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL IN OCTOBER.

THE AIM OF THE EVENT, ORGANISED BY THE 1979 LANTERN CARNIVAL COMMITTEE, IS TO REVIVE PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE TRADITIONAL CHINESE ART OF LANTERN DESIGN.

NO ENTRY FEE IS REQUIRED AND STUDENTS CAN SUBMIT ANY NUMBER OF ENTRIES. THE COMPETITION IS DIVIDED INTO DIVISION A FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS AND DIVISION B FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS.

THE LANTERNS WILL BE DISPLAYED AT MORSE PARK, KOWLOON FROM OCTOBER 4 TO 6 TO CELEBRATE THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL,

TWENTY PRIZES IN THE FORM OF CERTIFICATES OF MERIT WILL BE AWARDED TO SPONSORING SCHOOLS WHICH SUBMIT LANTERNS OF OUTSTANDING DESIGN.

FOR INDIVIDUAL PRIZES, 100 OUTSTANDING ENTRIES WILL BE SELECTED, AND EACH WINNER WILL BE AWARDED A CERTIFICATE OF MERIT AND A BOOK TOKEN WORTH $100.

EXPERIENCED ART AND DESIGN EDUCATIONISTS WILL BE INVITED TO SIT ON THE PANEL OF JUDGES.

ALL LANTERNS SUBMITTED SHOULD NOT EXCEED ONE METRE IN ANY DIMENSION, AND ANY MATERIAL MAY BE USED. HOWEVER, NO ADVERTISING SLOGANS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

ALL ENTRIES WILL BECOME THE PROPERTY OF THE ORGANISER AND NO ENTRIES WILL BE RETURNED.

ENTRIES SHOULD BE MADE THROUGH HEADS OF SCHOOLS AND THEY ARE REQUESTED TO HAND IN ENTRY FORMS TO THE ART SECTION, CULTURAL CRAFTS CENTRE, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, ♣ PAK_FUK ROAD, FIFTH FLOOR, NORTH POINT, HONG KONG ON OR BEFORE JULY 14,

THE CULTURAL CRAFTS CENTRE WILL ISSUE OFFICIAL LABELS FOR SCHOOLS TO BE AFFIXED TO EACH ENTRY.

ALL LABELLED LANTERNS MUST BE SENT TO THE RECEPTION DESK AT HO LAP COLLEGE, TSEUK LUK STREET, SAN PO KONG, KOWLOON, BETWEEN 9.30 A.M. AND 4.50 P.M. ON OCTOBER 2. LATE ENTRIES WILL NOT BE INCLUDED FOR JUDGING.

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