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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1980

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CARTOON COMPETITION TO PROMOTE CONSUMER RIGHTS

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A CARTOON COMPETITION IS BEING ORGANISED TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO BECOME MORE AWARE OF CONSUMER RIGHTS.

JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE CONSUMER COUNCIL AND THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THE EVENT IS OPEN TO STUDENTS FROM PRIMARY 4 TO FORM 6.

IT IS DIVIDED INTO A JUNIOR SECTION FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS AND A SENIOR SECTION FOR THOSE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

THERE IS NO LIMIT TO THE SUBJECT OF THE ENTRIES, WHICH MAY BE ON THE RIGHT OF THE CONSUMER TO OBTAIN INFORMATION, THE RIGHT TO BE PROTECTED AGAINST SALE OF GOODS WHICH ARE DANGEROUS TO HEALTH, THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE AMONG DIFFERENT BRANDS, AND THE RIGHT TO VOICE LEGITIMATE GRIEVANCES AND TO HAVE COMPLAINTS REDRESSED.

A DESIGN MAY BE IN THE FORM OF A SINGLE CARTOON OR A SERIES OF CARTOONS DRAWN ON DRAWING PAPER MEASURING 297 MM BY 420 MM.

PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED IN THE FORM OF BOOK AND STATIONERY TOKENS RANGING FROM $250 TO $50. ALL PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE A SOUVENIR.

ENTRIES MUST REACH THE COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUBS SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT BY DECEMBER 31. THE ADDRESS IS CAROLINE MANSION, 4TH FLOOR, 8 YUN PING ROAD, CAUSEWAY BAY, HONG KONG,

AN EXHIBITION OF THE WINNING ENTRIES WILL BE HELD AT A LATER DATE, AND THE ORGANISERS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO KEEP AND USE ANY OF THE ENTRIES.

HONG KONG'S RAPID GROWTH REFLECTED IN

IMMIGRATION SERVICE

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EXPANSION OF THE IMMIGRATION SERVICE OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS REFLECTS THE GROWTH OF HONG KONG ITSELF OVER THAT PERIOD AND

ITS PRESENT WORK LOAD REFLECTS THE EXCITING DIVERSITY OF HONG KONG TODAY, UNOFFICIAL LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR MISS LYDIA DUNN TOLD A NEW BATCH OF ASSISTANT IMMIGRATION OFFICERS AND IMMIGRATION ASSISTANTS TODAY.

SPEAKING AT THE IR PASSING-OUT PARADE AT THE ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT PARADE GROUND, MISS DUNN NOTED THAT THE SERVICE HAD EXPANDED VERY RAPIDLY FROM 200 MEMBERS IN 1961 TO NEARLY 2 900 TODAY WORKING IN NO FEWER THAN 37 OFFICES SPREAD OVER MOST OF HONG KONG.

THIS YEAR THE SERVICE WILL DEAL WITH WELL OVER 20 MILLION TRAVELLERS INCLUDING SEVEN MILLION BETWEEN HONG KONG AND CHINA.

IT WILL ISSUE MORE THAN ONE MILLION TRAVEL DOCUMENTS TO HONG KONG RESIDENTS AND HANDLE ONE-AND-A-HALF MILLION ENQUIRIES FROM THE PUBLIC.

/ILE IMMIGRATION

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