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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 19c1

+PHOTOGRAPHY IS A UNIVERSAL VISUAL ART, AND A MEDIUM OF ARTISTIC EXCHANGE BETWEEN DIFFERENT LANDS AND CULTURE. THE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY OF HONG KONG WAS FOUNDED TO IMPROVE THE PRACTICE OF THIS ART.

+THE INCREASING NUMBER OF LOCAL AND OVERSEAS EXHIBITORS IN THE INTERNATIONAL SALON OF PHOTOGRAPHY EACH YEAR, AND THE TECHNICAL AND ARTISTIC STANDARD OF THE EXHIBITS, BEAR WITNESS TO THE SUCCESS OF THE SOCIETY'S EFFORTS. I CONGRATULATE THEM ON THE MOUNTING OF YET ANOTHER SALON, AND EXTEND MY RESPECTFUL FELICITATIONS TO THOSE EXHIBITORS WHO HAVE WON AWARDS.

+ IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO DECLARE OPEN THE 36TH HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL SALON OF PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION.+

WINNING PHOTOGRAPHS TO BE DISPLAYED AT ADMIRALTY STATION

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WINNING ENTRIES IN A RECENT SA! KUNG PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION WILL BE DISPLAYED FOR FOUR DAYS AT ADMIRALTY STATION FROM TOMORROW (SATURDAY).

THE COMPETITION WAS HELD BETWEEN JUNE AND SEPTEMBER AND ATTRACTED NEARLY 300 ENTRIES.

ON DISPLAY WILL BE 63 PICTURES, INCLUDING ALL WINNING ENTRIES. THE COMPETITION, ORGANISED BY SAI KUNG CULTURE AND RECREATION ADVANCEMENT ASSOCIATION AND SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD, WAS TO SHOW VARIOUS ASPECTS OF LIFE IN THE DISTRICT.

A RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT 11.30 AM TO MARK THE OPENING OF THE EXHIBITION.

OFFICIATING WILL BE SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICER. MR CHAN SUI- JEUNG THE CHAIRMAN OF SAI KUNG RURAL COMMITTEE, MA CHUNG PUN- THE CHAIRMAN OF HANG HAU RURAL COMMITTEE, MR YAU KE- AND THE CHAIRMAN OF SAI KUNG CULTURE AND RECREATION ADVANCEMENT ASSOCIATION, MR CHUNG SHI-KWONG.

THE COMPETITION WAS DIVIDED INTO AN OPEN SECTION, A STUDENT SECTION AND A SECTION FOR PEOPLE LIVING OR WORKING IN THE DISTRICT.

RESULTS WERE ANNOUNCED IN OCTOBER AND WINNERS WERE PRESENTED WITH PRIZES EARLY LAST MONTH.

ADJUDICATORS INCLUDED THE PRESIDENT OF THE HONG KONG PHOTOGRAPHIC ASSOCIATION, MR CHANG HUNG-CHEONG THE PRESIDENT OF PENTAX PHOTOGRAPHIC ASSOCIATION, MR TAM KWOK-KWAN- PROMINENT PHOTOGRAPHER, MR KO LO-TONG AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE EVENT'S ORGANISERS.

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