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FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1982

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SCHOOLS COMPETITION TO PROMOTE HEALTHY LIVING

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ALL SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE INVITED TO TAKE PART IN THE 1982 SCHOOLS' HEALTH EDUCATION PROJECT COMPETITION JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE URBAN COUNCIL AND THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT,

THE THEMES FOR THE PROJECT ARE +LET'S CLEAN OUR CITY,

OF DRINKING WATER, AND A HEALTHY SCHOOL LIFE.*

SAFETY

+ IT IS HOPED THAT TEACHERS WILL MAKE USE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO DRAW THE ATTENTION OF THEIR PUPILS TO MATTERS RELATED TO HEALTHY LIVING BOTH WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL, AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS MAY CHOOSE ANY ONE OF THE THEMES TO PRODUCE AN INTERESTING AND EYE-CATCHING DISPLAY IN A FLOOR AREA MEASURING 3.5 METRES SQUARE, AND WITH A HEIGHT NOT EXCEEDING 2.5 METRES.

THE DISPLAY MAY INCLUDE PICTURES, PHOTOGRAPHS, MODELS, SPECIMENS, GRAPHS, CHARTS, FEATURE ARTICLES AND OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

CAPTIONS MAY BE IN EITHER CHINESE OR ENGLISH, OR BOTH.

FIVE WINNERS WILL BE AWARDED CASH PRIZES RANGING FROM $1 800 TO $700, TOGETHER WITH A TROPHY. THERE WILL ALSO BE 10 MERIT PRIZES OF $500 EACH TO BE AWARDED AT THE JUDGES' DISCRETION.

THE EXHIBIT WITH THE BEST ARTWORK DESIGN WILL ALSO BE AWARDED A TROPHY, WHILE A SOUVENIR PLAQUE WILL BE PRESENTED TO EACH PARTICIPATING SCHOOL.

SCHOOLS WISHING TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS COMPETITION SHOULD SEND IN THE IR APPLICATIONS ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 8 TO THE SENIOR INSPECTOR (HEALTH EDUCATION), EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, LEE GARDENS, 5TH FLOOR, HONG KONG.

ENQUIRIES MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE SENIOR INSPECTOR (HEALTH EDUCATION) OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ON TELEPHONE 5-774001 EXT. 33 AND 43, OR THE SENIOR HEALTH INSPECTOR (HEALTH EDUCATION), URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, ON TELEPHONE 5-729361 EXT. 34.

JUDGING WILL TAKE PLACE BETWEEN MARCH 1 AND 5, WHEN PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS WILL BE REQUIRED TO SET UP THE PROJECT ON THEIR SCHOOL PREMISES.

A JOINT EXHIBITION OF THE PRIZE-WINNING PROJECTS WILL BE HELD AT THE CITY HALL EXHIBITION HALL FROM MARCH 25 TO 29.

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