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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1982

PRIZES FOR RURAL CLEANSING FACILITIES DESIGN

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A GROUP OF 46 PEOPLE WILL BE AWARDED CASH PRIZES AND BOOK TOKENS TOTALLING $30 000 AT THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY OF THE RURAL CLEANSING FACILITIES DESIGN COMPETITION ON WEDNESDAY (FEBRUARY 10).

TIMED TO COINCIDE WITH THE CURRENT CLEAN HONG KONG CAMPAIGN, THE COMPETITION WAS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF THE CLEAN HONG KONG CAMPAIGN AND THE NEW TERRITORIES HEUNG YEE KUK.

THE CONTEST WHICH IS DIVIDED INTO THREE SECTIONS GROUP, SECONDARY SCHOOLS GROUP AND PRIMARY SCHOOLS GROUP ATTRACTED MORE THAN 310 ENTRIES.

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THERE ARE THREE CATEGORIES IN THE COMPETITION FOR THE OPEN GROUP - ONE IS FOR DESIGNING A RURAL REFUSE COLLECTION POINT AND THE OTHERS ARE FOR A RURAL TOILET OR A LITTER CONTAINER.

CHAMPIONS FROM EACH CATEGORY WILL RECEIVE $4 000 WHILE THE FIRST RUNNERS-UP AND SECOND RUNNERS-UP WILL EACH RECEIVE $2 000 AND $1 000 RESPECTIVELY.

CONSOLATION PRIZES OF $500 WILL ALSO BE GIVEN TO EACH OF THE WINNERS IN EACH SECTION.

FOR THE SECONDARY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL GROUPS, THERE ARE TWO CATEGORIES IN THE COMPETITION. ONE IS FOR DESIGNING A RURAL REFUSE COLLECTION POINT AND THE OTHER IS FOR A LITTER CONTAINER.

BOOK TOKENS RANGING IN VALUE FROM $100 TO $500 WILL GO TO

THE WINNERS OF EACH CATEGORY OF ALL GROUPS.

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CLEAN HONG KONG CAMPAIGN CLEANSING FACILITIES ACTION GROUP, MR CARLOS CHEUNG HON-KAU, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE PRIZE-GIVING CEREMONY AT THE NEW TERRITORIES HEUNG YEE KUK CONFERENCE HALL AT 47 CUMBERLAND ROAD, KOWLOON.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE PRIZE-GIVING PRESENTATION AT THE NEW TERRITORIES HEUNG YEE KUK CONFERENCE HALL AT 3 PM ON WEDNESDAY (FEBRUARY 10).

AN INFORMATION OFFICER OF THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST THE MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES.