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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1982

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METRICATION POSTER DESIGN COMPETITION

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THE METRICATION COMMITEEE IS INVITING SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS TO TAKE PART IN A POSTER DESIGN COMPETITION AIMED AT INCREASING STUDENTS' AWARENESS OF METRICATION AND IN PROMOTING THE USE OF METRIC UNITS IN DAILY LIFE.

ENTRIES TO THE COMPETITION, WHICH IS PART OF A 10-DAY PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN ENTITLED 'METRIC 10-DAY' TO BE LAUNCHED IN JANUARY 1983. SHOULD BE SUBMITTED THROUGH RESPECTIVE SCHOOLS TO THE METRICATION COMMITTEE SECRETARIAT AT 31/F, UNITED CENTRE, 95 QUEENSWAY, CENTRAL ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 17.

STUDENTS MAY SUBMIT ANY NUMBER OF DESIGNS, WHICH SHOULD MEASURE 420 X 594 MM AND MUST BEAR ON THE BACK THE NAME, THE CLASS AND THE NAME OF SCHOOL OF THE PARTICIPANT.

ALL POSTERS, THE THEME OF WHICH IS TO PROMOTE THE USE OF METRIC UNITS IN DAILY LIFE, MUST BE THE ORIGINAL WORK OF THE PARTICIPANTS.

WINNER OF THE FIRST PRIZE WILL BE AWARDED A BOOK AND STATIONERY TOKEN WORTH $500, WHILE THE FIRST AND SECOND RUNNERS-UP WILL RECEIVE TOKENS WORTH $300 AND $200 RESPECTIVELY.

THERE WILL BE 10 MERIT PRIZES WORTH $50 EACH.

SOUVENIRS WILL BE GIVEN TO THE SCHOOL SUBMITTING THE MOST

ENTRIES AS WELL AS TO EACH PARTICIPATING STUDENT.

THE PRIZE-PRESENTATION CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY HALL, KOWLOON ON JANUARY 21.

NOW 'GREEN EYES' ALSO WATCH FOR LITTER BUGS

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A PAIR OF WATCHFUL +GREEN EYES+ HAVE RECENTLY BEEN PLANTED AT A ROUNDABOUT AT TAI PO ROAD IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, AS PART OF THE CLEAN HONG KONG CAMPAIGN,

THE +GREEN EYES WERE RECENTLY PLANTED IN THE MIDDLE OF A 220-SQUARE-METRE AMENITY PLOT WITH MORE THAN 5 000 GROUND COVER PLANTS, SEASONAL FLOWERS AND SHRUBS AT THE INTERCHANGE NEAR THE HONG LOK YUEN ESTATES.

+ IT TOOK THREE WEEKS OF HARD WORK BY STAFF OF THE TAI PO URBAN SERVICES OFFICE TO PLANT THE 'EYES', AND WE HOPE THEY WILL FURTHER HELP IMPRESS ON THE PUBLIC THE NEED TO KEEP THE ENVIRONMENT CLEAN.+ SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

/NTSD GARDENERS