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SUNDAY, MARCH 13, 1983

POSTER CONTEST TO PROMOTE HEALTH EDUCATION

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YOUNGSTERS WITH CREATIVE POTENTIAL WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO SHOW THEIR TALENT IN A POSTER AND SLOGAN DESIGN COMPETITION AIMED AT ENCOURAGING CHILDREN TO DEVELOP GOOD HEALTH HABITS.

ORGANISED BY THE CENTRAL HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT OF THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT, THE COMPETITION IS PART OF THE DEPARTMENT'S TERRITORY-WIDE CAMPAIGN ON PREVENTION OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES TO BE LAUNCHED LATER THIS YEAR.

THERE ARE THREE SECTIONS IN THE POSTER AND SLOGAN DESIGN CONTEST FOR PARTICIPANTS OF THREE DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS.

THE JUNIOR SECTION, THE THEME OF WHICH IS FOOD HYGIENE, IS

FOR CHILDREN BETWEEN EIGHT AND 12 YEARS OF AGE.

CHILDREN AGED BETWEEN 13 AND 15 YEARS MAY TAKE PART IN

THE INTERMEDIATE SECTION AND EMPHASIS SHOULD BE ON THE IMPORTANCE OF IMMUNISATION.

THOSE AGED BETWEEN 16 AND 18 YEARS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE SENIOR SECTION WITH THE THEME ON GASTRO-INTESTINAL DISEASES.

ENTRIES SHOULD SHOW THAT PERSONAL HYGIENE, ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE AND FOOD HYGIENE ARE ALL IMPORTANT ASPECTS IN THE PREVENTION OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES.

THERE WILL BE EIGHT PRIZES FOR EACH SECTION. THE PRIZES ARE BOOK COUPONS WORTH $300, 3400 AND $500 AND THEY WILL BE AWARDED TO PARTICIPANTS WITH THE BEST ENTRY IN THE JUNIOR, INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR SECTIONS RESPECTIVELY.

ENTRIES SHOULD BE ON PAPER MEASURING 42 CM BY 60 CM AND THE PARTICIPANT'S NAME, AGE, TELEPHONE NUMBER, ADDRESS, NAME OF SCHOOL AND CLASS ATTENDED (IF ANY) SHOULD BE GIVEN.

ALL ENTRIES SHOULD BE SENT TO THE CENTRAL HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT AT 181-185 GLOUCESTER ROAD, 2ND FLOOR OR SHA TIN HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT AT LEK YUEN HEALTH CENTRE, SHA TIN BEFORE APRIL 30.

THOSE WHO WISH TO OBTAIN FURTHER DETAILS ABOUT THE CONTEST MAY CALL 5-720861.

MORE COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR TAI PO

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MORE COMMUNITY SERVICES ARE BEING PLANNED FOR THE FAST DEVELOPING TAI PO NEW TOWN WITH AN ESTIMATED POPULATION OF 130 093 IN THE 1990'S.

THIS WAS DISCLOSED TODAY (SUNDAY) BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S NEW TERRITORIES REGIONAL OFFICER, MR HENPY 4, THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE TOWN'S FIRST COMMUNITY HALL AT T'I YUEN ESTATE.