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MONDAY, JULY 2, 1984

CLASSES WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS FROM AUGUST 5 TO 27 AT LAI CHI KOK PARK INDOOR GAMES HALL.

THE COURSE WILL BE LIMITED TO 30 PERSONS AND THE FEE IS $20.

APPLICATION FORMS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE RSS HEAD OFFICE, 11/F WING ON CENTRE, CENTRAL OR ITS 19 DISTRICT OFFICES THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY.

FURTHER DETAILS MAY BE OBTAINED BY CALLING TELEPHONE 5-458511.

LANTERN COMPETITIONS FOR ALL

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RESIDENTS, WORKERS AND STUDENTS IN KOWLOON CITY ARE BEING INVITED TO ENTER TWO LANTERN COMPETITIONS ORGANISED AS PART OF A MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL CELEBRATION PROGRAMME TO BE HELD IN THE DISTRICT IN SEPTEMBER.

THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR ROGER GARCIA, SAID TODAY (MONDAY) THAT BOTH COMPETITIONS ARE AIMED AT STIMULATING INTEREST IN THE TRADITIONS OF THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL AND ARTS AND CRAFTS, AND AT ENCOURAGING TEAMWORK THROUGH BUILDING LANTERNS.

+UNLIKE LAST YEAR, WHEN BOTH COMPETITIONS WERE OPEN TO STUDENTS ONLY. THIS YEAR WE WELCOME PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS TO TAKE PART+, HE SAID.

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+FURTHERMORE, THERE WILL BE NO RESTRICTION ON THE NUMBER OF ENTRIES BEING SUBMITTED+.

FOR THE GIANT LANTERN COMPETITION, PARTICIPANTS WILL HAVE

TO SUBMIT SKETCH DESIGNS BY JULY 14.

TWENTY FIVE OF THE BEST AND MOST PRACTICAL DESIGNS WILL BE CHOSEN BY A PANEL OF JUDGES, AND THE SUCCESSFUL ENTRANTS WILL BE OFFERED A REIMBURSEMENT GRANT OF UP TO $600 EACH TO BUILD THE IR LANTERNS.

THE TOTAL LENGTH OF THE THREE DIMENSIONS OF THE LANTERN SHOULD NOT BE LESS THAN FOUR METRES, AND ANY TYPE OF MATERIALS COULD BE USED.

THE SMALL LANTERN COMPETITION IS DIVIDED INTO TWO SECTIONS FOR ENTRANTS BELOW THE AGE OF 14, AND FOR THOSE WHO ARE 14 AND ABOVE.

CONTESTANTS WILL HAVE ONLY TO BRING ALONG THEIR LANTERNS, THE TOTAL LENGTH OF WHICH SHOULD NOT EXCEED ONE METRE, TO THE DISTRICT'S MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL LANTERN CARNIVAL.

/THE CARNIVAL,

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