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FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 1984

THE SIX OLDER MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY BA BI, MA MI, GRANDPA, GRANDMA, MUI TAU AND THE CAT - JUST TURNED SIX LAST MONTH. ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE BECOME FAMILIAR FIGURES TO MANY CHILDREN, THEY HAVE NO INTENTION TO RETIRE FROM THE SCENE. JOINED BY THE NEWCOMERS, THEY WILL EMBARK ON MORE EDUCATIONAL AND PROMOTIONAL MISSIONS.

EVER SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1978, THE PUPPET THEATRE HAS PROVED A POPULAR FEATURE OF THE GIS MOBILE UNIT, PARTICULARLY AMONG THE YOUNG.

OVER THE YEARS, THE PUPPETS HAVE HELPED TO SPREAD CAMPAIGN MESSAGES TO THE GRASS-ROOTS, RANGING FROM ANTI-NARCOTICS, ROAD SAFETY, CLEAN HONG KONG, INDUSTRIAL SAFETY, FIRE PREVENTION AND FIGHT CRIME, TO THE MORE RECENT VOTER REGISTRATION.

A GIS SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY: +AFTER YEARS OF EXPOSURE, EFFECT OF THE OLD PUPPETS IS BEGINNING TO WEAR OFF.

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+WE DECIDED TO CREATE SOME NEW CHARACTERS TO MAINTAIN AUDIENCE INTEREST AND ENSURE BETTER RETURNS FOR OUR PROMOTIONAL EFFORTS.+

THE FAMILY OF NINE WILL SET OFF ON THE IR TERRITORY-WIDE JOURNEYS NEXT WEEK TO SPREAD INFORMATION AND BRING FUN AND LAUGHTER TO THE PEOPLE.

+ IF YOU WANT TO CATCH A FIRST-HAND GLIMPSE OF THE NEW PUPPETS, DON'T MISS THE HONG KONG TONIGHT' TV PROGRAMME AT 7.30 PM TOMORROW, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION YOUTHS DO WELL IN EXAMS

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TEN YOUTHS AT THE PIK UK CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION WHO HAD DONE WELL IN EXTERNAL EXAMINATIONS WERE AWARDED CERTIFICATES TODAY.

THEY SAT IN THE CITY AND GUILDS OF LONDON INSTITUTE TELECOMMUNICATION TECHNICIANS COURSE LEVEL ONE EXAMINATION AS WELL AS THE LONDON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES EXAMINATION ON INTERMEDIATE BOOKKEEPING LAST YEAR.

AMONG THEM, THEY EARNED 12 DISTINCTIONS, TWO CREDITS AND SIX PASSES.

THE TEN

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