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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1985

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SAFETY POSTER CONTEST

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STUDENTS WERE REMINDED TODAY BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT THAT ENTRIES FOR THE 17TH ANNUAL INDUSTRIAL SAFETY POSTER DESIGN COMPETITION SHOULD BE SENT BEFORE MARCH 3, TO THE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY TRAINING CENTRE AT THE CANTON ROAD GOVERNMENT OFFICES.

THE COMPETITION, ORGANISED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, IS OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS BETWEEN 14 AND 22 YEARS OF AGE.

ENTRIES WILL BE DIVIDED INTO TWO DIVISIONS - 'A' DIVISION FOR STUDENTS OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND TECHNICAL SECONDARY SCHOOLS, AND 'B' DIVISION FOR THOSE IN POST-SECONDARY COLLEGES AND VOCATIONAL INSTITUTES.

THE WINNER OF DIVISION 'A' WILL RECEIVE A $1 500 CASH COUPON AND THE WINNER OF DIVISION 'B' WILL RECEIVE A $3 000 CASH COUPON.

IN ADDITION, TEN OTHER ENTRIES EACH FROM 'A' AND 'B' DIVISIONS WILL BE AWARDED CONSOLATION PRIZES OF CASH COUPONS OF $300 AND $600 RESPECTIVELY.

JUDGING OF ENTRIES WILL TAKE PLACE IN EARLY MARCH.

VANS HELP GET PEOPLE TO VOTE

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VEHICLES BROADCASTING ELECTION MESSAGES HAVE BEGUN TOURING THE 19 DISTRICTS TO URGE PEOPLE TO VOTE IN THE DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS ON MARCH 7.

DECORATED WITH POSTERS, THE BROADCASTING VEHICLES WILL VISIT FOUR DISTRICTS EACH DAY FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM, TOURING HOUSING ESTATES, MARKET PLACES AND COMMERCIAL AND SHOPPING CENTRES.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION SAID THE AIM WAS TO TOUR BUSY AND POPULATED AREAS TO REACH AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE WITH MESSAGES ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ELECTIONS.

+THE ELECTION THEME SONG A VOICE WILL ALSO BE BROADCAST TO ATTRACT PEOPLE'S ATTENTION, HE SAID.

CNTA STAFF WILL ALSO DISTRIBUTE POSTERS REMINDING PEOPLE TO TURN OUT AND VOTE ON POLLING DAY.

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ON ELECTION DAY - MARCH 7 THE BROADCASTING VEHICLES WILL TOUR ALL 19 DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD, WHEN POLLING STATIONS ARE OPEN FROM 7.30 AM TO 10.30 PM.

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