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THURY, JUNE 27, 1935

HK PAVILION CHALLENGE FOR DESIGNERS

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HONG KONG DESIGNERS ARE BEING INVITED. ALONG WITH THOSE FROM OVERSEAS, TO SUBMIT THEIR PROPOSALS FOR A HONG KONG PAVILION IN EXPO '86, WHICH WILL BE HELD IN VANCOUVER, CANADA, FROM MAY 2 TO OCTOBER 13 NEXT YEAR.

THE HONG KONG EXPO '86 CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE, WHICH HAS ISSUED THE INVITATION, HOPES TO RECEIVE SUFFICIENT OUTLINE PROPOSALS BY JULY 10 FROM WHICH TO DRAW UP A SHORTLIST OF DESIGNERS WHO MAY BE CALLED UPON TO PUT FORWARD DETAILED PLANS.

THE COMMITTEE, CHAIRED BY THE SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATION, MR PETER TSAO, COMPRISES REPRESENTATIVES OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT, THE HONG KONG TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, THE HONG KONG TOURIST ASSOCIATION, CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS AND THE SING TAO GROUP OF NEWSPAPERS.

A COMMITTEE SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF OUTLINE PROPOSALS FOR THE DESIGN OF THE PAVILION WAS +DELIBERATELY TIGHT SO AS TO STIMULATE THE CREATIVE IMPULSE.

+WE HAVE A TERRIFIC IDEA TO PUT OVER AT EXPO '86,+ HE SAID. +THE IDEA OF ONE OF THE WORLD'S SMALLEST TERRITORIES MAKING ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST IMPACTS.

+IN PARTICULAR, WE WANT TO STRESS THE THEME OF HONG KONG'S ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE FIELDS OF TRANSPORT, COMMUNICATIONS, TRADE AND FINANCE.

+THE EXPO ORGANISERS ARE VERY ANXIOUS TO HAVE HONG KONG PARTICIPATE IN THIS MAJOR INTERNATIONAL EVENT, AND THEY HAVE RESERVED FOR US ONE OF THE BEST SITES IN THE EXPOSITION GROUNDS.

+THE PAVILION SHOULD FIRST ATTRACT THE CURIOSITY AND THEN STIMULATE THE INTEREST AND UNDERSTANDING OF AN IMPORTANT SEGMENT OF THE 16 MILLION OR SO PEOPLE EXPECTED TO VISIT EXPO.

+THIS SEGMENT WILL BE THE BUSINESSMEN AND OPINION-FORMERS WHO HAVE AN EXISTING OR POTENTIAL CONNECTION WITH HONG KONG. SOME OF THEM WILL BE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT HONG KONG ALREADY, BUT PERHAPS NOT KNOWLEDGEABLE ENOUGH.

BUT WE

+HONG KONG HAS NEVER HAD AN AWARENESS PROBLEM. DO PERHAPS HAVE AN IDENTITY PROBLEM. EVERYONE HAS HEARD OF US. EVERYONE THINKS HE KNOWS SOMETHING ABOUT US. BUT NOT ENOUGH KNOW JUST HOW FAR WE HAVE COME AND HOW FAR WE ARE STILL PLANNING TO GO. WE HOPE OUR PAVILION IN EXPO '86 WILL ADVANCE THEIR AWARENESS OF OUR KEY ROLE ON THIS SIDE OF THE PACIFIC.+

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THOSE RISING TO THE CHALLENGE OF DESIGNING A PAVILION WHICH WOULD EFFECTIVELY CONVEY HONG KONG'S MESSAGE SHOULD APPLY TO THE EXPO '86 CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE C/O TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, 31ST FLOOR, GREAT EAGLE CENTRE, 23 HARBOUR ROAD, HONG KONG.

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