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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1985

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CONTESTS TO PROMOTE HEALTH EDUCATION

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GROUPS OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY STUDENTS WILL VIE FOR PRIZES IN THE 1985 SCHOOLS HEALTH EDUCATION SPEECH AND SONG CONTESTS TO BE HELD NEXT MONTH,

THE CONTESTS ARE JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE URBAN COUNCIL, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO PROMOTE AWARENESS IN PUBLIC HEALTH AMONG STUDENTS.

+THE APPROACH IS BY WAY OF PARTICIPATION AND

INVOLVEMENT, SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE URBAN COUNCIL TODAY.

HE SAID THAT AS IN PREVIOUS YEARS, THERE WOULD BE SEPARATE CONTEST FOR SPEECH AND SONG, BUT BOTH WOULD HAVE THE SAME THEME +HYGIENIC HABITS PROMOTE HEALTH. +

+THE SPEECH CONTEST WILL BE DIVIDED INTO FOUR SECTIONS - ENGLISH AND CHINESE SECTIONS FOR BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS, HE SAID.

+THE SONG CONTEST WILL BE HELD IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL SECTIONS.

+THE WINNERS AND RUNNERS-UP IN BOTH CONTESTS WILL GET TROPHIES AND BOOK COUPONS.

IN THE SONG CONTEST THERE WOULD ALSO BE A SPECIAL TROPHY, THE BEST COMPOSER AWARD, FOR EACH SECTION.

+THE FINALS OF THE SPEECH CONTEST WILL TAKE PLACE ON NOVEMBER 2 AT THE QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM, AND THOSE FOR THE SONG CONTEST, ON NOVEMBER 9 AT THE CITY HALL CONCERT HALL.

+WINNERS WILL GET THE IR PRIZES AND REPEAT THE IR WINNING PERFORMANCES AT A CEREMONY TO BE HELD AT THE CITY HALL CONCERT HALL ON NOVEMBER 16.+

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND A REPORTER AND/OR PHOTOGRAPHER TO COVER THE FINALS OF THE SPEECH CONTEST TO BE HELD ON SATURDAY (NOVEMBER 2) AT 9 A.M. AT THE QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM IN WANCHAI.

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