TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 1986
UNIQUE 'PEN FRIEND' OPERATION LAUNCHED FOR EXPO '86
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VISITORS TO THE HONG KONG PAVILION AT EXPO '86 TO BE HELD IN VANCOUVER, CANADA, FROM MAY 2 TO OCTOBER 13 WILL BE PRESENTED WITH PERSONALISED. HAND DRAWN POSTCARDS WITH THE MESSAGE +HONG KONG IN TOUCH WITH THE WORLD+.
THIS WAS STATED TODAY BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR HONG KONG AT THE EXPOSITION, MR PETER TSAO, WHEN HE LAUNCHED WHAT IS BELIEVED TO BE ONE OF THE WORLD'S BIGGEST EVER 'PEN FRIEND' OPERATIONS.
WITH ITS TARGET OF AT LEAST 500 000 PERSONALISED MESSAGES IN EITHER ART OR WRITTEN FORM, MR TSAO ADDED THAT THIS MIGHT ALSO BE ONE OF THE BIGGEST +PERSON TO PERSON+ GOODWILL GESTURES THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN.
MR TSAO SAID THAT THE POSTCARD THEME FITTED IN LITERALLY WITH THAT OF THE EXPOSITION WHICH IS WORLD IN MOTION, WORLD IN TOUCH+.
AND THOSE WISHING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE FREE DELIVERY SERVICE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH MORE THAN ONE OVERSEAS PEN FRIEND WILL BE GIVEN AS MANY CARDS AS THEY FEEL CAPABLE OF CONTRIBUTING.
THE MESSAGE CAN TAKE MANY FORMS - A WRITTEN TEXT, EITHER IN ENGLISH OR CHINESE, A POEM OR A SKETCH.
+ALL WE ASK IS THAT IT CONVEYS A HONG KONG FLAVOUR, SO THAT THE RECIPIENT WILL DETECT SOMETHING OF THE PRIDE WE TAKE IN THIS UNIQUE AND VIGOROUS COMMUNITY.+
HOWEVER, MR TSAO ADDED, +FOR OBVIOUS REASONS WE WOULD NOT WISH THE MESSAGE TO BE OF A COMMERCIAL OR POLTICAL NATURE.+
MR TSAO THEN REVEALED THAT THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS ALREADY SUCCEEDED IN INVOLVING A LARGE NUMBER OF SCHOOLS IN A COMPETITION RELATING TO THIS EXERCISE.
THE CLOSING DATE FOR THE INTER-SCHOOL CONTEST IS MARCH 26, JUST BEFORE THE EASTER HOLIDAYS.
A TEAM FROM THE WINNING SCHOOL, COMPRISING FIVE STUDENTS AND AN ACCOMPANYING TEACHER, WILL BE FLOWN TO VANCOUVER FOR A GUIDED TOUR OF THE EXPOSITION. AND IN THIS CONNECTION, MR TSAO SAID: +WE CERTAINLY HOPE TO HAVE THE TEAM PRESENT IN THE HONG KONG PAVILION FOR OUR HONG KONG DAY ON JULY 18.+
HE POINTED OUT THAT EXPO 86 IS EXPECTED TO ATTRACT AN ESTIMATED 14 MILLION VISITORS FROM 50 NATIONS.
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