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SUNDAY, APRIL 6, 1936

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OPERATION +PEN-FRIEND+-WINNING SCHOOL NAMED

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NEARLY 300 000 POSTCARDS FROM MORE THAN 470 SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN CONTRIBUTED TO HONG KONG'S UNIQUE EXERCISE IN COMMUNICATIONS AT EXPO '86.

THE ST. CATHARINE'S SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, KWUN TONG, HAS BEEN JUDGED THE BEST ENTRANT IN THE MAMMOTH COMPETITION WHICH STARTED THE POSTCARD DRIVE.

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AND THE PRIZE IS A TOUR FOR SIX FIVE STUDENTS AND A TEACHER TO EXPO '86 IN VANCOUVER, CANADA, DURING THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS IN JULY.

+MORE ARE STILL COMING IN FROM SCHOOLS AND FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT THIS PEN-FRIEND PROJECT WILL, AS EARLIER PREDICTED, BE THE BIGGEST OF ITS KIND IN THE WORLD,+ Á SPOKESMAN FOR THE ORGANISERS SAID.

HE POINTED OUT THAT EXPO '86 WAS DUE TO OPEN IN VANCOUVER ON MAY 2. BY THE TIME IT CLOSED ON OCTOBER 13 HE ANTICIPATED THAT THE ORIGINAL GOAL OF 500 000 PERSONALISED MESSAGES, EITHER IN ART OR WRITTEN FORM, WOULD BE PASSED.

TO MAINTAIN THIS MOMENTUM, THE +HONG KONG IN TOUCH WITH THE WORLD+ POSTCARDS WILL BE AVAILABLE UP TO THE FINAL DAYS OF THE EXPOSITION.

THE TWO CARD COLLECTING BOOTHS - ONE OUTSIDE THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES HEADQUARTERS IN BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, AND THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT GENERAL POST OFFICE IN CONNAUGHT PLACE - WILL BE OPEN FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS.

NOT ONLY ARE THESE CARDS FREE, BUT SO IS DELIVERY TO THE HONG KONG PAVILION, COMPLETED CARDS SHOULD BE RETURNED TO THE TWO DISPENSING POINTS WHICH ALSO SERVE AS COLLECTION BOXES.

THE SCHOOLS CONTEST WAS ORGANISED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES WITH THE HELP OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND SPONSORED BY CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS AND THE HONG KONG TOURIST ASSOCIATION.

EXPO '86 IS EXPECTED TO ATTRACT ABOUT 14 MILLION VISITORS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.

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