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THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1966

EXPO '86

HONG KONG SAYS IT WITH POSTCARDS

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WITH A COLLECTIVE VOICE, HONG KONG PEOPLE ARE TELLING THE WORLD THEY ARE HAPPY TO LIVE HERE AND VALUE WHAT THEY HAVE ACHIEVED.

IN PROSE AND IN ART

FORM.

AND THEY'RE SAYING IT WITH POSTCARDS

OFFICIATING THIS (THURSDAY) MORNING AT THE FOUR-DAY EXHIBITION OF THE BEST POSTCARDS SUBMITTED SO FAR IN THE 'HONG KONG IN TOUCH WITH THE WORLD' PROJECT, THE SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATION, MR JAMES SO, SAID THE GENERAL PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR SCHOOLS, WERE QUICK TO SUPPORT THE IDEA.

THE MASSIVE PEN-FRIEND OPERATION, GEARED FOR THE ESTIMATED 17 MILLION VISITORS TO EXPO '86 IN VANCOUVER BETWEEN MAY 2 AND OCTOBER 13, HAS DRAWN AN OVERWHELMING RESPONSE WITH MORE THAN 330 000 CARDS RECEIVED SO FAR.

OF THE EXHIBITION, MR SO SAID +ON DISPLAY IS A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF THE QUALITY OF CARDS WE HAVE RECEIVED. WHAT WILL STRIKE ANY OBSERVER IS THE LOVE AND PRIDE THE DRAWINGS ON THESE CARDS EXPRESS - LOVE FOR HONG KONG AND PRIDE IN BELONGING TO THIS VERY SPECIAL COMMUNITY.+

HE ADDED THAT PEOPLE OF ALL AGES HAD SENT IN CARDS, EACH AN INDIVIDUAL EXPRESSION OF THE PREVAILING SENTIMENT OF GOODWILL WITH WHICH THE COMMUNITY WAS ENDOWED.

MR SO POINTED OUT THAT THE DRIVE FOR CONTRIBUTION TO THIS +NEW FORM+ OF GLOBAL COMMUNICATION WAS CONTINUING.

+WE ARE HOPING THAT THE IDEA WILL CATCH ON EVEN MORE WIDELY THAN IT ALREADY HAS, AND THAT THOSE WHO HAVE NOT YET JOINED IT WILL DO SO,+ MR SO SAID.

MEANWHILE, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE ORGANISERS SAID BLANK POSTCARDS WOULD BE AVAILABLE UP TO THE END OF SEPTEMBER AND COULD BE COLLECTED FROM THREE POINTS — THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICE HEADQUARTERS, QUEEN'S ROAD, ITS CO-ORDINATING CENTRE ON THE FIRST FLOOR, WEST WING AND AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE IN THE GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING IN CONNAUGHT PLACE.

DURING THE FOUR-DAY EXHIBITION, A FOURTH DISPENSING-COLLECTION BOOTH WOULD BE AVAILABLE AT THE LANDMARK'S WEST BRIDGE.

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