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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1986

ELEVEN TEAMS IN THE PRIMARY SECTION AND NINE TEAMS IN THE SECONDARY SECTION USED BOLD COLOURS TO PRESENT DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE THEME OF CIVIC EDUCATION ON THE HOARDINGS.

SPEAKING AT THE PRIZE PRESENTATION CEREMONY, CHAIRMAN OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT FESTIVAL'S MURAL PAINTING COMPETITION WORKING GROUP, MR JOSEPH CHAN, SAID THE AIM WAS TO STIMULATE CREATIVITY, ENCOURAGE TEAM WORK AND INSTIL THE CORRECT CONCEPT OF CIVIC EDUCATION.

HE SAID THE PAINTED HOARDINGS WOULD REMAIN AT THE HOUSING SITE DURING CONSTRUCTION BEAUTIFYING THE ENVIRONMENT AND REMINDING RESIDENTS OF CIVIC EDUCATION.

ASSISTANT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MISS OLIVIA NIP, NOTED THAT THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT FESTIVAL WAS HELD IN CONNECTION WITH THE DISTRICT'S CIVIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN. THE WIDE-RANGING ACTIVITIES ORGANISED SHOULD BE ABLE TO SPREAD THE CIVIC EDUCATION MESSAGE TO EVERY CORNER OF THE DISTRICT.

PRIZES WERE ALSO PRESENTED TO WINNERS OF THE VARIOUS CIVIC EDUCATION COMPETITIONS HELD EARLIER IN THE POK FU LAM AND WAH FU AREAS.

STUDENTS TO FOCUS ON COMMERCE

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SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE INVITED TO TAKE PART IN THE ANNUAL COMMERCIAL SUBJECTS PROJECT COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE CHINESE GOLD AND SILVER EXCHANGE SOCIETY IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.

AIMED AT AROUSING THE INTEREST OF STUDENTS IN BUSINESS ACTIVITIES, THE THEME OF THIS YEAR'S COMPETITION IS +COMMERCE AND CIVIC EDUCATION+.

THE COMPETITION IS OPEN TO FORM 4 AND 5 STUDENTS WHO ARE TAKING ONE OR MORE OF THE COMMERCIAL SUBJECTS AND FORM 6 AND 7 STUDENTS TAKING PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTS AND/OR BUSINESS STUDIES.

ENTRIES WILL BE DIVIDED INTO SEVEN GROUPS WITH TITLES RELATED TO DIFFERENT BUSINESS ACTIVITIES. THE TITLES WERE CHOSEN TO REFLECT PART OF THE CONTENTS OF THE COMMERCE SYLLABUS AS WELL AS THE RECOMMENDATION IN THE GUIDELINES ON CIVIC EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS+.

ENTRIES .******

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