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THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1989
THE COMMITTEE ORGANISED SEVERAL ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS AND YOUTH LAST YEAR TO SOLICIT THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE CAMPAIGN.
AMONG THE MAJOR ACTIVITIES WERE THE 1988 AUXILIARY LITTER WARDEN SCHEME AND THE DRAWING THE RAINBOW" SCHOOL PAINTING
COMPETITION.
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ABOUT 640 STUDENTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE JOINED THE LITTER WARDEN SCHEME TO PATROL, URBAN BEACHES, CLEAR REFUSE ADVICE TO BEACH-GOERS.
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"THE AUXILIARY LITTER WARDEN'S TASK IS NOT EASY BEL'AUSE NO MATTER HOW GOOD THE IMPROVEMENT, THERE ARE STILL PEOPLE LITTERING ON THE BEACH IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT RUBBISH BINS ARE WITHIN EASY REACH," MR SULKE SAID.
"AND IT ALWAYS REQUIRES A LOT OF TACT AND PATIENCE ΤΟ POINT OUT TO PEOPLE THAT THEIR BEHAVIOUR IS UNACCEPTABLE.
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THE "DRAWING THE RAINBOW" SCHOOL PAINTING COMPETITION WAS ORGANISED WITH THE SUPPORT OF 83 SCHOOLS, AND A TOTAL OF 1,400 ENTRIES WERE RECEIVED.
"THIS RATHER ORIGINAL CONCEPT FOR THE COMPETITION REQUIRED TWO PICTURES TO BE SENT IN ONE, DRAWING AN ENVIRONMENTAL BLACK SPOT, AND ANOTHER, TO SHOW HOW SUCH A BLACK SPOT COULD BE IMPROVED, MR SULKE SAID.
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THERE WERE FOUR GRAND PRIZES AND FIVE MERIT PRIZES IN THE AUXILIARY LITTER WARDEN SCHEME AND THE FIRST PRIZE WAS WON BY THE LUTHERAN MIDDLE SCHOOL.
THE PAINTING COMPETITION WAS DIVIDED INTO PRIMARY, SECONDARY AND SENIOR SECONDARY SECTIONS, AND THERE WERE THREE PRIZES AND 19 MERIT PRIZES IN EACH SECTION.
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THE FIRST PRIZE-WINNER IN EACH SECTION RECEIVED A $1,000 COUPON; AND $800, $500 AND $200 BOOK COUPONS WERE AWARDED TO SECOND, THIRD AND MERIT PRIZE-WINNERS RESPECTIVELY.
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JOINING MR SULKE IN OFFICIATING AT THE CEREMONY WERE THE VICE-CHA [RMAN OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE, DR PANG HOK-TUEN, AND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR SO FAI-CHO.
AN EXHIBITION, DISPLAYING THE WINNING WORKS IN THE PAINTING COMPETITION, WAS OPENED TO THE PUBLIC AFTER THE CEREMONY.
THE CEREMONY WAS ATTENDED BY ABOUT 500 STUDENTS AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS.
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