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SUNDAY, JANUARY 23, 1994

CIVIC EDUCATION DAY SPURS CITIZEN PARTICIPATION

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE INVITED TO TAKE PART IN THE CIVIC EDUCATION DAY WHICH WILL BE HELD ON SUNDAY (JANUARY 30) AFTERNOON AT PIAZZA AREA "C", CULTURAL CENTRE, TSIM SHA TSUI,

WITH THE THEME "CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT", THE EVENT AIMS TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE CHANNELS THROUGH WHICH CITIZENS CAN PARTICIPATE IN REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT; THE IMPORTANCE OF ELECTIONS, VOTING AND THE MONITORING OF THE PERFORMANCE OF PEOPLE'S REPRESENTATIVES.

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SPOKESMAN FOR THE COMMITTEE ON THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION (CPCE) SAID TODAY (SUNDAY) THAT PARTICIPANTS WOULD BE TREATED TO A SERIES OF COLOURFUL ACTIVITIES FROM NOON TO 4.30 PM WITH AN ABUNDANCE OF GIFTS AND SOUVENIRS.

ΤΟ START WITH, EACH PERSON WILL BE INVITED TO PLACE A STICKER ONTO AN ENLARGED MAP OF HONG KONG MEASURING 2.5 METRES BY FIVE METRES TO SIGNIFY THEIR PARTICIPATION.

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THOSE WISHING TO REGISTER AS VOTERS AS WELL AS THOSE WHO TO UPDATE THEIR ADDRESSES ON THE GENERAL ELECTORAL ROLL WILL BE GIVEN EVERY ASSISTANCE AT THE VENUE.

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THE MORE ADVENTUROUS CAN TAKE UP THE CHALLENGE OF FINDING WAY THROUGH A LARGE MAZE BY ANSWERING A FEW QUESTIONS ON ELECTORAL MATTERS.

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ON STAGE, THE FINAL OF A LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEMBER CONTEST WILL BE HELD FROM 2.30 PM TO 4 PM. FIVE FINALISTS WILL BE VYING FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE AIM OF THE CONTEST WAS TO AROUSE PUBLIC INTEREST IN GETTING TO KNOW THE LEGISLATORS AND THEIR PLATFORMS.

THE PANEL OF JUDGES WILL INCLUDE LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLORS MR MARTIN LEE AND MR HENRY TANG AND KWAI TSING DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN MR LEUNG KWONG-CHEONG.

THE CONTEST WILL BE PART OF A RADIO PROGRAMME WHICH WILL BE BROADCAST LIVE ON RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG CHANNEL 1.

THIS WILL BE MINGLED WITH STAGE PERFORMANCES BY POP SINGERS AND OTHER ARTISTES.

TWENTY-TWO DISPLAY BOARDS WITH CARTOONS AND TEXT ON VARIOUS CHANNELS OF CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT AND ON THE THREE-TIER COUNCILS WILL BE PUT UP.

THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, MR MICHAEL SUEN, AND THE CPCE CHAIRMAN, DR DANIEL TSE, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY AT 1.30 PM.

THEY WILL PRESENT PRIZES TO THE SIX WINNERS OF A CIVIC EDUCATION SLOGAN COMPETITION HELD LAST MONTH.

/THE SPONSORS