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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1994

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REGIONAL CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION ON WATER SUPPLIES

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THE DIRECTOR OF WATER SUPPLIES, MR HU MAN-SHIU, WILL LEAD A 20- MEMBER DELEGATION ΤΟ ATTEND THE NINTH INTERNATIONAL WATER SUPPLY ASSOCIATION

ASIA PACIFIC (IWSA-ASPAC) REGIONAL CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION TO BE HELD IN MANILA, THE PHILIPPINES, BETWEEN NOVEMBER AND 10.

THE REGIONAL CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION IS A MAJOR BIENNIAL INTERNATIONAL EVENT. THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT WILL STAGE THE 10TH EVENT "WATER HONG KONG '96" IN NOVEMBER 1996.

THE DEPARTMENT WILL ESTABLISH A BOOTH IN THE EXHIBITION AT MANILA TO PROMOTE THE *WATER HONG KONG 196".

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THE EXHIBITS WILL INCLUDE DISPLAYS AND VIDEO SHOWS ΤΟ GIVE VISITORS A GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF HONG KONG AS A WHOLE, MAJOR WATER SUPPLY PROJECTS UNDER WAY IN HONG KONG AND AN INTRODUCT FON TO THE WORK OF THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT.

MR HU,

WHO IS CURRENTLY THE VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE ASPAC WILL BECOME THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AT THE CONCLUSION

CONFERENCE.

BOARD,

OF THE

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ART COMPETITION FOR THE "HONG KONG USA '94"

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A TOTAL OF 93 PIECES OF HONG KONG STUDENTS' ARTWORK SELECTED IN THE HONG KONG-USA '94 ART COMPETITION HAVE BEEN DISPLAYED IN NEW YORK AND ATLANTA IN AUGUST AND OCTOBER THIS YEAR.

THIS IS PART OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT'S PROMOTION CAMPAIGN TO PROJECT A DYNAMIC AND POSITIVE IMAGE OF HONG KONG OVERSEAS.

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THE COMPETITION, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT, IS AIMED AT PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE U.S. COMMUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT THE LIFE IN HONG KONG, SUCH AS FESTIVALS, TRADITIONS, ARCHITECTURE AND EVERYDAY LIFE.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID THERE WAS WIDE SUPPORT FOR THIS COMPETITION AS THE DEPARTMENT HAD COLLECTED MORE THAN 2,000 ENTRIES FROM PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND KINDERGARTENS.

HE SAID THE WINNERS WOULD BE AWARDED WITH A CERTIFICATE OF MERITS IN A PRIZE-PRESENTATION CEREMONY THIS SATURDAY (NOVEMBER 5).

WINNERS OF THE BEST 10 PIECES OF ARTWORK FROM EACH OF THE KINDERGARTEN, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY GROUP WOULD BE PRESENTED WITH CASH PRIZES AS WELL: $500 BACH FOR THE KINDERGARTEN GROUP: $1,000 EACH FOR THE PRIMARY GROUP AND $1,500 EACH FOR THE SECONDARY GROUP.

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