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"I hope that this year's promotional efforts by the Committee on the Promotion of Civic Education can serve as a catalyst to stimulate people's awareness of the importance of the Basic Law to their future lives in the HKSAR," Mr Lam said.
"While the promotional programme introduces the essentials of the Basic Law, the public should take the initiative to understand more by visiting the Civic Education Resource Centre which has a handsome collection of reference material on a wide range of civic education subjects."
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Clean and green gift design competition a success
One of the major activities organised under this year's Clean and Green Scheme - the gift design competition - has been a success.
This was stated by the District Governor of Lions Clubs International District 303, Mr Phileas Fok, when speaking at the contest's prize presentation ceremony this (Saturday) morning.
He said many participants not only took part in the physical work of keeping the countryside clean and green, but also joined the competition with the objective to promote proper use of resources and litter reduction.
"They had used waste material to design gift which could help members of the public to gain a better understanding on the importance of reducing litter and upkeeping a green countryside," said Mr Fok, thanking winners for their contribution to environmental protection.
The champion of the contest's youth section went to Ma Chi-wing, while Law Wing-yan and Wong Ka-man were first and second runners-up respectively.
In the children's section, Wong Yin-ping took top honours with Law Yuen-ting and Wong Hung-hung came second and third respectively.
The winning designs will be displayed at country park visitor centres and some of them may be used for souvenir production in the future.
Turning to the Clean and Green Scheme, Mr Fok said it had become increasingly popular among young people. A total of 9,700 youngsters had taken part in this year's scheme.
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