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the relatives, the human bone remains will be dealt with by the Department, either by cremation or by burial.
4. MR. HILTON CHEONG-LEEN asked the following question (in English):-In view of the success in the Urban Council sponsored lantern design competition among students of different ages for the Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival this year will it be possible to consider adding one more category for 1991 open to all members of the public of all ages, and if the winning entrants are of a sufficiently high standard to have reproduced replicas of one or more such winning entries for display throughout the urban areas?
MR. CHAN KWOK-MING, CHAIRMAN OF THE ENTERTAINMENT SELECT COMMITTEE, replied as follows (in Cantonese): This question deals with the Mid-Autumn Lantern Design Competition and is in two parts.
The first part deals with the category of entries. At present the Competition is open to three categories of students, namely, primary, secondary and tertiary. For the 1990 Competition, consideration was given to opening up a fourth category, to cater for family entries. However, discussions with the co-organizers, the Education Department, and market research on responses to similar activities conducted by Television Broadcasts Limited indicated that the proposal would not be feasible.
Since the Competition serves to perpetuate a valuable and traditional artistic skill, it may, however, be possible to consider opening up a fourth category-on the basis of an 'open' category aimed, in particular, at either individual senior citizens or centres for the elderly since this sector of the community is likely to have more time to pursue such leisure activities and make a positive contribution to the Competition. The Department would look into this possibility in consultation with the co-organizers for next year's Competition.
With regard to the issue of exhibiting winning entries, this is not likely to prove feasible because most of the lanterns submitted by students are rather flimsy, and there would also be limited venues which may be suitable for displaying them. More importantly, students may not be able to undertake the work of reproducing replicas of their lanterns as they now take about three months or more to make their lanterns. The alternatives of entrusting the task to a professional lantern-maker will defeat the purpose of community involvement, and may be cost-effective.
However, Members of the Entertainment Select Committee constantly seek to give the Competition the recognition and exposure it deserves. Accordingly, the Select Committee has for a number of years arranged for the lanterns to be exhibited and publicised. For example, this year, in addition to press coverage of the Opening Ceremony, the winning entries were exhibited for 2 weeks in City Hall Exhibition Hall. Arrangements were also made for an interview on Television Broadcasts Limited's 'Goodmorning Hong Kong' programme, a display of the winning entries on Television Broadcasts Limited's live telecast on the night of the Festival at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium, which would also be telecasted on a video wall at Victoria Park, as well as coverage by Asia Television Limited on its children programmes, such as 'noodles' and 'Special Tiger Unit'.
The Department estimates that this year some 40,000 people would have visited the City Hall Exhibition Hall to see the winning entries.
MR. HILTON CHEONG-LEEN (in English):-I would like to ask a supplementary. But before I ask my supplementary, a point of clarification. I would agree that the lanterns submitted by students are rather flimsy. This I saw with my own eyes when I visited the exhibition at City Hall. So for that reason, I framed my question very carefully to ask that should the fourth category be opened that winning entries in this fourth category, if they were of sufficiently high standard, consideration should be given to reproducing replicas of one or more such winning entries in that fourth category for display throughout the urban areas. So my supplementary is: could consideration be given to that particular point?
MR. CHAN KWOK-MING (in Cantonese):-Mr. Chairman, as I said earlier, if we want such replicas, it would be rather difficult because they are flimsy in the first instance and it is also very time-consuming, and it takes a long time for students to reproduce them. If professional lantern makers are asked to do it, it will defeat the purpose of community involvement.
MR. HILTON CHEONG-LEEN (in English):-I was not referring at all to what were submitted by students, only if there should be a fourth category next year, could consideration be given to having reproducing one or more of the winning entries provided they were of sufficiently high standard i.e. the fourth category which would be opened generally.
MR. CHAN KWOK-MING (in Cantonese):-Mr. Chairman, we will definitely consider Mr. CHEONG-LEEN's suggestion.
MR. TONG KAM-BIU (in Cantonese):-Mr. Chairman, I understand the Lantern Design Competition is co-organized with the Education Department, therefore a lot of primary pupils visited the exhibition and the results are good. However, the exhibits were simply put on the floor and some of them were even damaged. I would like to ask whether an open competition for design should be organised. Besides, since some display boards are rather dilapidated, will your Select Committee consider having a competition for design of display boards?
MR. CHAN KWOK-MING (in Cantonese):-I understand that this is not related to the main question. If resources are permitted, we are delighted to have the display boards changed to new styles.
5. MR. B. A. BERNACCHI asked the following question (in English):-What is the present position regarding a permanent access path from Tsui Wan Estate to the MTR through Chai Wan Park?
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the relatives, the human bone remains will be dealt with by the Department, either by cremation or by burial.
4. MR. HILTON CHEONG-LEEN asked the following question (in English):-In view of the success in the Urban Council sponsored lantern design competition among students of different ages for the Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival this year will it be possible to consider adding one more category for 1991 open to all members of the public of all ages, and if the winning entrants are of a sufficiently high standard to have reproduced replicas of one or more such winning entries for display throughout the urban areas?
MR. CHAN KWOK-MING, CHAIRMAN OF THE ENTERTAINMENT SELECT COMMITTEE, replied as follows (in Cantonese): This question deals with the Mid-Autumn Lantern Design Competition and is in two parts.
The first part deals with the category of entries. At present the Competition is open to three categories of students, namely, primary, secondary and tertiary. For the 1990 Competition, consideration was given to opening up a fourth category, to cater for family entries. However, discussions with the co- organizers, the Education Department, and market research on responses to similar activities conducted by Television Broadcasts Limited indicated that the proposal would not be feasible.
Since the Competition serves to perpetuate a valuable and traditional artistic skill, it may, however, be possible to consider opening up a fourth category-on the basis of an 'open' category aimed, in particular, at either individual senior citizens or centres for the elderly since this sector of the community is likely to have more time to pursue such leisure activities and make a positive contribution to the Competition. The Department would look into this pos- sibility in consultation with the co-organizers for next year's Competition.
With regard to the issue of exhibiting winning entries, this is not likely to prove feasible because most of the lanterns submitted by students are rather flimsy, and there would also be limited venues which may be suitable for displaying them. More importantly, students may not be able to undertake the work of reproducing replicas of their lanterns as they now take about three months or more to make their lanterns. The alternatives of entrusting the task to a professional lantern-maker will defeat the purpose of community involvement, and may be cost-effective.
However, Members of the Entertainment Select Committee constantly seek to give the Competition the recognition and exposure it deserves. Accordingly, the Select Committee has for a number of years arranged for the lanterns to be exhibited and publicised. For example, this year, in addition to press coverage of the Opening Ceremony, the winning entries were exhibited for 2 weeks in City Hall Exhibition Hall. Arrangements were also made for an interview on Television Broadcasts Limited's 'Goodmorning Hong Kong' programme, a display of the winning entries on Television Broadcasts Limited's live telecast
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on the night of the Festival at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium, which would also be telecasted on a video wall at Victoria Park, as well as coverage by Asia Television Limited on its children programmes, such as 'noodles' and 'Special
Tiger Unit'.
The Department estimates that this year some 40 000 people would have visited the City Hall Exhibition Hall to see the winning entries.
MR. HILTON CHEONG-LEEN (in English):—I would like to ask a supplementary. But before I ask my supplementary, a point of clarification. I would agree that the lanterns submitted by students are rather flimsy. This I saw with my own eyes when I visited the exhibition at City Hall. So for that reason, I framed my question very carefully to ask that should the fourth category be opened that winning entries in this fourth category, if they were of sufficiently high standard, consideration should be given to reproducing replicas of one or more such winning entries in that fourth category for display throughout the urban areas. So my supplementary is: could consideration be given to that particular point?
if we
MR. CHAN KWOK-MING (in Cantonese):—Mr. Chairman, as I said earlier, want such replicas, it would be rather difficult because they are flimsy in the first instance and it is also very time consuming, and it takes a long time for students to reproduce them. If professional lantern makers are asked to do it, it will defeat the purpose of community involvement.
MR. HILTON CHEONG-LEEN (in English):—I was not referring at all to what were submitted by students, only if there should be a fourth category next year, could consideration be given to having reproducing one or more of the winning entries provided they were of sufficiently high standard i.e. the fourth category which would be opened generally.
MR. CHAN KWOK-MING (in Cantonese):-Mr. Chairman, we will definitely consider Mr. CHEONG-LEEN's suggestion.
MR. TONG KAM-BIU (in Cantonese):—Mr. Chairman, I understand the Lantern Design Competition is co-organized with the Education Department, therefore a lot of primary pupils visited the exhibition and the results are good. However, the exhibits were simply put on the floor and some of them were even damaged. I would like to ask whether an open competition for design should be organised. Besides, since some display boards are rather dilapidated, will your Select Committee consider having a competition for design of display boards?
MR. CHAN KWOK-MING (in Cantonese):—I understand that this is not related to the main question. If resources are permitted, we are delighted to have the display boards changed to new styles.
5. MR. B. A. BERNACCHI asked the following question (in English):—What is the present position regarding a permanent access path from Tsui Wan Estate to the MTR through Chai Wan Park?
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