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The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) is pleased to announce a "Ying-san Note" Chinese Couplet Competition to promote the use of "ying-san notes", or good-as-new notes, as lai-see. "Ying-san note" is a name with auspicious meaning created by a primary six student - it literally means "notes to welcome the new" and it rhymes with "notes that are still new" in Cantonese.
The HKMA supports the use of "ying-san notes" as lai-see to help protect the environment. After organising a note-naming competition for primary schools and a cartoon competition for secondary schools in the recent years, a Senior Citizens Category has been included in this year's competition to allow people aged 60 or older to participate. The Chinese Couplet Competition is therefore divided into three categories: a Secondary School Category, a Senior Citizens Category and an Open Category. There is no limit on the number of characters used in each couplet so long as it helps promote the use of "ying-san notes". The deadline for submissions is November 30, 2009. Details of the competition and the application form can be found on the HKMA website (www.hkma.gov.hk).
For further enquiries, please contact:
Alice Lo, Communications Chief, at 2878 1480 or
Natalie Wu, Officer (Communications), at 2878 8246.
Ends/Monday, November 2, 2009
Issued at HKT 18:08
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