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Jointly organised by the Department of Culture of Guangdong Province, the Home Affairs Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao Special Administrative Region, the application deadline for the Greater Pearl River Delta Historical Buildings Photography Competition has been extended to January 15 next year. Interested applicants can submit their photos via the Greater Pearl River Delta (GPRD) Cultural Information Website (www.prdculture.org), and the competition result will be announced on the website in early April 2013.
Photography enthusiasts who are interested in historical buildings in the three places are invited to enter the competition. Each applicant may submit a maximum of three photos featuring historical buildings in any of the three places. The location of the historical building in the photograph will determine which of the three places the entry falls into. Entrants can upload the completed application forms together with their photos to the designated website www.prdculture.org/zt/photography/WorksSubmit.php (Chinese Only) before midnight on January 15.
Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao will set up their own adjudicating panels in the preliminary stage of the competition to select the best 50 local entries. A total of 150 entries will be chosen for the final round. The adjudicators of each place will then pick one first, three second and six third prize winners from the 50 shortlisted local entries.
The shortlisted entries will be announced and displayed on the GPRD Cultural Information Website in early February 2013. Members of the public can cast their vote for the first prize winner via the website. Entries with the highest number of votes in each place will be awarded as Most Popular Entry. Those who vote for the first prize entry will have a chance of winning the Netizen Voting Prize of RMB1,000.
The cash prizes for the first, second and third prizes winners are $3,000, $2,000 and $1,000 respectively, while that for Most Popular Entry is $1,000 (all cash prizes will be presented in local currency). Each winner will also be awarded a merit certificate.
The competition aims to promote the GPRD Cultural Information Website and its unique features. With a matching interface and platform, the website aims to spread the message of cultural heritage conservation and promote the art of photography and cultural tourism in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao. It also provides a platform for cultural exchange among photography enthusiasts of the three places.
Outstanding entries will be displayed on the GPRD Cultural Information Website and the winning entries will also be displayed at roving exhibitions to be held in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao.
Ends/Monday, December 10, 2012
Issued at HKT 11:26
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