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The results of the 2012-13 Respect for Intellectual Property Rights on the Internet Creative Competitions were announced today (June 21).
The Creative Competitions were well received with 1 929 primary students taking part in the Drawing Competition and 196 secondary students in the 4-Panel Comic Drawing Competition. The list of winners is attached in the Appendix of the Chinese version of this press release. The winning works have been uploaded to the Intellectual Property Department (IPD)'s webpage: www.ipd.gov.hk/eng/promotion_edu/educational_corner/drama.htm .
The Creative Competitions are the subsidiary activities of the Interactive Drama Programme organised by the IPD. The Programme aims to promote respect for creativity, originality and intellectual property rights.
Since the Programme was launched in 2009, more than 100 000 students from 325 primary and secondary schools have watched the drama. Over 90 per cent of the participating schools considered that the Programme was effective in delivering the message of respecting intellectual property on the Internet and encouraging creativity among students.
Besides watching the drama, the participating students also received a worksheet supplemented with intellectual property information to reinforce their awareness of intellectual property protection. The IPD is planning to relaunch the Programme again in the next school term in view of the positive feedback from schools.
Ends/Friday, June 21, 2013
Issued at HKT 14:00
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