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Hong Kong people will have a chance to showcase their photos and creative designs worldwide by taking part in the photo and banner competitions organised by GovHK - the new one-stop portal of the HKSAR Government.
GovHK (www.gov.hk) adopts a citizen-centric approach to provide online government information and services, focusing on the needs and interests of the public.
For the photo competition, entrants can submit up to five photos which they believe best illustrate Hong Kong or the daily lives of local citizens. All submitted photos must be taken in Hong Kong. Winning photos may be displayed on the landing page of GovHK, which is visited by people from both Hong Kong and overseas.
For the website banner competition, entrants can submit up to five designs in computer graphic for the banner space on the GovHK homepage.
Entrants may join either the photo or banner design competition, or both. The competitions are divided into youth category (aged 11 to 17) and open category (aged 18 or above). All entrants must complete and submit their application form, together with their works via GovHK on or before July 8, 2007.
A judging panel comprising representatives from the Information Services Department and the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer will consider whether the entries demonstrate the characteristics of Hong Kong, the technical skills applied and overall aesthetics. Winners will be awarded cash prizes ranging from $500 to $7,000.
Details of the competitions and the online application form are available at the GovHK website: http://www.gov.hk/en/theme/competition/index.htm.
GovHK currently serves three broad user groups, "Residents", "Business & Trade" and "Non-Residents". For the "Residents" user group, there are 11 subject-based sections covering key areas of public interest among local residents. Content related to doing business in Hong Kong and the Mainland is available under the "Business & Trade" user group of the portal, while non-residents interested in visiting, investing, studying, working or living in Hong Kong can find the information and services they need under the "Non-Residents" user group.
In addition, GovHK offers an enhanced search function to help users search for government information and services. The portal also provides access to a variety of information frequently sought by the public on its homepage, such as government directory, news, weather and traffic conditions.
Ends/Sunday, June 3, 2007
Issued at HKT 11:01
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