"Women in Hong Kong: Harmony and Balance"

Topics and subject areas might include situations, problems, challenges, and opportunities that women in Hong Kong face in maintaining and enhancing harmony and balance in their lives.

Open to all primary and secondary school students (No limitation on the number of team members; students may team up with students from different schools.)

• Primary school (P.1 ¡V P. 6 or Grade 1-5)
• Lower secondary school (F.1 ¡V F. 3 or Grade 6-8)
• Upper secondary school (F.4 ¡V F.7 or Grade 9-12)

*Classified according to the highest form or grade of the members in the group.

• Static (e.g.: essay, slogan, picture, poster, song and e-card with background music.)
• Animated (e.g., movie, animation, drama.)

  * Please introduce the theme and creative concept of the project and the process of collaborating with other parties in producing the project in 500 words (Chinese or English).
  
  * All entries may either be submitted via the Internet, website: http://www.hkedcity.net/project/women.
  OR
  *Students may submit their entries (together with registration form) direct to the Commission, either by fax (2501 0478), by email (women@hwfb.gov.hk), or by mail/in person at the following address:
  Women¡¦s Commission Secretariat
  Health, Welfare and Food Bureau
  Central, Hong Kong
  20/F Murray Building
  Garden Road
  
  * The organiser reserves the right to make final decision concerning the entry format.

Prize and award for each category and entry format:

• Champion: Cash prize $2,000 and framed certificate
• 1st runner-up: Cash prize $1,000 and framed certificate
• 2nd runner up: Cash prize $500 and framed certificate
• Merit Prize: Award with framed certificate

The Grand Champion Award, The Most Supporting Primary School Award, The Most Supporting Secondary School Award

Apart from offering attractive cash and award prizes, we are planning something more for the winners, just to quote a few as below:

• Invitation to the award presentation ceremony at Government House (as part of the Commission's Reception for International Women¡¦s Day 2005 on 8 March)
• special visits to Police facilities or other public organizations
• attending a radio programme (to be confirmed)
• name of winners/winning pieces to be published in related newspapers supplements and the Women's Commission website, and the Commission's other future publicity programmes
• sharing session with Women¡¦s Commission Members.

• Stimulation and Education(30 %)
• Gender Perspectives(30 %)
• Collaboration Process(20 %)
• Idea and Creativity (10 %)
• Aesthetics (10 %)

Briefing session: 18 December 2004 (held already)
Closing date for submission: 5 February 2005 (now extended to 21 February 2005)
Award presentation: 8 March 2005 (Government House)

Entry Format and file types accepted if submission is made via the HKedCity (Not larger than 6 MB)

Text format: doc/pdf
Graphic format: gif/ jpeg
Animation format: swf
Audio format: wav/mid/mp3

Entry Format and file types accepted for submission via ftp (Length of video not more than 15 minutes)

Video Format: wmv/rm

Participants should confirm the entry format when submitting their projects by the closing date for submission. The organiser reserves the right to make final decision concerning the entry format.

There is no limitation on the number of projects submitted by each participant, but the same project could not be submitted for more than one category.

Participants must keep the originals of their projects for on-line submission, and a copy of the project in the case of submission direct to the Women¡¦s Commission.

The organiser reserves the right to refine, modify, publish (in the form of a collection) and exhibit the projects received for the Creative Competition.

All projects must be created by the participants originally. The organiser also reserves the right to make final decisions on the results, regulations, prizes and awards for the Creative Competition.

Award winners will be notified by mail.