Press Release

?Communications Museum in Comics? Competition

A competition organized by Communications Museum, aiming to strengthen relationships with schools and associations through the communication of hand drawing comics. Full-time primary and secondary students of Macao can participate individually and schools or associations to which the students belong can submit a collection of entries. Participation category is based on 2008/09 school year: 1st Category ? Primary 4 to 6 students; 2nd Category ? Form 1 to 3 students; 3rd Category ? Form 4 to 6 students, each participant can submit one entry only.

The submitting entries should focus on the theme ?Communications Museum in Comics?, creating characters based on the Museum?s services, exhibitions and/or facilities, while narrating a story. Each entry should have at least 1 page or a maximum of 4 pages hand drawing comics. There is no limit for the material of paper and colour used, but the dimension of paper must be 210mm x 297mm. Each page may contain one or more panes of picture in black & white or in colour, and adding dialogues in Chinese, English or Portuguese is allowed. If there is more than one pane at each page, the narration of story must show its continuity. Each entry should include the Application Form and Brief Description of the Story.

Each entry will be graded in accordance with its (i) content & completeness of the story, (ii) drawing skills, (iii) creativity, and (iv) expression competence (Brief Description of the Story included), 25% of total scores will be allotted to each criterion respectively. Trophy, winning certificate and gift vouchers will be awarded to the three winners of each category and a memorial trophy and souvenirs will be offered to the supervising teacher (coordinator) of the winners too.

From 1 May 2009 to 31 July 2009, the entries can be submitted directly or mailed to the Museum where the postmark date of Macao Post on the envelope will be considered as the date of submission of entry. Two explanation sessions will be held in the Auditorium of the Museum, on 14 & 21 March 2009, at 15:00 respectively. For reservations please contact Tel: 28718063/ 28718570 or Email: info@macao.communications.museum.