Creative Savings Box Construction Contest of Postal Savings

REGULATIONS

I. Objective: To encourage savings and making good use of money, and to discover more art and design lovers to participate in cultural creative activities.

II. Theme: "Penny and penny laid up will be many"

  • Design and create a 3-dimensional object that includes a coin insertion opening according to the theme.
  • Each participant should submit only 1 piece of work.
  • No limitation on the material, color, outlook and dimension for the submitted work.

III. Qualifications: Full-time students of Macao schools can individually participate in either the Primary Student or Secondary Student Category.

IV. Prize:

Primary Student Category Secondary Student Category
1st Prize Trophy, certificate, coupons valued at MOP1500, philatelic product Trophy, certificate, coupons valued at MOP2000, philatelic product
2nd Prize Trophy, certificate, coupons valued at MOP1200, philatelic product Trophy, certificate, coupons valued at MOP1600, philatelic product
3rd Prize Trophy, certificate, coupons valued at MOP900, philatelic product Trophy, certificate, coupons valued at MOP1200, philatelic product
Appreciation Award 3 winners for each category. Trophy, certificate, stamp album.
Guidance Teacher All guidance teachers of the Primary Student and Secondary Student categories will be presented with souvenirs. But the souvenirs will not be repeatedly given to the same person.

V. Registration and submission dates:

  • Submit the completed Registration Form and design work in person to Communications Museum.
  • Opening hours: 9:30am to 5:30pm from Tuesdays to Sundays
  • Deadline for submission: 5:30pm on 31 July, 2015 (Friday)

VI. Evaluation: The organizer will invite professionals in the fields of art and culture to be the judges. The results are subject to the final judgment of the judges.

VII. Scoring Criteria:

  • Artistic & creative design (50%): The design of the creative work should match with the theme and its meaning.
  • Functionality (25%): Functionality, e.g. design of the coin insertion opening, on/off function or any other designs of function.
  • Completeness (25%): Stable work and its sophistication.

VIII. Award Presentation: 9 October, 2015.

IX. Declaration:

  • Personal data collected in the Registration Form will only be used for the arrangement of the activity and handled according to the "Personnel Data Collection Policy Statement" of Macao Post.
  • All submitted entries will be exhibited in the Communications Museum. The Organizer reserves the rights to film, publish, translate, display and promote the entries without prior permission of the participants or remuneration.
  • The submitted drawings will not be returned to the participants. Macao Post owns the copyright and usage right of the winning drawings.
  • If a prize-winning work were a product of plagiarism, any prize awarded will be considered null and void, any prize paid will be recovered.

X. Inquiry and download of registration form:

  • Address: Estrada de D.Maria II, No.7
  • Tel: (853) 2871 8063 / 2871 8570 Fax: (853) 2871 8018
  • Email: info@macao.communications.museum