Advocates Ethnic Harmony
Around 200 Primary and Secondary Students Join Efforts to Produce A Giant, Over 568,560-piece Puzzle; Exceeds the Guinness World Record set in Vietnam in 2011
HONG KONG, Dec. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- To celebrate the 15th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), the "Heart to Heart with China" Grand Puzzle Competition organized by China Pacific Economic Cooperation CEO Forum (CPECCF) and funded by Commission On Youth (COY), the affiliation of Home Affairs Bureau of HKSAR, was held at Hong Kong City Hall today. The event included around 200 primary, secondary and intellectually disabled students from 7 schools, including Oblate Primary School, Po Leung Kuk Centenary School, The MCHK Wesley College, Kiangsu-Chekiang College, Po Kok Primary School, Rosaryhill School and Delia Memorial School (Matteo Ricci). Though their joint efforts, students assembled a giant puzzle with over 568,560 pieces and covering a total area of approximately 147.41 square meters, via relay in 6 hours. The total pieces of the puzzle exceeded the Guinness World Record of the 551,332-piece puzzle set in Vietnam in 2011. With a theme of "Great Harmony of Western and Chinese culture", the puzzle combined the essence of Chinese and Western paintings, which embodied the common aspirations of all peace-loving youths in all nationalities around the world so as to enhance the awareness of Hong Kong culture.
The puzzle was designed by Mr. Leung Kam Biu (Setmund), 2012 Hong Kong Spirit Ambassador, to convey its main message through the ideas of "real image" and "abstraction" and the contrast between complexity and simplicity. The design concept was backboned by the ideas of "heart to heart" and "calligraphy and painting".
The "simplistic" and "abstract" watercolor painted on the left of the puzzle symbolized Western ideas, while the "complex" and "real-image" flowers signified the Chinese essence, representing the integration of oriental and the Western culture metaphorically. In the middle of the puzzle, two dull and matt hands from two sides approaching the centre created a "heart" shape and turned ruddy and alive because of the "heart", implying the warmth and harmony created by the "heart". The puzzle depicted the harmony realized by linked hearts regardless of regions, culture or skin color, celebrating the spirit of friendship.
Mr. Karl Ho, Deputy SecretaryGeneralof CPECCF, said, "Thanks to the concerted endeavour of the participants. In addition, the event demonstrates the harmonious integration of youth regardless of nationality, ethnicity, skin color and physical disability. Moreover, we would like to promote the passion of youth over China's five-thousand-year culture through the art of calligraphy and painting."
About China Pacific Economic Cooperation CEO Forum (CPECCF)
Founded on 16th January 2009, China Pacific Economic Cooperation CEO Forum (CPECCF) is a non-profit organization guided by China Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (CN PECC). It aims to actively implement the "One Country, Two systems" policy, promoting economic development with the caring and supporting for national reform and opening up as well as modernization. It strives to drive the cooperation among PECC members and promote the Chinese economy's contributions towards building a harmonious society. Leveraging the "advantages from the Hong Kong S.A.R.'s financial and commercial infrastructure facilities", it serves all PECC member countries and regions. The Youth Committee is a subsidiary of CPECCF, which serves the youth community in Hong Kong and facilitates interactive communications.
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