Kids Have A Colourful Blast On Universal Children’s Day
By James Kon

Bandar Seri Begawan - Spirits were high and smiles were plastered on the faces of the 1,000 students participating in the Universal Children's Day colouring contest, which was held at the Taman Haji Sir Muda Omar Ali Saifuddien yesterday.

The children - from various primary schools within the Brunei-Muara District and from Pusat Bahagia - attended the event to have fun, showcase their colouring skills and to interact with others.

The competition - organised by the Community Development Department commenced at 7.45am, and received tremendous response from the public. Among the strong turnout of children were 50 special children from Pusat Bahagia, which comes under the Community Development Department.

According to the Organising Committee Chairman Mohd Hussaini binAbdullah, the contest is part of activities held in conjunction with Universal Children's Day. "It has been declared by the United Nations that Universal Children's Day falls on November 20, and it symbolises a sign of friendship and understanding among the children of the world, he added.

Later he thanked the various sponsors for making the event a success. The-contest was divided into three categories: Category A - for students in pre school to Primary III, Category B - for students in Primary IV to VI, and Category C for special children under 18.

Present as guest of honour was Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports Dato Paduka Hj Jemat bin Hj Ampal, who later presented prizes to the winners.

The guest of honour also presented tokens of appreciation to the various sponsors of the event.

Present at the colourful competition were directors, assistant directors and personnel of the Community Development Department. Aside from having fun with their colour pencils, the children also enjoyed fun games and bouncers.-- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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