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POSTER : HEALTH & HYGIENE

Road Safety Campaign
Keep HK Clean Industrial Safety
Anti-Smoking Family Planning
 

ENLARGE  

 

To make these campaigns more effective and far-reaching, Miss Ping On, an "official agent" to promote good hygiene, was created by the Public Relations Office in 1958. Miss Ping On was a cartoon figure derived from the Chinese characters, "good health" and "safety".

A colourful Miss Ping On in different poses with different messages teaching simple hygiene habits was depicted in a regular series of posters issued by the government. In fact, she appeared in almost all government posters that publicized health education between the late 1950s and early 1960s.

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Miss Ping On says, "Remove empty bottles to eliminate stagnant water and mosquito breeding." <1960>