ICAC cartoon character celebrates 20 years of moral education at HK Book Fair
2019-7-20
Young children and their parents joined in the fun today (July 20) at the Hong Kong Book Fair where activities and games at a cartoon-theme café and a storytelling session were held to mark the 20th anniversary of Gee-Dor-Dor, the iconic cartoon flying rabbit created by the ICAC to promote positive values to kindergarten and primary students.
Speaking at the “Storytelling by Celebrities” session, ICAC’s Director of Community Relations Mr Ho Wai-chi stressed that educating the public to resist the temptations of corruption and fostering a culture of probity were just as important as pursuing graft cases.
“It is essential for children to learn about positive values such as honesty, self-discipline and fairness starting from the early years,” said Mr Ho.
In order to help young children get a better grasp of these concepts, the ICAC conceived a series of cartoon characters, including flying rabbit Gee-Dor-Dor, in 1999. Through short stories and scenarios that were relatable to everyday life, the probity message was disseminated to kindergarten and primary students through eight cartoon TV series and various teaching packages in the past 20 years.
At today’s storytelling session, artiste Ms Helen Tam Yuk-ying was invited to share with the children audience the importance of fair competition through a Gee-Dor-Dor story. She also shared with the parents her tips for effective communications with kids.
“The ICAC has participated in the Hong Kong Book Fair for six consecutive years. We treasure this platform which enables us to introduce our moral education products and share our integrity promotion experience with parents and children face-to-face,” Mr Ho said.
This year, the ICAC’s exhibition booth is decorated as a themed café, the “Gee-Dor-Dor Café”, to mark the flying rabbit’s 20th birthday.
The ICAC booth also features newly launched VR (virtual reality) and AR (augmented reality) interactive games which are adapted from past corruption cases and the ICAC’s video interview room.
Special activities for children, including selfies with cartoon characters, tongue-twister games and voting for “My Favourite Food Props”, are staged at the ICAC booth. ICAC publications on moral education and Gee-Dor-Dor teaching packages are also on display.
The ICAC booth is located inside the Children’s Paradise Section in Hall 3B – C25 of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai. Members of the public may visit the ICAC’s dedicated webpage (www.icac.org.hk/icac/hkbookfair) for details and receive an ICAC publicity souvenir after finishing an online game on the webpage.
Speaking at the “Storytelling by Celebrities” session, ICAC’s Director of Community Relations Mr Ho Wai-chi stressed that educating the public to resist the temptations of corruption and fostering a culture of probity were just as important as pursuing graft cases.
“It is essential for children to learn about positive values such as honesty, self-discipline and fairness starting from the early years,” said Mr Ho.
In order to help young children get a better grasp of these concepts, the ICAC conceived a series of cartoon characters, including flying rabbit Gee-Dor-Dor, in 1999. Through short stories and scenarios that were relatable to everyday life, the probity message was disseminated to kindergarten and primary students through eight cartoon TV series and various teaching packages in the past 20 years.
At today’s storytelling session, artiste Ms Helen Tam Yuk-ying was invited to share with the children audience the importance of fair competition through a Gee-Dor-Dor story. She also shared with the parents her tips for effective communications with kids.
“The ICAC has participated in the Hong Kong Book Fair for six consecutive years. We treasure this platform which enables us to introduce our moral education products and share our integrity promotion experience with parents and children face-to-face,” Mr Ho said.
This year, the ICAC’s exhibition booth is decorated as a themed café, the “Gee-Dor-Dor Café”, to mark the flying rabbit’s 20th birthday.
The ICAC booth also features newly launched VR (virtual reality) and AR (augmented reality) interactive games which are adapted from past corruption cases and the ICAC’s video interview room.
Special activities for children, including selfies with cartoon characters, tongue-twister games and voting for “My Favourite Food Props”, are staged at the ICAC booth. ICAC publications on moral education and Gee-Dor-Dor teaching packages are also on display.
The ICAC booth is located inside the Children’s Paradise Section in Hall 3B – C25 of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai. Members of the public may visit the ICAC’s dedicated webpage (www.icac.org.hk/icac/hkbookfair) for details and receive an ICAC publicity souvenir after finishing an online game on the webpage.
ICAC’s Director of Community Relations Ho Wai-Chi (middle), artiste Helen Tam (second from left) and two Assistant Directors Valentina Chan (first from right) and Corinna Wong (first from left) visit ICAC’s booth at the Hong Kong Book Fair.
ICAC’s Director of Community Relations Ho Wai-Chi (back row, second from right) and artiste Helen Tam (back row, second from left) pictured with children and Gee-Dor-Dor cartoon characters.
Members of public join different activities at the ICAC booth of HK Book Fair.
Artiste Helen Tam Yuk-ying shares a Gee-Dor-Dor story with the children at storytelling session.