The group in charge of promoting patriotic education under the Constitution and Basic Law Promotion Steering Committee on Thursday said it is going to hold design contests in which participants create mascots and logos that reflect the theme of "love our country, love Hong Kong, and love our community."

The competitions would be held in separate primary, secondary, and tertiary divisions. The winning design could be used in events celebrating the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

The winners and the first and second runner-ups would also receive annual passes to the Hong Kong Palace Museum.

The registration for the competition starts today and will close on July 15.

The group's convenor, Starry Lee, said all schools in the SAR would be invited to join the competitions.

“We have designed a theme that is ‘to love our motherland, to love Hong Kong and to love the community’. We need a logo or symbol to represent this main theme. We will issue a letter to all schools in the community, including universities, secondary and primary schools, to invite all schools to join and participate in this competition," she said.

“Hopefully, we can find some very symbolic design so that we can use in other part of our activities.”

She added that while participation is voluntary, she expects a lot of students would join the contests.