TABLE OF CONTENT

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TABLE OF CONTENT

• Introduction
• Objectives
• How you can support this good cause
• Best gift for corporate clients or friends
• The Book
• Theme
• Content
• Production
• World Vision Environmental Projects in China
• The Author/Photographer

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INTRODUCTION

• Chinas Smiling Faces - Children Across the
  Land is a photographic book focusing on smiling
  children from all over China by renowned
  photographer Paul Lau.
• Purpose for publishing is to raise fund to
  support World Vision's on going environmental
  projects in China which will significantly
  improve the living conditions of the children and
  help slow down the pace of environmental
  degradation and human impact such as
  deforestation, soil erosion, increased potential
  for flooding, climate change and global warming.
• The publisher, Spoonbill Books, will sponsor half
  of the publishing costs and is inviting
  sponsoring partners to join in this initiative.

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OBJECTIVES

• To support the environmental protection projects
  currently conducting by World Vision China in
  different parts of rural China as means of
  resources development for the communities in
  need. Major projects include
• -Biogas System Construction
• -Promotion of Organic fertilizer and non-toxic
  insecticide
• -Forestation, including the planting of trees
  and grass
• -Construction of drinking water cisterns in
  drought prone regions
• -Development of larger clean water
  infrastructure and reservoir systems
• -Development of drainage system
• -Drilling Wells

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HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT ?

• Purchase copies of Chinas Smiling Faces -
  Children Across The Land. These books can then
  be given away as corporate gifts, individual
  gifts or resold.
• Price for each copy HK200.00
• Two sponsor options
• A combined 75 of the proceeds will go directly
  to World Vision Environmental program
• OR
• Sponsors make half of their payment (100 per
  copy) a direct donation to World Vision Hong
  Kong. Spoonbill Books will also donate 50 per
  copy to WVHK and use the remainder proceeds ( 50
  per copy) to cover the production and publishing
  costs

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THE BEST GIFT FOR FRIENDS/CLIENTS

• Minimum sponsorship for China's Smiling Faces is
  250 copies
• Sponsors purchasing less than 500 copies
• Mono color block printing of company name/Logo
  printed on the cover of the sponsored copies on
  the lower right corner
• Company name/Logo credited on page one - donors'
  page, among the sponsoring corporations
• Sponsors purchasing 500 copies or more
• Four color offset printing of company name/Logo
  printed on the cover of sponsored copies on the
  lower right corner
• Company name/Logo credited on page one as the
  SOLE DONOR of the book

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THEME OF THE BOOK

• Share images of smiling multi-ethnic children
  from diverse backgrounds across urban and rural
  China
• Convey the momentum of change that is taking
  place within Chinese society today
• Highlight the disparities in wealth that have
  only increased over the last two decades between
  the rural and urban populations.
• Convey a message of hope and optimism
• Evoke feelings of international goodwill and
  reflect the generous and caring nature of the
  project sponsors, through the presentation of
  each smiling child, full of hopes and joys
• Last photograph in the book showing a group of
  happy children together expressing in sign
  language their gratitude to charitable donors who
  have made possible their special education

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PHOTOGRAPHIC COLLECTION

• An unique photographic collection of over
  twenty-three years of professional dedication in
  capturing the smiling faces of happy children
  from all around China and their way of life in
  all of its diversity.
• Organized in the chapters of Food Taste,
  Clothing Fashion, Work School, Play Fun and
  Festivals Celebration.
• Children are from fifteen ethnic groups all over
  China

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PRODUCTION SPECIFICATIONS

• Format 200 mm W x 240 mm H
• 160 pages
• Hardcover
• Printed with 4 color process No extra jacket for
  environmental saving
• Language English
• Paper environmentally friendly uncoated paper,
  100gsm, 100 chlorine-free paper with no optical
  brightening agent added
• ISBN-10 988-98490-0-3
• ISBN-13 978-988-98490-0-9

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER

• Paul Lau has been a professional photographer
  since 1983, travelling extensively throughout
  China photographing ethnic minorities, folk
  culture, landscapes, wildlife and nature.  
• Pauls works appear in many international well
  known books periodicals such as China
  Unknown, China the Beautiful Cook Book,
  World I Magazine, Airone , and GEO
  magazines.
• Major International Projects
•  Long March - Paul was chosen as one of the
  best international photographers
• Over China - Paul was involved as a location
  consultant and also one of the principal
  photographers
• The Forgotten Tribes of China - Paul was the
  designated chief photographer

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER

• Latest Publications  
• Butterflies of Hong Kong and Dong People of
  China - A Hidden Civilization
• Commissioned Wildlife Projects
• Paul was commissioned by the SAR Government to
  photograph the internationally important Deep Bay
  Ramsar Wetlands in 1999, also contributed to the
  Deep Bay Ramsar Wetlands as the special theme
  for the 2000 annual report of the Hong Kong
  Monetary Authority
• Solo Exhibitions
• Paul has had over ten solo exhibitions of his
  works in Hong Kong

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WORLD VISION ENVIRONMNETAL PROJECTS
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WORLD VISION ENVIRONMNETAL PROJECTS

• Water Solution
• Construction of drinking water cisterns for
  families in drought prone regions
• The cisterns can collect water when it rains or
  snows on the roof or courtyard of their home,
  providing 500m3 of clean water that can be drunk
  or used for watering their vegetable garden.
  Adding water purification tablets further reduces
  the likelihood of disease or illness. Funds that
  are provided are often matched by government
  funds and families band together to provide
  labor, raw materials and expertise to build the
  cisterns, making it a community building
  exercise.
• Development of larger clean water infrastructure
  and reservoir systems
• In areas where the topography and weather
  conditions permit, we have found pumping water
  from a lower water source up to a man made
  reservoir at a higher elevation significantly
  improves the economic potential, health and
  safety of families. In this way, villagers can
  install water pipes linking the reservoir to
  their village and eventually to their homes and
  field eliminating the need to carry water for
  long distance. They can irrigate their crops
  easier and have a much higher yield. Projects
  like this are usually done in conjunction with
  local government planning bureaus and with the
  labor provided by local villagers.

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WORLD VISION ENVIRONMNETAL PROJECTS

• Development of drainage system
• In areas where there is flooding during parts of
  the rainy season, the lack of infrastructure to
  drain away excess water creates a hazard and
  wastes a valuable resource that could be used in
  the dry seasons. Building drainage systems in
  potential flood areas significantly reduce
  flooding during the summer months and can store
  water for future use. Projects like these are
  hard for villagers to do on their own due to the
  high initial costs. By providing some funds and
  encouraging the local officials to invest in this
  type of project, we provide the spark that makes
  a life changing difference in the lives of
  hundreds of villagers
• Drilling Wells
• In areas where there is clean underground water,
  drilling a well will make a tremendous difference
  in the lives of villagers. This is especially
  important in the Northern area where water is
  scarce with unhealthy mineral content. .

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WORLD VISION ENVIRONMNETAL PROJECTS

• Energy Saving Project/Biogas System Construction
• Although electricity is available in many places
  in China, conventional fuels, including firewood
  and straw are usually used for cooking and
  heating because they are cheaper and plenty on
  the hillsides. A rough calculation, one family
  consumes roughly 35kg firewood a day that takes 4
  hours to cut.
• Biogas is a mixture of gas produced by bacteria
  while acting upon biodegradable materials in a
  biogas digester that connects to toilet and
  pigpens. Biogas is mainly composed of 50 to 70
  percent methane, 30 to 40 percent carbon dioxide
  (CO2) and low amount of other gases.
• It is a useful but low cost energy source because
  it disposes of the large quantities of manure
  available in agricultural and livestock region,
  and produces fertilizer to boost local
  agriculture production. More important, biogas is
  used for cooking and heating, or lighting.
• There are more means to protect the environment
  as well as improve the efficiency in the
  villages.
• Using solar-powered stoves or energy saving
  stoves reduce firewood cut per day. This can make
  tremendous effect on environment in the long run.
  Yet, high initial set up cost always hinders
  villagers action.

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WORLD VISION ENVIRONMNETAL PROJECTS

• Organic fertilizer and non-toxic insecticide
• The excess use of commercial fertilizer can cause
  damage to the roots of the plants. It will also
  build up toxic chemical in the soil causing lower
  productivity in the future. Usage of toxic
  insecticide can harm human health. Sadly,
  villagers sometimes are misled or forced, to
  apply them because of the lower prices.
  Environmental awareness program, preparation of
  organic fertilizer and the use of non-toxic
  insecticide are activities WV implemented in many
  rural development projects to advocate for
  environment protection.
• Plantation
• Landslides and serious flooding occur frequently
  in area of adverse topography destroying crops
  and endangering human lives. Existence of bad
  land in northern China is especially difficult.
  Forestation, including the planting of trees and
  grass, becomes a vital way out.
• Funding provided does not only allow the purchase
  of seeds and fertilizers but also contribute to a
  sustainable development. Awareness-raising
  program can be organized for villagers.
  Furthermore, by improving their skill on planting
  vegetation on slope and their profession of
  growing seedlings, we believe bare land will wear
  new green fashion in the near future.