In a bid to beef up officers' knowledge of the Non-ethnic Chinese (NEC) community and its cultures and languages, the Force Working Group on NEC is running a quiz called "NEC Pop Quiz" in five consecutive issues of Offbeat. This is the fourth issue.

The five participants who have given correct answers to all questions in the five consecutive issues will be awarded a $200 book coupon. Twenty participants who have given correct answers to all questions in three consecutive issues will receive a $100 book coupon.

If there are more participants with correct answers, a draw will be used to pick the prizewinners and the results will be published in Offbeat. Answers to each issue of the quiz will be published in the following issue.

1. Which month of the Islamic Calendar is the Ramadan?

A. The second month in the Islamic Calendar

B. The fourth month in the Islamic Calendar

C. The ninth month in the Islamic Calendar

D. The tenth month in the Islamic Calendar

2. Which language do most of the Filipinos speak?

A. Moro

B. Tagalog

C. Cebuano

D. Punjabi

3. Which of the followings is a food abstinence of Islam?

A. Beef

B. Pork

C. Chicken does not need to be slaughtered in the Halal method

D. Seafood should be slaughtered in the Halal method

Participants should send name, UI, formation, contact number and answers to fwg-nec@police.gov.hk on or before November 16. For enquiry call 2359-8276.

Answers to the third issue are:

1.B     2.D     3.A