SATURDAY, JULY 31, 1976
GOVERNOR VISITS YOUTH CAMP
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE TODAY FLEW BY HELICOPTER TO MA WAN WHERE HE SAW 40 YOUNG PEOPLE OF A YOUTH CAMP AT WORK.
THE CAMP, ORGANISED BY THE PRINCESS ALEXANDRA COMMUNITY CENTRE OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE CENTRE, IS ONE OF THE EVENTS IN THIS YEAR'S SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME THAT SIR MURRAY WILL BE VISITING IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.
MEETING HIM AT THE CAMP SITE WERE MR. HAROLD MOK, DISTRICT OFFICER/URBAN, TSUEN WAN- MR. JOHN TODD, DISTRICT OFFICER/RURAL, TSUEN WAN- MR. WONG KING-TONG, COMMUNITY AND YOUTH OFFICER, TSUEN WAN MRS. MARGARET AU, WARDEN OF PRINCESS ALEXANDRA COMMUNITY CENTRE AND MR. CHAN KWONG-CHUEN, CHAIRMAN OF MA WAN RURAL COMMITTEE.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS WORK CAMP IS TO GIVE THE YOUTHS IN TSUEN WAN DISTRICT AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY PROJECTS.
THEY ARE ONE OF THE FOUR GROUPS OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE CURRENTLY CONSTRUCTING THE 1,200 FOOT-LONG CONCRETE PATH STRETCHING FROM A SITE NEAR MA WAN PUBLIC PIER TO NAM WAN.
IN ADDITION, THEY WILL ALSO ORGANISE VARIETY SHOWS AND SEMINARS FOR RESIDENTS IN THE EVENING.
NEW FEES FOR 1977 H.K.C.E.E.
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THE INITIAL ENTRY FEES FOR THE HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION, 1977 WILL BE RAISED FROM $25 TO $28.
HOWEVER, THE SUBJECT ENTRY FEES WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED, I.E. $5 PER SUBJECT FOR SCHOOL CANDIDATES AND $10 PER SUBJECT FOR PRIVATE CANDIDATES.
THIS ADJUSTMENT OF INITIAL ENTRY FEES WHICH WAS DECIDED BY GOVERNMENT AFTER CONSULTING THE HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION BOARD, IS TO MEET THE RISING COST OF OPERATING THE EXAMINATION.
CANDIDATES OF THE HONG KONG CERTIFICAT OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION WILL BE PAYING ABOUT HALF THE TOTAL COST OF THE EXAMINATION AS WAS THE CASE BEFORE THE REVISION OF FEES.
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