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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1979
PRIZES PRESENTED TO BOOK REPORT COMPETITION WINNERS
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PRIZES WERE PRESENTED TO WINNERS OF A BOOK REPORT COMPETITION TODAY (TUESDAY) BY MR. B.D. WILSON, DIRECTOR OF THE URBAN SERVICES, AT TSUEN WAN PUBLIC LIBRARY.
THIS COMPETITION, HELD RECENTLY, WAS THE SECOND ORGANISED BY THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES FOR CHILDREN UNDER 15 YEARS OLD AS ONE OF MANY LIBRARY ACTIVITIES.
THE AIM IS TO ENCOURAGE YOUNG PEOPLE TO READ, NOT ONLY CRITICALLY AND WITH AN OPEN MIND, BUT FOR ENJOYMENT.
MORE THAN 150 ENTRIES, BOTH IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE, WERE RECEIVED FROM 24 SCHOOLS IN TSUEN WAN, TAI PO, TUEN MUN, SHA TIN AND SHEUNG SHUI.
SPEAKING AT THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY, MR, WILSON SAID ALL THE ENTRIES WERE OF A VERY HIGH STANDARD.
HE CONGRATULATED THE WINNERS AND ALSO REMINDED THOSE WHO DID NOT WIN THAT WINNING IS NOT THE IMPORTANT THING IN LIFE.
HE SAID, IT'S THE SPIRIT TO PARTICIPATE IN WORTHWHILE ACTIVITIES THAT MATTERS, AND I HOPE YOU'LL ALL CONTINUE TO TAKE PART IN THE VARIOUS LIBRARY ACTIVITIES AND USE THE LIBRARY FACILITIES TO THE FULL.+
THE WINNING ENTRIES WILL BE ON DISPLAY IN THE JUNIOR LIBRARY OF THE TSUEN WAN PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY.
THE WINNERS ARE1
CHINESE LANGUAGE GROUP
FIRST YIP SO-HAN, 13, TSUEN WAN GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL.
SECOND LAI MAY-LING, 11, CHING YEE PRIMARY SCHOOL (TAI PO).
THIRD HO HON-MAN, 12, PO LEUNG KUK CENTENARY COLLEGE (TUEN
MUN).
ENGLISH LANGUAGE GROUP
FIRST CHAN WING-YEE, 14-1/2, TSUEN WAN GOVERNMENT SECONDARY
SCHOOL.
SECOND LEE WAI-FAN, 14, CHUEN YUEN COLLEGE.
THIRD AU-YEUNG LAI-LING, 15, TSUEN WAN GOVERNMENT SECONDARY
SCHOOL.
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