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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1980
THE AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFIC WAS NEARLY 21 500 PASSENGERS, OR AN INCREASE OF ABOUT 25 PER CENT WHEN COMPARED WITH THE NORMAL DAILY TRAFFIC.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE PEAK TRAFFIC OCCURRED ON LUNAR NEW YEAR DAY (FEBRUARY 16) WHEN OVER 24 000 PEOPLE PASSED THROUGH THE AIRPORT AND OVER 30 000 PIECES OF BAGGAGE WERE HANDLED BY THE AIRPORT BAGGAGE SYSTEMS.
+THE HIGHEST VOLUME FLOW RATE OF BAGGAGE REACHED 2 500 BAGS PER HOUR AT ONE SORTING POINT OF THE SEMI-AUTOMATIC COMPUTERISED DEPARTURE BAGGAGE SYSTEM,+ HE SAID.
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MUSIC STUDY OVERSEAS
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THE MUSIC OFFICE IS INVITING APPLICATIONS FOR OVERSEAS SCHOLARSHIPS IN ADVANCED INSTRUMENTAL STUDY.
THE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR A ONE-YEAR STUDY ARE BEING OFFERED AT EITHER THE MENUHIN ACADEMY AT GSTAAD, SWITZERLAND OR THE NATIONAL CENTRE FOR ORCHESTRAL STUDIES, LONDON, COURSES WILL START LATER THIS YEAR.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MUSIC OFFICE SAID CANDIDATES SHOULD REACH DIPLOMA STANDARD IN INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE, BUT CONSIDERATIONS WILL BE GIVEN TO THOSE WHO HAVE ACHIEVED AT LEAST A MERIT STANDARD IN GRADE EIGHT OR EQUIVALENT. THEY SHOULD BE AGED 16 OR OVER.
+THE AWARD OF THE SCHOLARSHIPS WILL BE BASED ON BOTH POTENTIAL AND ACHIEVEMENT, HE ADDED.
APPLICANTS SHOULD APPLY IN PERSON ON OR BEFORE NEXT WEDNESDAY (MARCH 5) TO THE MUSIC OFFICE, ARTS CENTRE, NINTH FLOOR, 2 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI.
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