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FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1980
+LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED UNDER ANY
CIRCUMSTANCES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
HE ADDED THAT APPLICANTS MUST BE UNDER 17-1/2 YEARS OF AGE ON SEPTEMBER 1, 1980 AND BE IN POSSESSION OF A HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION WITH AT LEAST FIVE SUBJECTS AT GRADE C OR ABOVE, AND GOOD RESULTS IN ENGLISH.
STUDENTS SITTING FOR THE 1980 HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION MAY ALSO BE CONSIDERED AS WELL AS THOSE WHO HAVE OBTAINED THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY ADVANCED LEVEL CERTIFICATE, HONG KONG HIGHER LEVEL EXAMINATION CERTIFICATE, GCE CERTIFICATE, OR OTHER APPROVED EQUIVALENT QUALIFICATIONS.
APPLICANTS WILL BE SELECTED ON THEIR PAST ACADEMIC RECORD, EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, RECOMMENDATION OF THE HEAD OF SCHOOL, PERSONALITY AND PROFICIENCY IN ENGLISH.
+SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE COLLEGES IN SEPTEMBER, 1980, AND WILL TAKE THE FULL TWO-YEAR COURSE. THE ACADEMIC AND ACTIVITIES PROGRAMMES IN THE COLLEGES ARE INTERWOVEN AND JOINTLY FORM THE BASIS FOR STUDENTS' DEVELOPMENT.
+THEY ARE ENCOURAGED TO TAKE PART IN A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES WHICH ARE PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL AND AESTHETIC IN NATURE. DUE EMPHASIS IS ALSO LAID ON COMMUNITY SERVICES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
SINCE 1972 WHEN THE SCHOLARSHIP WAS FIRST INTRODUCED TO HONG KONG, A TOTAL OF 49 PROMISING STUDENTS HAD BEEN GRANTED THE AWARD.
FUND RAISING CANTONESE OPERA IN TSUEN WAN
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FOUR CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS IN TSUEN WAN WILL BENEFIT FROM A FUND RAISING CANTONESE OPERA TO BE HELD IN TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL TOMORROW (SATURDAY) EVENING.
TOWN MANAGER AND DISTRICT OFFICER TSUEN WAN, MR JAMES HAYES, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING OF THE OPERA BY THE CHOR FUNG MING OPERA TROUPE.
THE FOUR ASSOCIATIONS WHICH HAVE ORGANISED THE OPERA ARE THE TSUEN WAN CULTURE AND RECREATION CO-ORDINATING ASSOCIATION, THE FEDERATION OF TSUEN WAN DISTRICT SPORTS AND RECREATION, THE TSUEN WAN GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION AND THE TSUEN WAN Y'S MEN'S CLUB,
THE EVENT IS EXPECTED TO RAISE $100 000 FOR EVEN DISTRIBUTION AMONG THE ASSOCIATIONS WHICH WILL USE THE MONEY TO FINANCE SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS IN THE DISTRICT.
ACTIVITIES THE ASSOCIATIONS ORGANISE INCLUDE CHOIR
PERFORMANCES, DANCING, DRAMA, EXHIBITIONS AND SPORTS.
SOME OF THE ASSOCIATIONS' FUNDS ARE PROVIDED BY TSUEN WAN DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD WHICH ALSO GIVES ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT AND ADVICE.
ALL 1 200 TICKETS FOR THE OPERA HAVE BEEN SOLD.