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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1980
TUITION +HOTLINE + SET UP FOR STUDENTS
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A COMMUNITY BODY SPONSORED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT HAS STARTED A SCHEME UNDER WHICH STUDENTS ARE PROVIDED QUICK TUITION THROUGH TELEPHONE HOTLINES.
THE INNOVATIVE SCHEME OPERATES IN THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF HONG KONG ISLAND AND COINCIDES WITH THE CURRENT ACADEMIC SESSION.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY THE FIRST PHASE OF THE SCHEME WOULD FINISH BY JANUARY, TO BE FOLLOWED BY A SECOND PHASE IN MID-FEBRUARY UNTIL JUNE.
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UNDER THE SCHEME ORGANISED BY THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT STUDENT SERVICE COMMITTEE, HE SAID, TWO HOTLINES ARE OPERATED IN THE WAH FU COMMUNITY AND YOUTH CENTRE.
A GROUP OF SENIOR SECONDARY STUDENTS MANNING THE HOTLINES PROVIDE IMMEDIATE TELEPHONE TUITION TO CALLERS FROM MONDAY TO FRIDAY BETWEEN 7.30 PM AND 9.30 PM, HE SAID,
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE OBJECTIVE OF THE SCHEME WAS TO HELP STUDENTS SOLVE THEIR DIFFICULTIES IN SCHOOLWORK SO THAT THEY COULD MAINTAIN THEIR INTEREST.
DURING AN EXPERIMENTAL PERIOD EARLIER THIS YEAR, HE SAID, THE SCHEME ATTRACTED OVER 500 STUDENTS.
ANYONE STUDYING IN PRIMARY THREE UP TO FORM 3 IN SOUTHERN DISTRICT MAY APPLY THROUGH THEIR SCHOOL OR AT THE WAH FU COMMUNITY AND YOUTH CENTRE.
ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE SCHEME CAN BE MADE AT THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S SOUTHERN DISTRICT COMMUNITY AND YOUTH OFFICE AT 52-64 ABERDEEN MAIN ROAD, TEL. NO. 5-534111.
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CANOE MARATHON RACE TO BE HELD AT SAI KUNG ON SUNDAY
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MORE THAN 130 CANOES HAVE ENTERED THE SECOND MARATHON RACE ON SUNDAY (NOVEMBER 9) AT INNER PORT SHELTER, SAI KUNG.
THE EVENT HAS BEEN ORGANISED BY SAI KUNG COMMUNITY CENTRE AND SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD. IT WAS FIRST HELD TWO YEARS AGO.
STARTING AT 10 AM THE RACE WILL TAKE PLACE OVER A 23-KILOMETRE COURSE FROM INNER PORT SHELTER TO SILVER STRAND, SHELTER ISLAND, KAU SAI WAN, THE WESTERN DAM OF HIGH ISLAND RESERVOIR AND BACK TO SAI KUNG.
NINE CLUBS WILL BE REPRESENTED IN THE RACE. THE CLUB WITH MOST MEMBERS COMPLETING THE ENTIRE COURSE WITHIN THREE-AND-A-HALF HOURS WILL BE AWARDED A SPECIAL PRIZE - A CANDE.
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