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MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1981
POPULAR RESPONSE TO 1YDP ESSAY COMPETITION
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MORE THAN 4 200 ENTRIES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FOR THE CHINESE ESSAY COMPETITION HELD IN RESPONSE TO THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF DISABLED PERSONS.
THE COMPETITION IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, WAH KIU YAT PO, AND THE HONG KONG PROFESSIONAL TEACHERS' UNION, AND IS FINANCED BY THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
THERE WERE 1 841 ENTRIES FROM PRIMARY SCHOOLS AND 1 291, FROM SECONDARY SCHOOLS AS WELL AS 67 ENTRIES FROM STUDENTS IN SPECIAL SCHOOLS.
SIXTY-TWO ENTRIES WERE RECEIVED FOR THE OPEN DIVISION WHICH COMPRISED ESSAYS WRITTEN BY POST-SECONDARY STUDENTS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
ANOTHER 102 ENTRIES HAD BEEN RECEIVED FROM MACAU RESIDENTS.
IN VIEW OF THE POPULAR RESPONSE TO THE COMPETITION, THE ORGANISERS HAVE DECIDED THAT IN ADDITION TO AWARDING A FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD PRIZE FOR EACH OF THE PRIMARY, SECONDARY AND OPEN DIVISIONS, ANOTHER 10 PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED TO OUTSTANDING ENTRIES IN EACH SECTION INSTEAD OF THE ORIGINAL FIVE.
JUDGING WILL BE CONDUCTED BY REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE THREE ORGAN ISING BODIES.
THE PRIZE-GIVING CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT 10 AM ON DECEMBER 19 (SATURDAY) AT VICTORIA PARK SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF.
MR MICHAEL LEUNG, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION- MR SHUM CHO|- SANG, MANAGING EDITOR OF WAH KIU YAT PO AND MR SZETO WAH, PRSIDENT OF THE PROFESSIONAL TEACHERS' UNION WILL OFFICIATE AT THE CEREMONY.
AIRMAIL LOST IN FIRE
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THE POST OFFICE ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT A FIRE, BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN STARTED BY VANDALS. DESTROYED A QUANTITY OF AIRMAIL ITEMS IN THE AIRMAIL POSTING BOX AT THE HENNESSY ROAD POST OFFICE IN WAN CHAI LAST SUNDAY MORNING.
A SPOKESMAN SAID THE FIRE OCCURRED AT ABOUT 4 AM ON SUNDAY.
+AS A RESULT, ALL AIRMAIL ITEMS POSTED IN THIS BOX BETWEEN 7 PM ON SATURDAY AND 4 AM ON SUNDAY WERE DESTROYED.+
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