MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1982
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DISTRICT BOARD ESSAY COMPETITION FOR TSUEN WAN STUDENTS
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SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN TSUEN WAN ARE BEING INVITED TO TAKE PART IN AN ESSAY COMPETITION IN CONNECTION WITH THE FORTHCOMING DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS.
THE COMPETITION, WHICH AIMS TO PROMOTE A SENSE OF BELONGING AMONG LOCAL STUDENTS, HAS BEEN ORGANISED BY TSUEN WAN CULTURE AND RECREATION CO-ORDINATING ASSOCIATION AND THE LOCAL DISTRICT BOARD'S COMMUNITY AND INFORMATION SUB-COMMITTEE.
IT WILL BE DIVIDED INTO JUNIOR (FORM 1 FORM 4) AND SENIOR (FORM 5 - FORM 7) SECTIONS.
THE TOPIC CHOSEN FOR THE JUNIORS IS THE IMPORTANCE OF DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS+, WHILE FOR THE SENIORS THE TOPIC IS THE MEANING OF SETTING UP DISTRICT BOARDS AND PEOPLE'S EXPECTATION OF THEM+.
ENTRIES OF NOT MORE THAN 2 000 WORDS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO THE OFFICE OF THE CO-ORDINATING ASSOCIATION AT CHUNG ON STREET, TSUEN WAN, BEFORE FEBRUARY 27.
THE FIRST THREE WINNERS WILL RECEIVE PRIZES OF $400, $300 AND $200.
THE ASSOCIATION IS ALSO ORGANISING A DEBATE FOR FORM 3 AND FORM 4 STUDENTS WHO HAVE TO SUBMIT THE IR APPLICATIONS TO THE ASSOCIATION OFFICE BY NOT LATER THAN THIS FRIDAY (FEBRUARY 19).
PRELIMINARIES WILL TAKE PLACE ON FEBRUARY 27, MARCH 6, MARCH 13 AND MARCH 20 AT THE COTTON SPINNERS ASSOCIATION PRE-VOCATIONAL SCHOOL, KWAI SHING CIRCUIT.
THE FINALS WILL BE HELD AT TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL ON MARCH 27.
THERE ARE FOUR TOPICS FOR DEBATE.
THE FIRST FOUR WINNERS WILL BE AWARDED BOOK TOKENS TO THE VALUE OF $1 000, $800, $600 AND $400.
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SALT WATER MAINS WORK ***
SALT WATER SUPPLY TO CERTAIN AREAS IN THE KOWLOON EAST DISTRICT WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR 24 HOURS FROM 8 AM ON THURSDAY TO 8 AM ON FRIDAY (FEBRUARY 18-19) TO FACILITATE MAINS WORK
AT JORDAN VALLEY NEAR SHAM WAN SHAN PUMPING HOUSE.
AREAS AFFECTED WILL BE KWUN TONG, LAM TIN, SAU MAU PING, NGAU TAU KOK, JORDAN VALLEY, NGAU CHI WAN, SAN PO KONG, KOWLOON BAY AND PING SHEK IN KOWLOON EAST.