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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1982
CHILDREN'S CREATIVE WRITING WANTED FOR ANTHOLOGY
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ALL HONG KONG PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS ARE URGED TO SUPPORT THE COMPILATION OF AN ANTHOLOGY OF HONG KONG CHILDREN'S CREATIVE WRITING BY THE HONG KONG BRANCH OF THE INTERNATIONAL READING ASSOCIATION.
+SCHOOL HEADS WHO WISH TO HAVE THEIR SCHOOLS REPRESENTED IN THE ANTHOLOGY SHOULD SELECT WHAT THEY CONSIDER TO BE THE BEST PIECES OF CREATIVE WRITING IN BOTH CHINESE AND ENGLISH, PROSE AND VERSE, PRODUCED BY THEIR PUPILS AND TO SEND THEM TO THE IRA (H.K. BRANCH), AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
ALL ITEMS SUBMITTED SHOULD BE ORIGINAL PIECES OF WRITING BY PAST OR PRESENT PUPILS OF THE SCHOOL, AND ITEMS FROM PRESENT AND PAST ISSUES OF SCHOOLS MAGAZINES MAY BE INCLUDED, HE SAID.
THE ASSOCIATION WILL RESERVE THE RIGHT TO DECIDE WHICH ITEMS ARE TO BE INCLUDED IN THE ANTHOLOGY.
NO FEE IS PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF ITEMS SUBMITTED, AND COPYRIGHT WILL BE INVESTED IN THE IRA (H.K. BRANCH), HE SAID.
ALL SUBMISSION SHOULD BE SENT BEFORE APRIL 30, TO MR R.K. TONGUE, C/O EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, 5TH FLOOR, LEE GARDENS, HYSAN AVENUE, HONG KONG.
DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED ***
THE GOVERNOR, AFTER TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE ADVICE OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, HAS DECIDED THAT THE DEATH SENTENCE PASSED ON LI YUNG-KWAI ON FEBRUARY 20, 1981 SHOULD BE COMMUTED TO
IMPRISONMENT FOR 25 YEARS.
LI WAS FOUND GUILTY OF THE MURDER OF TONG KING-WOOD IN PAK TAI STREET, KOWLOON ON JULY 20, 1980.