THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1982
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TO MEMBERS TO VISIT AUSTRALIA
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EIGHT OUTSTANDING MEMBERS OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB (CYC) WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO SEE AUSTRALIA DURING THE FORTHCOMING SUMMER VACATION.
THE EIGHT-DAY STUDY VISIT IS ORGANISED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND SPONSORED BY THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB (CHARITIES) LTD AS A REWARD TO OUTSTANDING CYC MEMBERS FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO BROADEN THEIR GENERAL OUTLOOK,
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CYC SAID TODAY.
SELECTION FOR THE EIGHT OUTSTANDING MEMBERS IS NOW TAKING PLACE. HEADS OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN ASKED TO NOMINATE THEIR STUDENTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED EITHER THE SECOND OR THIRD STAGE OF THE CYC MERIT AWARD SCHEME, TO TAKE PART IN AN ESSAY COMPETITION THIS SATURDAY AT LOK SIN TONG YU KAN HING SCHOOL IN WANG TAU HOM.
THE AIM OF THE COMPETITION IS TO ASSESS THE PARTICIPANTS' KNOWLEDGE IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND THEIR ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
STUDENTS WHO DO WELL IN THE ESSAY COMPETITION WILL BE ASKED TO ATTEND AN INTERVIEW FROM WHICH THE FINAL EIGHT STUDENTS WILL BE SELECTED.
LED BY AN OFFICER FROM THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND A MEMBER OF THE CYC CENTRAL COMMITTEE, THE STUDENTS WILL DEPART FOR AUSTRALIA ON AUGUST 6 AND RETURN TO HONG KONG ON AUGUST 13.
DURING THEIR STAY IN THE COUNTRY, THE STUDENTS WILL VISIT A NUMBER OF SCHOOLS AS WELL AS OTHER HISTORICAL AND SCENIC SPOTS.
THE AUSTRALIA TRIP IS THE SECOND OVERSEAS STUDY VISIT ORGANISED FOR OUTSTANDING CYC MEMBERS. LAST YEAR, SIX STUDENTS WERE TAKEN ON A TOUR OF SINGAPORE.
FRESH WATER CUT IN SHEUNG SHUI AND FANL ING
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FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO CERTAIN AREAS IN SHEUNG SHUI AND FANLING WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR EIGHT HOURS FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM ON MONDAY (JUNE 7) TO FACILITATE WORK ON A FRESH WATER MAIN.
PREMISES AFFECTED BY THE WATER STOPPAGE WILL BE THOSE LOCATED ALONG JOCKEY CLUB ROAD FROM THE FANLING ROUNDABOUT
TUNG SHUT, INCLUDING FAN LINGAU TSUEN, LING SHAN TOUEN,
CARTENS CAMP. TIN PING SHAN TSUEN AND SHEK WU SAN TSUEN.