TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1983
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STUDENT TRAVEL CARDS AVAILABLE
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FULL-TIME STUDENTS AGED 12 TO 25 MAY APPLY FOR THE CONCESSIONARY STUDENT TRAVEL CARD WHEN THE NEW SCHOOL TERM BEGINS ON THURSDAY (SEPTEMBER 1).
THEY SHOULD SUBMIT APPLICATIONS THROUGH THE IR SCHOOLS.
THE CARD, ISSUED BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT AT A FEE OF $10 AND VALID FOR 13 MONTHS, ENTITLES THE HOLDER TO TRAVEL ON BUSES, TRAMS, FERRIES, TRAINS AND MTR AT CONCESSIONARY RATES.
LAST YEAR, 474 800 STUDENT TRAVEL CARDS WERE ISSUED. ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE TRAVEL SCHEME MAY BE MADE ON 5-7954631.
COURT'S CIVIL JURISDICTION RAISED
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THE CIVIL JURISDICTION OF THE DISTRICT COURT WILL BE RAISED FROM THURSDAY (SEPTEMBER 1), ENABLING THE COURT TO HEAR CASES WITH MONETARY CLAIMS UP TO $40 000.
CASES WITH AN ANNUAL RENT OR RATEABLE VALUE NOT EXCEEDING $30 000 WHERE THE CLAIMS ARE FOR RECOVERY OF LAND WILL ALSO BE HEARD IN THE DISTRICT COURT.
THE NEW JURISDICTION WILL COME INTO EFFECT AS A RESULT OF THE PASSING OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE (MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS) ORDINANCE, 1981.
UNTIL THEN, MONETARY CLAIMS UP TO $20 000 OR $15 000 WHEN INVOLVING LAND ARE BEING HEARD BY THE DISTRICT COURT.
- CONCERT TO HELP ANTI-NARCOTICS DRIVE
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A BEACH CONCERT AND AN EXHIBITION TO HIGHLIGHT THE ISLANDS DISTRICT ANTI-NARCOTICS CAMPAIGN WILL BE HELD ON SUNDAY (SEPTEMBER 4) AT TUNG WAN ON CHEUNG CHAU.
THE TWO-HOUR CONCERT WILL FEATURE DRAMAS, SONGS AND GAMES BY POPULAR SINGERS, TELEVISION PERSONALITIES, AND DISC JOCKEYS TO DRIVE HOME THE ANTI-NARCOTICS MESSAGE. IT WILL BE BROADCAST LIVE ON RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG, STARTING AT 2 PM.
ON THE SAME AFTERNOON, THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO VISIT A LAUNCH BERTHED AT THE CHEUNG CHAU PUBLIC PIER WHERE A PHOTO EXHIBITION ON DRUG SEIZURE AND RAIDS WILL BE HELD.
WINNING ENTRIES OF THE COLOURING, ESSAY-WRITING, AND CROSSWORD PUZZLE COMPETITIONS, HELD IN JUNE FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, WILL ALSO BE PUT ON DISPLAY, TOGETHER WITH INFORMATION ON DRUGS PROVIDED BY THE SOCIETY FOR THE AID AND REHABILITATION OF DRUG ABUSERS (SARDA).
THE DISTRICT
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