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SUNDAY, MARCH 18, 1984
THE ACADEMIC AND ACTIVITIES PROGRAMMES IN THE COLLEGES ARE INTERWOVEN AND JOINTLY FORM THE BASIS FOR STUDENTS' DEVELOPMENT.
STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO TAKE PART IN PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL AND AESTHETIC ACTIVITIES, AND IN COMMUNITY SERVICES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
HE ADDED THAT THE SCHOLARSHIPS WILL COVER PART OF THE TUITION AND BOARDING FEES DURING THE TWO YEARS.
BUT IT WILL NOT BE ADEQUATE TO COVER SUCH OTHER EXPENSES AS AIR FARES TO AND FROM THE COLLEGE, MAINTENANCE FOR LONG VACATIONS AND PERSONAL ALLOWANCE.
APPLICANTS ARE ADVISED TO ENSURE THAT THEY CAN PROVIDE THEMSELVES WITH ADDITIONAL FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO MEET THESE EXPENSES.
METRIC SCALE COUNTER MOVING TO HOUSING ESTATES
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RESIDENTS OF OI MAN ESTATE WILL BECOME MORE FAMILIAR WITH METRIC UNITS NOW THAT THEY HAVE THE CHANCE TO USE A METRIC WEIGHING EQUIPMENT.
A METRIC SCALE COUNTER WILL BE SET UP IN THE ESTATE MARKET FOR A WEEK STARTING TOMORROW (MONDAY).
VISITORS TO THE MARKET WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO USE THE METRIC SCALE TO WEIGH THEIR PURCHASES.
THEY WILL ALSO RECEIVE GIVEAWAY ITEMS SUCH AS METRIC CONVERSION CARDS, STICKERS AND FACT SHEETS,
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT SUCH A COUNTER IS BEING SET UP IN A HOUSING ESTATE SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF THE METRIC COUNTER SCHEME LAST NOVEMBER.
THE OBJECTIVE OF THE SCHEME IS TO PROMOTE METRICATION AT THE GRASS-ROOTS LEVEL.
METRIC COUNTERS HAVE BEEN SET UP IN SIX MARKETS ON A ROTATION BASIS, ATTRACTING A TOTAL OF MORE THAN 60 000 USERS OF THE METRIC WEIGHING MACHINE.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE METRICATION COMMITTEE SAID, WHEREVER THE COUNTER WENT, IT WAS SURROUNDED BY LARGE CROWDS OF PEOPLE INCLUDING STUDENTS LINING UP TO HAVE THEIR BODY MEASUREMENTS TAKEN, HOUSEWIVES WAITING TO HAVE THEIR PURCHASES WEIGHED, AND HAWKERS WANTING TO EXAMINE THE SCALE AND TO FIND OUT WHERE THEY COULD GET ONE.+
+IN VIEW OF ITS SUCCESS, WE DECIDED TO EXTEND THE SCHEME FOR ANOTHER THREE MONTHS TO COVER 13 MORE MARKETS, HE ADDED.
AFTER MARCH 24, THE COUNTER WILL MOVE FROM OI MAN ESTATE TO WAH FU, NAM SHAN, SHEK LEI, WONG TAI SIN, YAU 01 AND ON TING ESTATES, AND TO TWO NEWLY BUILT URBAN COUNCIL MARKETS IN SAI WAN HO AND TO KWA WAN.