DATUM, AY, MARCH 23,
1985
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FUN DAY FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN ON LANTAU
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IT WAS A DAY OF FUN AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR SOME 700 SCHOOL CHILDREN FROM 30 SCHOOLS IN THE ISLANDS DISTRICT, IN THE FIRST ISLANDS DISTRICT +SCHOOL GET TOGETHER DAY+ HELD THIS MORNING IN MUI WO, LANTAU ISLAND.
THERE WERE MUSIC, DANCING AND MAGIC PERFORMANCES AT THE FUNCTION, WHICH WAS AIMED AT STRENGTHENING TIES BETWEEN SCHOOLS
IN THE SCATTERED AREAS OF THE DISTRICT.
THE FUNCTION WAS ORGANISED BY THE ISLANDS DISTRICT SCHOOL LIAISON COMMITTEE AND SPONSORED BY THE ISLANDS DISTRICT BOARD.
OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, DISTRICT OFFICER, MR WILLIAM YAP SAID THAT ALTHOUGH THE SCHOOL LIAISON COMMITTEE WAS FORMED ONE YEAR AGO, IT HAD CONTRIBUTED MUCH TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN THE DISTRICT.
+THE COMMITTEE HAS PROVIDED A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR SCHOOL PRINCIPALS TO GET TOGETHER AND EXCHANGE VIEWS ON MATTERS OF MUTUAL
INTEREST, HE SAID.
+SOME OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE ALSO MEMBERS OF VARIOUS FUNCTIONAL AND AREA COMMITTEES OF THE ISLANDS DISTRICT BOARD, WHICH HAS HELPED TO STRENGTHEN TIES BETWEEN SCHOOLS, THE DISTRICT BOARD AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.
+THE COMMITTEE HAS PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE PROMOTION OF CULTURAL, RECREATIONAL AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES IN THE DISTRICT,+ MR YAP SAID,
RECRUITMENT OF LIFE GUARDS
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THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT IS RECRUITING PART-TIME LIFE GUARDS FOR THE CITY SERVICES AND THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENTS.
A SPOKESMAN SAID THE LIFE GUARDS WOULD BE REQUIRED FOR DUTY AT GAZETTED BEACHES AND SWIMMING POOLS.
APPLICANTS, PREFERABLY AGED 35 OR UNDER, SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST PRIMARY 6 EDUCATION AND HOLD A BRONZE MEDALLION CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE ROYAL LIFE GUARD SOCIETY AND A VALID FIRST AID CERTIFICATE.
THE JOB, WHICH OFFERS A MONTHLY SALARY OF $2 755, OR A DAILY WAGE OF $109, IS OPEN TO BOTH MEN AND WOMEN.
THOSE INTERESTED IN THE POST MAY APPROACH ANY BRANCH OFFICE OF THE LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT. ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE AT TELEPHONES: 3-666615, 3-695525, 3-265123, 0-420154 OR 5-270622.
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