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SUNDAY, MARCH 31, 1985
+A RECRUITMENT EXERCISE CONDUCTED IN NOVEMBER LAST YEAR ATTRACTED OVER 4 000 APPLICATIONS AND IT WAS UNFORTUNATE BUT UNAVOIDABLE THAT MANY APPLICANTS HAD TO BE DISAPPOINTED.
+THE LUCKY ONES NOW IN THE SCHEME MUST VALUE THE OPPORTUNITY AND DO THEIR PART TO JUSTIFY THEIR PLACE IN THE SCHEME, HE SAID.
APART FROM PERFORMANCES BY THE HONG KONG YOUTH SYMPHONIC BAND, THE MUSIC OFFICE YOUTH CHOIR, THE HONG KONG YOUTH CHINESE ORCHESTRA, THE MUSIC OFFICE TRAINEES' CHINESE ORCHESTRA, AND VARIOUS DISTRICT-BASED YOUTH SYMPHONIC BANDS AND CHINESE ORCHESTRAS, THE CONCERT ALSO FEATURED A VIOLIN AND STRING CONCERTO BY A 300-MEMBER YOUTH STRING ORCHESTRA AND THE MUSIC FOR THE MILLIONS' THEME SONG BY ALL PERFORMERS.
MR MARTIN ROWLANDS, SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE; AND MR GORDON SIU, DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE; MR MICHAEL LEUNG, DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION DR BASIL DEANE, DIRECTOR OF THE HONG KONG ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS; MR SAMUEL WONG, URBAN COUNCILLOR AND MR CLIVE OXLEY, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF BROADCASTING WERE AMONG SOME 2 000 PEOPLE WHO ATTENDED THE CONCERT.
CAS SETS UP OFFICE IN SAI KUNG
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THE SAI KUNG DIVISIONAL HEADQUARTERS OF THE CIVIL AID SERVICES, THE FIRST ONE IN THE NORTH DISTRICT OF KOWLOON, WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED TODAY (SUNDAY) MAKING IT EASIER FOR THE CAS TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO AN AREA WHICH HAS GROWN RAPIDLY.
THE CAS HELPS WITH EMERGENCY RELIEF, CROWD AND TRAFFIC CONTROL,
AND RESCUE WORK, DURING ITS VARIOUS ACTIVITIES.
THERE ARE NOW 13 CAS DIVISIONAL HEADQUARTERS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY.
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AT TODAY'S OPENING CEREMONY, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SAI KUNG RURAL COMMITTEE, MR LAU WAN-HEI, INSPECTED A PARADE OF CAS MEMBERS AND THE CAS REGIONAL COMMANDER OF KOWLOON, MR NORMAN LEUNG, DOTTED THE EYES OF A LION.
OTHER GUESTS ATTENDING THE OPENING CEREMONY INCLUDED THE DISTRICT OFFICER OF SAI KUNG, MR KEVIN HO, THE VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE SAI KUNG RURAL COMMITTEE, MR CHAN KWAI-SANG AND THE CAS DEPUTY COMMANDER (ADMINISTRATION AND DEVELOPMENT), MR SO YUN- LAM.
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