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TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1985
A GOLD MEDAL IS AWARDED TO AN OVERSEAS CANDIDATE WHO OBTAINED THE HIGHEST MARK IN A PARTICULAR SUBJECT.
LAST YEAR, A TOTAL OF 79 577 HONG KONG CANDIDATES TOOK PART IN THE LCC EXAMINATIONS. OF THE 15 GOLD MEDAL RECIPIENTS, NINE HAVE GAINED FIRST PLACE AMONG ALL OVERSEAS STUDENTS.
SIR ALAN WAS MET ON ARRIVAL AT THE BRITISH COUNCIL BY THE ACTING SECRETARY OF THE HONG KONG EXAMINATIONS AUTHORITY, MR W.C. CHAN.
EARLIER IN THE DAY, SIR ALAN VISITED THE BRITISH TRADE COMMISSION AND MET THE SENIOR BRITISH TRADE COMMISSIONER, MR CHRISTIAN ADAMS.
LORD MAYOR OF LONDON VISITS SHA TIN ****
THE LORD MAYOR OF LONDON, SIR ALAN TRAILL, AND LADY TRAILL, THIS (TUESDAY) AFTERNOON VISITED SHA TIN TO LOOK AT DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN THE NEW TOWN.
THEY FIRST WENT TO THE SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICE FOR A BRIEFING BY THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR LAM WOON-KWONG, ON THE SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ASPECTS OF THE NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT.
SIR ALAN AND LADY TRAILL THEN TOURED LUNG HANG ESTATE WHICH ACCOMMODATES 26 000 PEOPLE IN PUBLIC HOUSING UNITS AND HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME FLATS.
DURING THE TOUR, SIR ALAN SAW COMMERCIAL FACILITIES IN THE ESTATE AND VARIOUS SERVICES PROVIDED IN THE COMMUNITY CENTRE. THE MANAGEMENT OF THE CENTRE WAS HANDED OVER TO THE DISTRICT OFFICE IN JUNE.
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