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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1986
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT WORKS WERE ENDORSED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD'S ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE LAST SEPTEMBER FOLLOWING A SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE IN AUGUST UNDER THE COMPREHENSIVE SQUATTER IMPROVEMENT SCHEME.
+TAI HAU WAN VILLAGE WAS ONE OF THE FOUR SQUATTER AREAS SURVEYED UNDER THE SQUATTER IMPROVEMENT SCHEME IN THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR, + A DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID.
+UNDER THIS SCHEME, AN IN-DEPTH STUDY IS ALSO BEING CONDUCTED TO LOOK INTO THE CURRENT LEVELS OF BASIS FACILITIES AND SERVICES PROVIDED IN THE VILLAGE AND THE MEASURES REQUIRED TO MEET DEMANDS, HE SAID,
THE SURVEY SHOWED THAT POWER AND WATER SUPPLY, REFUSE COLLECTION SERVICES, STREET LIGHTING, POSTAL SERVICES, ACCESSES, LAW AND ORDER IN THE VILLAGE WERE GENERALLY SATISFACTORY.
+ IT IS HOPED THAT THE SITTING-OUT AREA WILL MEET THE RESIDENTS' RECREATION AND AMENITY NEEDS, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
+STUDENTS OF YEAR+ GET PRIZES
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SIX OUTSTANDING STUDENTS IN KOWLOON TONG AND MA TAU WAI AREAS WERE TODAY (SATURDAY) NAMED +STUDENT OF THE YEAR+.
THEY WERE AMONG THE 12 WINNERS OF AN AWARD SCHEME FOR STUDENTS WITH OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS IN STUDIES, CONDUCT AND COMMUNITY SERVICES.
THE WINNERS, SIX FROM PRIMARY SCHOOLS AND SIX FROM SECONDARY SCHOOLS, HAD BEEN NOMINATED BY THE IR SCHOOL PRINCIPALS FOR THE AWARD,
THE SCHEME WAS ORGANISED BY THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICE, KOWLOON TONG AND MA TAU WAI AREA COMMITTEE AND SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD.
THE FIRST THREE STUDENTS OF EACH SECTION WERE NAMED 'STUDENT OF THE YEAR", AND EACH RECEIVED A SCHOLARSHIP OF $400 AND A PLAQUE. THE OTHER WINNERS WERE GIVEN SOUVENIRS.
WINNERS IN THE PRIMARY SCHOOL SECTION WERE CHAN WAI-HONG, SHEK MAY-CHEE, WONG WAI-CHUNG, CHOI MAY-SHAN, AU KING-CHEE AND TSANG WING-HANG AND THE SECONDARY SCHOOL SECTION WINNERS WERE CHEUNG CHUNG-MING, POON KAM-HA, LAM HON-SANG, CHAN WING-WAH, LO KIN-YEE AND MA CHI-KIT.
THE COMPETITION WAS AIMED AT PROMOTING MORAL EDUCATION AND ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY.
KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR WONG SIK-KONG AND THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MISS DIANA TONG PRESENTED PRIZES AND SOUVENIRS TO THE WINNERS.
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