MONDAY, JUNE 16, 1936
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JUDGING COMPLETED IN AWARD SCHEME
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JUDGING HAS BEEN COMPLETED IN THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT'S SOCIAL SERVICES AWARD SCHEME 1985-86 AND PRIZES WILL BE PRESENTED
A TO WINNERS AT A SPECIAL CEREMONY TO BE HELD EARLY NEXT MONTH, SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (MONDAY).
THE SCHEME, ORGANISED BY THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD'S SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, INVOLVES AN ASSESSMENT OF THE WORK AND CONTRIBUTIONS BY PARTICIPANTS IN VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY SERVICES.
THE SCHEME STARTED ORIGINALLY AS A STUDENT AWARD SCHEME IN 1982 AND WAS EXPANDED IN THE FOLLOWING YEAR TO INCLUDE PARTICIPANTS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE.
THERE WERE 35 NOMINATIONS FOR THIS YEAR'S SCHEME IN FOUR CATEGORIES -- PRIMARY SCHOOL DIVISION, SECONDARY AND POST-SECONDARY DIVISION, WORK ING PEOPLE DIVISION, AND NON-WORKING PEOPLE DIVISION.
PARTICIPANTS WERE NOMINATED BY SCHOOLS, ORGANISATIONS OR NEIGHBOURS. THEY MUST LIVE, WORK OR STUDY IN SOUTHERN DISTRICT AND HAVE RENDERED VOLUNTARY SERVICES TO THE NEEDY OR HAVE PROVIDED ASSISTANCE TO RESIDENTS ORGANISATIONS, GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS OR WELFARE BODIES.
TWENTY-FIVE FINALISTS WERE INTERVIEWED LAST MONTH BY A PANEL OF JUDGES COMPRISING DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND THE DISTRICT OFFICE.
THE WINNERS WILL BE PRESENTED PRIZES DURING THE DISTRICT'S ALL SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME OPENING CEREMONY ON SUNDAY, JULY,6. FINALISTS WILL BE AWARDED A CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION AND A SOUVENIR.
HIGHWAYS BOOKLET ON SALE
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A 28-PAGE FULL-COLOUR BOOKLET ON HONG KONG'S HIGHWAYS IS AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
THE BILINGUAL PUBLICATION IS ON SALE AT $16 PER COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE IN THE GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING IN CENTRAL.
/IME JUCKLET,