MONDAY, MAY 25, 1987
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SCHOLARSHIPS TO PUT ACROSS FIGHT CRIME MESSAGE
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THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE WILL OFFER SCHOLARSHIPS TO DESERVING YOUTH IN THE DISTRICT UNDER A +GOOD STUDENT, GOOD CITIZEN+ AWARD SCHEME AIMED AT PROMOTING YOUNG PEOPLE'S PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS.
ANNOUNCING DETAILS OF THE SCHOLARSHIPS AT A PRESS CONFERENCE THIS (MONDAY) AFTERNOON, THE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, MR WONG CHUNG-YING SAID THE AWARD SCHEME WAS SET UP WITH SPECIFIC AIMS TO PROMOTE YOUTH PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND TO PUT ACROSS THE 'FIGHT CRIME MESSAGE, APART FROM ENCOURAGING THEM TO STUDY HARD.
HE SAID IT WAS IMPORTANT TO INCULCATE ON YOUTH A COMMUNITY SPIRIT SO THAT MUTUAL HELP COULD BE PRACTISED TO COMBAT CRIME.
'BESIDES, THE SCHOLARSHIPS WILL ALSO GIVE DUE RECOGNITION TO YOUNG PEOPLE FOR THEIR SERVICES TO SOCIETY," HE SAID.
HE ADDED THAT THE SCHEME WAS BEING LAUNCHED WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE POLICE AND THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
ALSO SPEAKING AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE, CHAIRMAN OF THE WORKING GROUP ON THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME SCHOLARSHIPS MR NGAI WAI-MING SAID THEY HOPED UP TO 100 STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT COULD BENEFIT FROM THE SCHEME AND EACH WOULD BE AWARDED $500.
APPLICANTS SHOULD BE SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS OF FORM 2 OR ABOVE. THOSE WITH GOOD ACADEMIC RECORD AND CONDUCT WILL BE CONSIDERED AND PRIORITIES WILL BE GIVEN TO STUDENTS WHO HAVE ACTIVELY TAKEN PART IN SOCIAL SERVICES OR COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES, ESPECIALLY THOSE RELATED WITH FIGHTING CRIME.
APPLICATION IS NOW OPEN AND STUDENTS SHOULD FIRST SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATIONS TO THEIR SCHOOLS. THE WORKING GROUP WILL VET THE APPLICATIONS AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE.
MR NGAI STRESSED THAT THE SCHOLARSHIPS WERE TO REWARD THE CIVIC-MINDED STUDENTS RATHER THAN THE ELITE.
HE ALSO HOPED THE PUBLIC WOULD SUPPORT THE SCHEME SO THAT MORE STUDENTS COULD BENEFIT FROM MORE DONATIONS.
APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE AND ITS SUB-OFFICES OR THE WESTERN DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRE. CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATION IS JULY 31.
ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE AT 5-8523002 OR 5-8170196.
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