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SUNDAY, MAY 15, 1988
COMMENTING ON THE IMPLICATION THAT THESE INCREASES MIGHT HAVE ON THE GOVERNMENT'S ANTI-SMOKING POLICY, THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE INCREASES WOULD CERTAINLY ADD WEIGHT TO THE PROPOSAL ΤΟ INTRODUCE MANDATORY TAR AND NICOTINE CEILINGS TO ENSURE THAT THE CONTENTS OF THESE HEALTH-DAMAGING ELEMENTS WERE KEPT AT A LOW LEVEL.
A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT'S PUBLISHED IN THE LATEST EDITION OF THE CONSUMER MAGAZINE.
FINDINGS HAS BEEN COUNCIL'S "CHOICE"
GRADUATES SELECTED FOR LI PO CHUN SCHOLARSHIPS
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EIGHTEEN UNIVERSITY GRADUATES HAVE BEEN AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS TOTALLING NEARLY $900,000 UNDER THE LI PO CHUN CHARITABLE TRUST FUND TO FOLLOW POSTGRADUATE COURSES AT OVERSEAS UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS IN 1988-89.
THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES ARE: MISS CATHERINE KWOK SIN-YU; MISS CHAN YU-YU; DR PHILIP LI KAM-TO; DR LAM SHUN-CHIU; DR HO YU-CHEUNG; DR HERMAN LAU CHUN-KIT; MRS CHRISTINA LEE WONG-WAI; MR JOHN TSE WING-LING; DR CHENG LAI-YIN; MISS CECILIA CHAN YUET-HUNG; MR I WING-LEUNG; MR LAU WAI-KIN; DR DAVID LAM TAT-YIN; MISS JUNE MAK MUJ-HING; DR CHIANG CHUNG-SEUNG; DR CHOW CHEUK-FAI; DR ADOLPHUS CHAU KA1-TUNG; AND NISS NG MEI-LEE.
THE POSTGRADUATE OVERSEAS SCHOLARSHIPS ATTRACTED 91 APPLICATIONS THIS YEAR. ALL SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES HAVE HAD SEVERAL YEARS OF WORKING EXPERIENCE ΤΟ PROVE THEIR POTENTIAL IN THEIR RESPECTIVE OCCUPATIONS.
THE RESULTS WERE ANNOUNCED TODAY (SUNDAY) BY THE SECRETARY FOR THE LI PO CHUN CHARITABLE TRUST FUND COMMITTEE, MR A.C. WONG.
MR WONG NOTED THAT THE FUND, ESTABLISHED IN 1963 WITH DONATIONS FROM THE LATE MR LI PO-CHUN, WAS SET UP FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENCOURAGING EDUCATION BY AWARDING SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS STUDYING IN HONG KONG AND ABROAD,
IT ALSO AIMED AT PROVIDING TEMPORARY RELIEF DISTRESS WHERE NO ADEQUATE RELIEF WAS AVAILABLE FROM HR ADDED.
ΤΟ PERSONS IN OTHER SOURCES,
ADMINISTARTION,
UNDER THE ARGIS OF THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT HALF OF THE FUND'S ANNUAL INCOME IS EARMARKED FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AND HALF FOR ALLOCATION BY THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RELIEF OF DISTRESS.
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