SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 1989
THE AWARD AIMS AT ENCOURAGING STUDENTS ΤΟ STRIVE FOR BETTER ACHIEVEMENTS IN ACADEMIC WORK, SPORTS AND LEADERSHIP, AND PROMOTING THEIR CIVIC AWARENESS AND PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES.
SPEAKING AT THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY AND THE DISTRICT'S JOINT SCHOOL VARIETY SHOW, BOTH HELD AT THE CHAN HING SOCIAL CENTRE, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE MONG KOK DISTRICT BOARD, MR CHOW CHUN-FAI, DESCRIBED THE AWARD WAS A MEANINGFUL EVENT.
"I UNDERSTAND THAT THE SELECTED STUDENTS NOT ONLY DO WELL IN THEIR STUDIES BUT ALSO TAKE THE INITIATIVE IN JOINING EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES ORGANISED BY THEIR SCHOOLS AND THE COMMUNITY, HE SAID.
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MR CHOW NOTED THAT THE STUDENTS TOOK PART IN VOLUNTARY SERVICES, CAMPAIGNS ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD, AND HEALTHY RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES PROVIDED BY LOCAL AGENCIES.
"IT IS ENCOURAGING TO SEE THAT OUR YOUNG GENERATION ARE SO PUBLIC-SPIRITED AND MAKE GOOD USE OF THE AVAILABLE RESOURCES TO SPEND THEIR LEISURE TIME AND TO EDUCATE THEMSELVES.
"WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE THIS ATTITUDE, AND IS A SUCCESSFUL STEP IN THAT DIRECTION, MR CHOW SAID.
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ALL PARTICIPANTS IN THE AWARD ARE STUDENTS IN MONG OF THE WINNERS ARE PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS WHILE THE OTHER FIVE COME FROM SECONDARY SCHOOLS. MOST OF THEM ALSO LIVE IN THE DISTRICT.
MR CHOW SAID THE AWARD WOULD HELP FOSTER A SENSE OF BELONGING AMONG THE YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE DISTRICT.
THE PANEL OF JUDGES FOR THE AWARD COMPRISED THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MR CLEMENT LEUNG; INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION DEPUTY REGIONAL OFFICER ( KOWLOON WEST), MRS VIVIAN NG; AND EDUCATION OFFICER (MONG KOK), MRS CHAN CHENG MEI-CHU,
AT THE CEREMONY, WINNERS IN THE MONG KOK CIVIC EDUCATION PUBLIC SPEAKING CONTEST WERE ALSO PRESENTED PRIZES.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE AWARD PRESENTATION CEREMONY WILL BE SENT BY FACSIMILE.
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