SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1992
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POLICE COMMISSIONER VISITS CHINA
IN RESPONSE TO A NUMBER OF PRESS QUERIES, THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, MR. LI KWAN-HA CONFIRMED THAT HE WOULD NEXT MONTH LEAD A DELEGATION OF SENIOR POLICE OFFICERS TO CHINA FOR HIGH-LEVEL TALKS.
MR LI SAID THAT THE VISIT WAS A SCHEDULED ONE BUT ON THIS OCCASION, THE TALKS WOULD CENTRE ON THE INCREASING INCIDENCE OF CROSS-BORDER CRIME AND THE MEASURES TO BE ADOPTED TO COUNTER THIS ACTIVITY.
LADY YOUDE PRESENTS AWARDS TO 752 STUDENTS
LADY YOUDE TODAY (SATURDAY) PRESENTED AWARDS TO WHO WERE GRANTED VARIOUS KINDS OF AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS SIR EDWARD YOUDE MEMORIAL FUND.
752 STUDENTS UNDER THE
RETURNING FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM ΤΟ OFFICIATE AT PRESENTATION CEREMONY IN CITY HALL, LADY YOUDE SAID:
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"IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS, THE SIR EDWARD YOUDE MEMORIAL FUND HAS CONTINUED TO PURSUE ITS OBJECTIVE OF PROMOTING THE EDUCATION OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF HONG KONG, FOCUSING ON ENCOURAGING LEADERSHIP AND ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE.
"WE SHALL SPARE NO EFFORT IN EQUIPPING OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TO TAKE THEIR PLACES AS LEADERS IN A DYNAMIC AND FORWARD-LOOKING HONG KONG."
A TOTAL OF $6.2 MILLION WAS DISBURSED UNDER THE SIR EDWARD YOUDE MEMORIAL AWARDS FOR THE 1991-92 ACADEMIC YEAR.
THIS INCLUDED 12 AWARDS FOR OVERSEAS STUDIES, FIVE MEDALS FOR STUDENTS WHO OBTAINED OUTSTANDING RESULTS IN PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS, 10 AWARDS FOR DISABLED STUDENTS, 83 SCHOLARSHIPS AND 42 FELLOWSHIPS FOR TERTIARY AND POST-SECONDARY STUDENTS, AND 600 PRIZES FOR SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS.
ACCORDING TO THE FUND'S COUNCIL CHAIRMAN, MR STEPHEN CHEONG, THE COMPETITION FOR THE 12 OVERSEAS AWARDS HAD BEEN VERY KEEN.
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"THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES WERE CHOSEN FROM OVER 300 APPLICANTS THE BASIS OF THEIR EXCELLENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, STRONG LEADERSHIP QUALITIES AND IMPRESSIVE PERFORMANCE AT TWO VIGOROUS SELECTION INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED BY MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL INCLUDING LADY YOUDE, MR JOHN CHAN, PROFESSOR LEUNG WAI-SUN, PROFESSOR T'SOU AND MR ANTHONY KAN, MR CHEONG SAID.
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