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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1994
THEY WERE AWARDED BOOK COUPONS RANGING FROM $600 TO $1,600.
THE ROYAL COMMONWEALTH SOCIETY IN HONG WENT TO MISS MICHELLE NG YUN-YUN OF DIOCESAN GIRLS' SCHOOL. APART FROM HER $1,600 BOOK COUPON, SHE EARNED A ROUND TRIP TO KUALA LUMPUR.
THE HIGHEST AWARD KONG AWARD
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A TOTAL OF 205 STUDENTS FROM 33 LOCAL SCHOOLS 6,500 STUDENTS FROM 53 COMMONWEALTH TERRITORIES.
COMPETED
WITH
FOR YEARS, MISS CHUNG SAID, THE ROYAL COMMONWEALTH ESSAY COMPETITION HAD CONTRIBUTED TOWARDS ENCOURAGING HONG KONG YOUNG PEOPLE TO DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS IN USING ENGLISH AS A MEDIUM OF COMMUNICATION IN ADDITION TO PROMOTING THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
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IT ALSO PROVIDED A VERY GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR HONG KONG STUDENTS
ANALYSIS, TO INCREASE THEIR POWERS OF OBSERVATION,
DEDICATION JUDGMENT ON THE ISSUES OF THE DAY AND TO ENHANCE QUALITY ORIGINALITY IN THEIR WRITING.
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MISS CHUNG SAID TODAY'S PRESENTATION GAVE HER A CHANCE то INCLUDE IN SOME NOSTALGIA AS SHE WAS THE FIRST HONG KONG STUDENT TO WIN THE ROYAL COMMONWEALTH ESSAY COMPETITION 30 YEARS AGO.
THE
THE LOCAL COMPETITION WAS ORGANISED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPONSORED BY THE ROYAL COMMONWEALTH SOCIETY IN HONG KONG AND HONG KONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
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ALSO PRESENT AT THE PRESENTATION WERE THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF HONG KONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, DR Y S CHEUNG AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ROYAL COMMONWEALTH SOCIETY IN HONG KONG, DR FALI SHROFF.
THREE GOVERNMENT LOTS TO LET
THE LANDS DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE SHORT-TERM TENANCIES OF THREE LOTS OF GOVERNMENT LAND ON HONG KONG ISLAND AND IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THE FIRST LOT, LOCATED IN TIN SHUI WAI AREA 3, HAS AN AREA OF 1.35 HECTARES FOR PARKING OF THE TENANT'S VEHICLES OR FOR USE AS A FEE-PAYING CAR PARK.
THE TENANCY IS FOR 15 MONTHS, RENEWABLE QUARTERLY.
THE SECOND LOT IS LOCATED IN AREA 40, FANLING. COVERING AN AREA OF 14,900 SQUARE METRES, THE LOT IS INTENDED FOR USE AS A CAR PARK.
THE TENANCY IS FOR ONE YEAR, RENEWABLE QUARTERLY.
/THE REMAINING