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TUESDAY, MAY 28, 1974

APPLICATION FORMS ARE OBTAINABLE FROM THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT BRANCH OFFICE, BONAVENTURE HOUSE, 91 LEIGHTON ROAD, 2ND FLOOR, CAUSEWAY BAY, HONG KONG.

JUNE 6. TED FORMS MUST BE RETURNED TO THE SAME OFFICE BY

GIVING FURTHER DETAILS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID: THE BASIS OF THE ACADEMIC CURRICULUM FOR THE UNITED WORLD COLLEGES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND CANADA IS THE INTERNATIONAL

BACCALAUREATE – A WORLD MATRICULATION QUALIFICATION RECOGNISED BY MOST UNIVERSITIES FOR ENTRY PURPOSES.

+THE BRITISH G.C.E. ADVANCED LEVEL EXAMINATIONS ARE TAKEN IN THE SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL-+

IN 1972 HONG KONG STUDENTS WERE GIVEN SUCH SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE FIRST TIME. IN THAT YEAR EIGHT STUDENTS LEFT

HONG KONG TO STUDY AT THE FIRST UNITED WORLD COLLEGE WHICH WAS FOUNDED IN 1962 AT ST. DONAT'S CASTLE ON THE COAST OF SOUTH WALES.

THE UNITED WORLD COLLEGE OF SOUTH EAST ASIA WAS OPENED IN SEPTEMBER 1972 AND CONSISTS OF THE TWO SENIOR CLASSES OF THE SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, A CO-EDUCATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL OPENED IN 1971.

THE THIRD COLLEGE, THE LESTER 8. PEARSON COLLEGE OF THE PACIFIC IN VICTORIA, CANADA, WILL OPEN IN SEPTEMBER 1974.

NEW PIER AT PAK SHA WAN ******

THE FIRST PUBLIC PIER AT PAK SHA WAN, SAI KUNG, WILL BE OPENED TOMORROW CWEDNESDAY) TO PROVIDE PROPER LANDING FACILITIES FOR VILLAGERS AND PICNICKERS.

WORK ON THE $1.6 MILLION PROJECT STARTED IN MARCH LAST YEAR, AND WAS COMPLETED RECENTLY. A CONCOURSE WITH A FEW PARKING SPACES WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED.

IN THE PAST, BERTHING FACILITIES WERE PROVIDED MAINLY IN JETTIES IN THE VICINITY, BUT THEY WERE FOUND TO BE INADEQUATE, ESPECIALLY DURING THE SUMMER.

MR. CLIVE OXLEY, SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR. LAU KWUN-SANG, THE SAI KUNG RURAL COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, AND MR. TSANG CHUN, THE VILLAGE REPRESENTATIVE OF PAK SHA WAN, WILL JOINTLY PERFORM THE OPENING CEREMONY AT 3 P.M. TOMORROW.

ALSO ATTENDING THE CEREMONY WILL BE SENIOR OFFICIALS OF THE PUBLIC WORKS AND MARINE DEPARTMENTS, AND SAI KUNG VILLAGERS.

NOTE TO EDITORS: YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE CEREMONY. A VAN,

AM2133, WILL TAKE MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES TO PAK SHA WAN, LEAVING THE TSIM SHA TSUI SUB-POOL AT 2 P.M. LIGHT REFRESHMENT WILL BE SERVED.

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