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THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1975
THE JOINT UNIVERSITIES' COMMITTEE ON STUDENT FINANCE, WHICH CONTROLS THE STUDENT FINANCE SCHEME, REPORTS THAT THERE HAS BEEN A STEADY MOVEMENT OF STUDENTS' HOME RESIDENTIAL ADDRESSES AWAY FROM HONG KONG ISLAND.
IN 1974/75 THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG HAD SLIGHTLY UNDER 25 PER CENT OF ITS STUDENTS WITH HOME ADDRESSES ON THE ISLAND. OF THE REMAINDER 44 PER CENT WERE IN NEW KOWLOON, 18 PER CENT IN KOWLOON AND 13 PER CENT IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. AT THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY 41 PER CENT WERE ON THE ISLAND, 33 PER CENT IN NEW KOWLOON, 18 PER CENT IN KOWLOON AND EIGHT PER CENT IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THE JOINT COMMITTEE BELIEVES THAT IN THE COMING YEARS THERE WILL BE A NEED FOR IMPROVED NON-RESIDENTIAL STUDENT FACILITIES AT THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY AND AN URGENT NEED FOR A RELATIVELY DRAMATIC INCREASE IN SUCH FACILITIES AT THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY.
IN HIS COVERING LETTER TO THE COLONIAL SECRETARY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE UPGC DRAWS ATTENTION TO THE CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH OF THE UPGC REPORT. THIS SUGGESTS THAT ALTHOUGH UNIVERSITY AND POLYTECHNIC COSTS ARE HIGH IT MAY IN FUTURE BE NECESSARY TO CONSIDER WHETHER AN EVEN LARGER PROPORTION OF THE GOVERNMENT BUDGET SHOULD BE ALLOCATED TO THE TRAINING AND EDUCATION OF HONG KONG'S PRIMARY RESOURCE, THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG.
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WALK FOR THE BLIND
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MORE THAN 100 BLIND PEOPLE WILL TAKE PART IN A WALKABOUT IN WONG TAI SIN THIS SATURDAY (JANUARY 11) AS PART OF A PROGRAMME TO BUILD UP THEIR SELF-CONFIDENCE AND GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME HEALTHY EXERCISE.
THE WALK IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICE IN WONG TAI SIN AND THE PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS CHURCH C.N. BOSTIC CENTRE.
THE ROUTE WILL BE ABOUT TWO MILES, STARTING FROM BOSTIC CENTRE AT BLOCK 2 OF TSE WAN SHAN ESTATE, VIA PO KONG VILLAGE ROAD,
TSE WAN SHAN ROAD, SHATIN PASS ROAD, SHEUNG FUNG STREET. SHUNG WAH STREET, AND BACK TO BOSTIC CENTRE. VOLUNTEERS WILL BE LOOKING AFTER THE PARTICIPANTS DURING THE EVENT WHICH STARTS AT 2.30 P.M.
PRIZES WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE PARTICIPANTS AFTER THE WALK BY MR. I.R. STRACHAN, CITY DISTRICT OFFICER, WONG TAI SIN, AT 4.30 P.M. AT THE BOSTIC CENTRE.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
PRESS REPRESENTATIVES ARE WELCOME TO COVER THE EVENT.
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