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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1975
LUCKY CLUB GRANTS FOR PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOL PUPILS
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PREVOCATIONAL AND SECONDARY MODERN SCHOOLS PUPILS WHOSE FAMILY MONTHLY INCOME IS LESS THAN $1,200 WILL NOW HAVE A GOOD CHANCE TO OBTAIN A GRANT OF $300 IF THEIR CONDUCT, SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT AND ABILITY IN TECHNICAL SUBJECTS ARE GOOD.
THE GRANTS ARE DONATED BY THE LUCKY CLUB, LTD., AN ORGANISAT- ION FOR THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL WELFARE, WHICH CONSISTS OF MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG PLASTIC MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION, THE CHIU CHOU PLASTIC MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION AND THE HONG KONG AND KOWLOON PLASTIC PRODUCTS AND MERCHANT UNITED ASSOCIATION. IT HAS DONATED A TOTAL OF MORE THAN $500,000 FOR WHICH CHILDREN OF WORKERS FROM ALL INDUSTRIES MAY APPLY.
THIS YEAR. THE TECHNICAL BRANCH OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS PROCESSED THE APPLICATIONS AND RECOMMENDED THAT GRANTS BE AWARDED TO 124 PUPILS FROM CARITAS ST. GODFREY PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOL IN ABERDEEN, CARITAS ST. FRANCIS PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOL IN CAINE ROAD, CARITAS ST. JOSEPH PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOL IN TSUEN WAN, CARITAS ST. PAUL PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOL IN CHEUNG CHAU, CHURCH OF CHRIST IN CHINA ROTARY PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOL IN WANG TAU HOM, HOLY CARPENTER PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOL IN HUNG HOM, KEI HEEP SECONDARY MODERN SCHOOL IN WONG TAI SIN, ST. BASIL'S SECONDARY MODERN SCHOOL IN CHAI WAN AND FISH MARKETING ORGANISATION SECONDARY MODERN SCHOOL IN KENNEDY TOWN.
IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT 150 GRANTS WILL BE GIVEN TO PREVOCATIONAL PUPILS NEXT YEAR.
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