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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1975

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SECRETARY FOR NEW TERRITORIES THANKS RESIDENTS

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THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR. DAVID AKERS-JONES, HAS THANKED THE PEOPLE OF THE NEW TERRITORIES WHO HAVE CO-OPERATED IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES.

IN A NEW YEAR MESSAGE, MR. AKERS-JONES SAID TODAY: +IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, I ESPECIALLY THANK ALL WHO HAVE CO-OPERATED IN THE SURRENDER OF LAND AND PROPERTY IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES WHICH ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL IN HONG KONG.+

HE SAID THAT ANY VISITOR TO THE NEW TERRITORIES COULD NOT FAIL TO NOTICE THE CHANGES TAKING PLACE. +HOWEVER, HE ADDS, +THIS IS ONLY A BEGINNING. WORK IS PROGRESSING ON SO MANY HUGE ENGINEERING WORKS WHICH IN THEIR CONSTRUCTION WILL PROVIDE WORK FOR OUR PEOPLE AND EVENTUALLY LAND FOR INDUSTRY AND HOUSING AND THE NECESSARY SEA, ROAD AND RAIL COMMUNICATION,+

MR. AKERS-JONES ALSO EXPRESSED HIS ADMIRATION AND THANKS +TO FARMERS, FISHERMEN, WORKERS AND HOUSEWIVES WHO HAVE BORNE THE DIFFICULTIES OF THE LAST TWO YEARS WITHOUT COMPLAINT.+

MR. AKERS-JONES CONCLUDED BY SAYING THAT HE LOOKED FORWARD TO 1976 WITH EXCITEMENT AND HOPE +AS WE CROSS THE THRESHHOLD OF GREAT DEVELOPMENTS.+

CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION : MARKERS NEEDED

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THE HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION BOARD IS INVITING SERVING TEACHERS AND OTHER SUITABLY QUALIFIED PEOPLE TO APPLY TO SERVE AS MARKERS OF WRITTEN PAPERS AND AS ORAL ENGLISH EXAMINERS FOR THE 1976 HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION.

APPLICATION FORMS AND DETAILS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE EXAMINATIONS DIVISION, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, CANTON ROAD GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 11TH FLOOR, 393 CANTON ROAD, KOWLOÓN.

THE CLOSING DATE IS JANUARY 24, 1976.

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