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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1976

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HONG KONG STUDENT WINS LONDON SCHOLARSHIP

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MISS VIVIAN CHOI WA I-MAN, A FORM THREE STUDENT OF MARYKNOLL CONVENT SCHOOL, KOWLOON IS THE 1975 WINNER OF A 2,000 POUND STERLING SCHOLARSHIP AWARDED BY THE ASSOCIATED BOARD OF THE ROYAL SCHOOLS OF MUSIC, LONDON.

+THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED ANNUALLY AND JOINTLY TO INDIA AND HONG KONG AND MISS CHOI'S ACHIEVEMENT MEANS THAT FOR THE 16TH SUCCESSIVE YEAR THE SCHOLARSHIP HAS BEEN WON BY A HONG KONG STUDENT+, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY.

EVERY YEAR SEVEN SCHOLARSHIPS ARE PROVIDED BY THE ASSOCIATED BOARD FOR STUDENTS FROM OUTSIDE BRITAIN. EACH SCHOLARSHIP IS TENABLE FOR THREE YEARS AT ONE OF THE ROYAL SCHOOLS OF MUSIC IN LONDON.

EACH AWARD AMOUNTS IN ALL TO ABOUT 2,000 POUNDS STERLING, WHICH INCLUDES TUITION FEES, A GRANT OF 300 POUNDS STERLING A YEAR TOWARDS LIVING EXPENSES AND A CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE COST OF A PASSAGE BACK HOME AT THE END OF THE COURSE.

MISS CHOI WAS AWARDED, THE LICENTIATE DIPLOMA IN PIANOFORTE PERFORMING AT THE RECENT EXAMINATIONS AND IT WAS ON THE BASIS OF THIS RESULT THAT SHE WAS SELECTED BY THE VISITING PANEL OF EXAMINERS FROM LONDON FOR SCHOLARSHIP CONSIDERATION BY THE BOARD.

MISS CHOI FIRST TOOK PIANO LESSONS AT THE AGE OF FIVE AND HER PRESENT TEACHER IS MRS. BETTY DROWN.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

PRESS REPRESENTATIVES WHO WISH TO INTERVIEW MISS CHOI MAY DO SO BY TELEPHONING HER ON 3-362696.

WATER CUT ***

WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN HO MAN TIN IN KOWLOON AND IN WESTERN DISTRICT ON HONG KONG ISLAND WILL BE INTERRUPTED FOR FIVE HOURS FROM 1 A.M. ON WEDNESDAY (FEBRUARY 25) TO ENABLE WATERWORKS OFFICE TO CARRY OUT LEAKAGE TESTS.

IN KOWLOON, THE PREMISES TO BE AFFECTED ARE THOSE ON HO MAN TIN STREET BETWEEN HO MAN TIN HILL ROAD AND WATERLOO ROAD, AND ON WATERLOO ROAD BETWEEN PEACE AVENUE AND PUI CHING ROAD.

ON THE ISLAND THE AFFECTED PREMISES ARE BOUNDED BY HIGH STREET, EASTERN STREET, FIRST STREET AND WESTERN STREET, AND ON POKFULAM ROAD FROM HIGH STREET TO THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY.