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SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1980

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ADDITIONALLY, THEY SHOULD HAVE PASSED THREE FURTHER SUBJECTS INCLUDING ENGLISH, AT GRADE C OR ABOVE OF THE HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION (SYLLABUS B), EQUIVALENT QUALIFICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

THE SCHOLARSHIP WILL MEET TUITION AND EXAMINATION FEES. BOOK ALLOWANCE, A MONTHLY MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCE FOR BOARD AND LODGING AND RETURN AIR PASSAGES WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED.

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FURTHER INFORMATION AND COPIES OF THE APPLICATION FORM CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE CIVIL SERVICE TRAINING DIVISION (TEL 5-448133), WING ON CENTRE, 17TH FLOOR, 111 CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, HONG KONG.

COMPLETED APPLICATION FORMS SHOULD BE RETURNED TO THE DIVISION NOT LATER THAN MAY 26 (MONDAY).

RAILWAY DOUBLE TRACKING TO ENTER NEW PHASE

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WORK ON DOUBLE TRACKING THE RAILWAY LINE BETWEEN SHA TIN AND FO TAN WILL BEGIN IN JUNE.

THE WORK, WHICH FORMS PART OF THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY MODERNISATION AND ELECTRIFICATION SCHEME, WILL INVOLVE SITE FORMATION, LAYING OF ABOUT TWO KILOMETRES OF TRAIN TRACK AND THE WIDENING OF THE EXISTING RAILWAY BRIDGE AT HA WO CHE.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SAID THE NEW TRACK WILL ALSO LINK WITH THE RAILWAY DEPOT NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION ẤT HỌ TUNG LÂU,

+ON COMPLETION IN DECEMBER, THE DOUBLE-TRACK LINE WILL ENABLE KCR TO PROVIDE MORE PASSENGER SERVICES AND GREATER FREIGHT- CARRYING CAPACITY BETWEEN HUNG HOM AND FO TAN, HE ADDED.

TENDERS FOR THE WORK ARE BEING INVITED BY PWD.

THE PROJECT HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SUPERVISED BY THE RAILWAY DIVISION OF PWD'S CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE ON BEHALF OF KCR.

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