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SATURDAY, JULY 5, 1980

STUDENTS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND TECHNICAL INSTITUTES CAN OBTAIN APPLICATION FORMS FROM THE OVERSEAS STUDENTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS SECTION, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, LEIGHTON CENTRE, 15TH FLOOR, 77 LEIGHTON ROAD, HONG KONG.

COMPLETED FORMS SHOULD BE RETURNED TO THE SECTION NOT LATER THAN AUGUST 1.

APPLICANTS WHO INTEND TO ENTER THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG SHOULD APPLY TO THE UNIVERSITY'S DEAN OF STUDENTS, AND APPLICANTS WHO INTEND TO ENTER THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG SHOULD APPLY TO THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY, STUDENT AFFAIRS.

THOSE WHO INTEND TO ENTER THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC SHOULD APPLY TO THE STUDENT WELFARE OFFICER.

APPLICANTS ALREADY STUDYING IN THESE THREE INSTITUTES SHOULD APPLY IN THE SAME MANNER.

ALL APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE HANDED IN BEFORE OCTOBER 17.

ISLAND RD TO BE WIDENED ****

A SECTION OF ISLAND ROAD FROM WONG CHUK HANG TO DEEP WATER BAY WILL BE IMPROVED SHORTLY.

TENDERS FOR THE WORK ARE BEING INVITED BY THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

+THE IMPROVEMENT INVOLVES WIDENING 850 METRES OF THE EXISTING ROAD FROM FIVE METRES TO 6.75 METRES ON AN IMPROVED ALIGNMENT, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).

+THIS NECESSITATES CONSTRUCTING RETAINING WALLS AND REINFORCED CONCRETE ROAD DECKING ON THE SEAWARD SIDE OF THE ROAD,+ HE SAID.

WORK WILL START IN OCTOBER AND WILL TAKE ABOUT 15 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

+THIS SECTION OF THE ROAD WHEN COMPLETED WILL ACCOMMODATE THE EXPECTED INCREASE IN VEHICULAR TRAFFIC AFTER THE OPENING OF THE ABERDEEN TUNNEL, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

THE WORK HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SUPERVISED BY THE HIGHWAYS (HONG KONG) DIVISION OF THE PWD'S

HIGHWAYS OFFICE.

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