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FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1981

NEW APPOINTMENT TO METRICATION COMMITTEE

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AN ANNOUNCEMENT IS MADE IN TODAY'S GOVERNMENT GAZETTE APPOINTING THE DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES OR HIS REPRESENTATIVE TO SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE METRICATION COMMITTEE WITH EFFECT FROM FEBRUARY 25, 1981 TO DECEMBER 31, 1982.

THE DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES WILL ASSIST THE COMMITTEE IN ALL FUTURE PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES AND ADVISE THE COMMITTEE ON ALL MATTERS RELATING TO METRICATION PUBLICITY.

COMMISSIONER OF PRISONS LEAVES FOR INTERNATIONAL

DRUG CONFERENCE ****

THE COMMISSIONER OF PRISONS, MR THOMAS GARNER, WILL LEAVE TOMORROW (SATURDAY) TO ATTEND AN INTERNATIONAL DRUG CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN SINGAPORE FROM MARCH 9 TO 13.

MR GARNER HAS BEEN INVITED AS A CONSULTANT TO THE CONFERENCE AND A SPEAKER ON TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION.

THE CONFERENCE IS ORGANISED BY THE SINGAPORE ANTI-NARCOTICS ASSOCIATION IN COOPERATION WITH THE COLOMBO PLAN BUREAU. REPRESENTATIVES FROM 21 COUNTRIES INCLUDING HONG KONG, AS WELL AS REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES INVOLVED IN THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DRUG ABUSE, WILL PARTICIPATE.

WINNERS SELECTED IN POSTER FOR DISABLED COMPETITION

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THE WINNING ENTRIES IN A COMPETITION TO PRODUCE A POSTER SHOWING THE DIFFICULTIES DISABLED PEOPLE FACE IN GETTING AROUND AND WAYS THEY CAN BE HELPED WERE ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY).

THE COMPETITION WAS HELD AMONG TUEN MUN SCHOOL CHILDREN

AND ATTRACTED MORE THAN 200 ENTRIES.

THE WINNERS WERE MISS SO CHING-LING, A FORM I STUDENT AT THE PO LEUNG KUK CENTENARY COLLEGE AND LEUNG MOON-TONG, A STUDENT AT THE CASTLE PEAK CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL.

THE IR ENTRIES WILL BE PRODUCED AS POSTERS TO PUBLICISE AN +ACCESS FOR THE DISABLED+ EXHIBITION WHICH WILL BE OPENED ON MARCH 28 BY THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, AT SIMON LU! MING CHOI TECHNICAL SCHOOL.

WINNERS WILL RECEIVE THEIR PRIZES DURING THE EXHIBITION

OPENING.

ADJUDICATING TODAY WERE DR KO MAY-HING, LECTURER OF FINE ARTS, CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG MR KWOK CHIU-LEUNG, SENIOR INSPECTOR, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT- MR TO KWOK-LEUNG, OF TUEN MUN ISLAMIC PRIMARY SCHOOL AND MR NG YIU-MING, OF YUEN LONG SHUNG TAK CATHOLIC COLLEGE.

THE COMPETITION WAS ORGANISED BY TUEN MUN ACCESS AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE, WHICH WAS FORMED FOUR MONTHS AGO AS A CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF DISABLED PERSONS, ITS OBJECTIVE IS TO HELP THE HANDICAPPED SOLVE THEIR TRANSPORT PROBLEMS.