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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1982

REMUNERATION FOR A CHILD-CARE WORKER WORKING IN DAY CENTRES STARTS AT $1 590 A MONTH, RISING TO $3 100. THE SALARY FOR SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL, HOWEVER, STARTS AT $3 215 A MONTH, INCREASING TO $4 445.

APPLICATIONS FOR THE ONE-YEAR, FULL-TIME COURSE AT THE POLYTECHNIC START IN JULY, WHILE A MORE COMPLEX APPLICATION PROCEDURE IS INVOLVED FOR APPLICANTS TO THE TWO-YEAR FULL-TIME COURSE AT LEE WAI LEE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE.

MR NG KWONG YAN, HEAD OF DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL STUDIES, ADVISED FORM THREE STUDENTS INTENDING TO APPLY FOR THE COURSE TO PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE JUNIOR SECONDARY EDUCATION ASSESSMENT SCHEME AS FORM THREE STUDENTS WHO HAVE ACCEPTED THE OFFER OF PLACES AT A TECHNICAL INSTITUTE WOULD HAVE TO FORFEIT THEIR RIGHT TO THE ALLOCATION OF SUBSIDIZED FORM FOUR PLACES. THEY MUST THEREFORE THINK VERY CAREFULLY BEFORE MAKING UP THEIR MINDS IN APRIL-MAY WHETHER THEY WANT TO GO ON WITH THEIR DECISION TO BECOME A CHILD-CARE WORKER.

BOARD TO SPEND $50 000 ON CULTURE AND RECREATION

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ISLANDS DISTRICT BOARD IS SPENDING NEARLY $50 000 ON A SERIES OF CULTURAL, RECREATIONAL AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.

THIS WAS AGREED AT A RECENT BOARD MEETING.

MORE THAN A QUARTER OF THE SUM, NEARLY $14 000, HAS BEEN ALLOCATED TO ISLANDS DISTRICT SOCCER TEAM WHICH WILL COMPETE IN THE NEW TERRITORIES INTER-DISTRICT SOCCER LEAGUE TO START NEXT MONTH.

ABOUT $7 000 WILL BE SPENT ON A LUNAR NEW YEAR CARNIVAL ON CHEUNG CHAU DURING WHICH 5 000 LOCAL RESIDENTS WILL BE ENTERTAINED.

ANOTHER $4 300 HAS BEEN ALLOCATED TO CHEUNG CHAU RURAL COMMITTEE TO HOLD A THREE-DAY LANTERN FESTIVAL SINGING GATHERING FROM FEBRUARY 14 TO 16. PERFORMANCES WILL INCLUDE A CANTONESE OPERA SHOW, FOLK AND POPULAR SONG PERFORMANCES AND CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMES.

THE SEVEN OTHER RURAL COMMITTEES IN THE DISTRICT WILL EACH HOLD LUNAR NEW YEAR PARTIES OR CARNIVALS. THEY HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED FUS RANGING FROM 12 000 TO $5 200.

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