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MONDAY, MAY 10. 1982

→THE PRICES WERE THOSE WHICH DEVELOPERS THEMSELVES WERE WILLING TO OFFER AND ARE AN INDICATION OF THE PROSPERITY OF HONG KONG AND OF ITS DEVELOPMENT, TO WHICH MR STANTON HAS IN HIS OWN FIELD CONTRIBUTED.+

MR MCDONALD SAID THAT OUTSIDE HIS OFFICIAL DUTIES, MR STANTON HAD BEEN VERY MUCH AN OUTDOOR MAN.

IN HIS YOUNGER DAYS HE WAS AN ENTHUSIASTIC AND CAPABLE CRICKETER AND HIS NAME IS INSCRIBED IN GOLD LETTERS ON AN HONOURS BOARD IN THE HONG KONG CRICKET CLUB, FIRST AS THE TOP BATSMAN FOR THE YEARS 1952-53, AND 1954-55 AND LATER, IN 1958-59, FOR HAVING TAKEN 40 WICKETS FOR 304 RUNS. AN AVERAGE OF 7.6 PER WICKET, AN ACHIEVEMENT WHICH HAS ONLY BEEN BEATEN TWICE IN THE CLUB'S HISTORY.

*MASTER MIND' COMPETITION

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THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IS INVITING HEADS OF SCHOOLS TO NOMINATE PUPILS TO TAKE PART IN A 'MASTER MIND' COMPETITION TO BE HELD NEXT MONTH.

THE COMPETITION, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE MATHEMATICS AND COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB SECTIONS OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND A TOY COMPANY, WILL BE OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS FROM PRIMARY 4 TO FORM 7. EACH SCHOOL CAN NOMINATE TWO STUDENTS TO TAKE PART IN THE PRELIMINARY COMPETITION TO BE HELD FROM JULY 10 TO 12.

THE COMPETITION WILL BE DIVIDED INTO TWO DIVISIONS TO CATER FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY STUDENTS.

THE TOP 100 COMPETITORS OF EACH DIVISION CAN TAKE PART IN THE FINAL COMPETITION AT A LATER DATE. THE CHAMPION OF EACH DIVISION WILL BE GIVEN A BOOK COUPON WORTH $1 000 WHILE HIS SCHOOL WILL RECEIVE ANOTHER BOOK COUPON WORTH $2 500. THE FIRST TO THIRD RUNNERS-UP AND THEIR SCHOOLS WILL RECEIVE SIMILAR PRIZES.

HEADS OF SCHOOLS SHOULD SUBMIT THEIR NOMINATIONS TO THE COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB AT 8 YUN PING ROAD, CAROLINE MANSION, 4/F, CAUSEWAY BAY ON OR BEFORE JUNE 10. ENQUIRIES CONCERNING THE COMPETITION CAN BE MADE ON 5-779007.