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SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 1982

HONG KONG STUDENTS COMMENDED IN ESSAY COMPETITION

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ESSAYS WRITTEN BY 10 HONG KONG STUDENTS HAVE BEEN COMMENDED IN THE 1981/82 ESSAY COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE ROYAL

COMMONWEALTH SOCIETY BASED IN LONDON,

MISS JESSIE YIP OF ST MARY'S CANOSSIAN COLLEGE AND MISS STELLA CHOW OF ST PAUL'S SECONDARY SCHOOL WERE HIGHLY COMMENDED+

FOR THE IR ENTRIES TO CLASS A OF THE COMPETITION WHILE MISS SARAH TAM AND MISS PEGGY CHAN OF ST MARY'S CANOSSIAN COLLEGE WERE +COMMENDED FOR THEIR ENTRIES IN THE SAME CLASS,

IN CLASS B, MR MAURICE HOO OF ST JOSEPH'S COLLEGE AND MISS ISABELLA CHEUNG OF ST MARY'S CANOSSIAN COLLEGE WERE +HIGHLY COMMENDED+ FOR THEIR ESSAYS. THE SOCIETY ALSO +COMMENDED* MISS PATRICIA LEUNG OF ST MARY'S CANOSSIAN COLLEGE FOR HER ENTRY IN THE SAME CLASS.

IN CLASS C, MISS ELAINE CHEN OF ST MARY'S CANOSSIAN COLLEGE AND MISS JESSICA TONG OF SACRED HEART CANOSSIAN COLLEGE WERE +HIGHLY COMMENDED+ FOR THEIR ENTRIES WHILE MISS ALICE LAU OF SACRED HEART CANOSSIAN COLLEGE WAS +COMMENDED+.

THE ESSAY COMPETITION IS HELD ANNUALLY BY THE SOCIETY WITH

A VIEW TO ENCOURAGING COMMONWEALTH STUDIES IN SCHOOLS.

CLASS A IS FOR CANDIDATES AGED BETWEEN 16 AND 19, WHILE CLASS B CATERS FOR STUDENTS OF 14 AND UNDER 16, AND CLASS C FOR THOSE UNDER 14.

THE HONG KONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AWARDED BOOK PRIZES TO THE BEST THREE COMPETITORS IN EACH CLASS OF THE PRELIMINARY ROUND HELD LOCALLY.

GLOUCESTER ROAD SITE FOR SALE

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THE LANDS DEPARTMENT IS OFFERING A SITE AT THE JUNCTIONS OF GLOUCESTER ROAD, FENWICK STREET AND JAFFE ROAD FOR SALE BY TENDER.

THE SITE, MEASURING ABOUT 2 489 SQUARE METRES, IS FOR NON-INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES, EXCLUDING PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL, HOTEL AND GODOWN.

THE CLOSING DATE FOR TENDERS IS NOON JULY 30, 1982.

TENDER FORMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE LANDS DEPARTMENT, 5TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG THE DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE (KOWLOON WEST), 10TH FLOOR, KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 405 NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON AND THE DISTRICT LANDS OFFICES OF SHA TIN, TA! PO, NORTH, YUEN LONG, TUEN MUN, TSUEN WAN, SAI KUNG AND ISLANDS.

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