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TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1983

THE SCHOLARSHIPS, DONATED BY DAO HENG BANK, WERE PRESENTED BY THE BANK'S DIRECTOR AND BUSINESS ADVISOR, MR FRANK TUNG, AT A CEREMONY HELD IN THE HONG KONG CAREERS INFORMATION CENTRE OF THE DEPARTMENT'S YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ADVISORY SERVICE IN HENNESSY CENTRE, CAUSEWAY BAY.

SPEAKING AT THE CEREMONY, THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, DR J.W. HAYES, SAID THAT ABOUT 60 000 STUDENTS FROM OVER 100 SECONDARY SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED IN THE QUIZ WHICH WAS AIMED AT REMINDING THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF CHOOSING A SUITABLE CAREER AND TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO COLLECT USEFUL CAREERS INFORMATION.

+IT IS VERY GRATIFYING TO NOTE THAT ON THE WHOLE PARTICIPATING STUDENTS PERFORMED VERY WELL IN THE QUIZ. NO DOUBT THIS IS A SIGN THAT THEY SHOWED INITIATIVE IN COLLECTING CAREERS INFORMATION, DR HAYES SAID.

MR TUNG SAID AT THE CEREMONY THAT THE QUIZ WAS THE SECOND YOUTH PROJECT HIS BANK HAD BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH, THE FIRST PROJECT BEING THE CAREERS EXHIBITION HELD BY THE DEPARTMENT IN TSUEN WAN LAST YEAR.

+1 HOPE THAT THOSE STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE QUIZ WILL MAKE FULL USE OF THE CAREERS INFORMATION THEY HAD GAINED TO CHOOSE AN IDEAL CAREER, HE ADDED.

CHINA LIGHT ELECTRICITY FOR CHEUNG CHAU

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IN THE INTERESTS OF CHEUNG CHAU RESIDENTS, THE GOVERNMENT HAS AUTHORISED CHINA LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY TO SUPPLY THE ISLAND WITH ELECTRICITY.

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY THAT THIS WOULD ENABLE THE RESIDENTS WHEN THEY BECOME CONSUMERS OF CHINA LIGHT, TO PAY THE SAME TARIFFS WHICH APPLIED ELSEWHERE IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AND IN KOWLOON. AT PRESENT RESIDENTS OF CHEUNG CHAU PAY ABOUT 60 PER CENT MORE FOR ELECTRICITY THAN CONSUMERS ELSEWHERE IN HONG KONG.

THE ELECTRICITY WILL BE SUPPLIED BY SUBMARINE CABLES FROM PU1 O ON LANTAU.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE COMPANY WAS NOW PURSUING WITH THE GOVERNMENT APPLICATIONS FOR A HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY PRIOR TO THE INSTALLATION OF THE CABLES AND FOR THE GRANTING OF SITES FOR THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT.

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