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FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1983

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STUDENTS AWARDED FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICES

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TWELVE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT WERE TODAY (FRIDAY) AWARDED PRIZES FOR RENDERING VOLUNTARY SERVICES IN THE DISTRICT.

THE WINNERS WERE NOMINATED BY THE IR SCHOOLS OR LOCAL ORGANISATIONS AND WERE TESTED ON THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF VOLUNTARY WORK, THE IR ENTHUSIASM AS WELL AS THEIR SCOPE OF SERVICE AND PARTICIPATION RATE.

ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE DISTRICT BOARD THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT STUDENTS SOCIAL SERVICES AWARD SCHEME WAS HELD FOR THE FIRST TIME TO GIVE RECOGNITION TO LOCAL STUDENTS.

THE WINNERS WERE SELECTED FROM AMONG 14 CANDIDATES FROM THE SECONDARY SCHOOL SECTION AND 12 CANDIDATES FROM THE PRIMARY SECTION WHO ATTENDED INTERVIEWS LAST MONTH.

MR CHAN HEI-CHOI, A FORM SIX STUDENT OF ABERDEEN TECHNICAL SCHOOL, AND MISS LI YÜK-WAH, A PRIMARY SIX STUDENT OF ST. PETER'S SHEK PÁI WAN PM PRIMARY SCHOOL, WERE FIRST PRIZE WINNERS FOR THE SECONDARY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL SECTIONS RESPECTIVELY.

AT TODAY'S PRIZE PRESENTATION CEREMONY WERE MR KEITH LAM, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMUNITY BUILDING COMMITTEE, AND MR KAN MAN-LEE, A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE.

VOLUNTEERS TO BE THANKED FOR PUBLIC-SPIRITED SERVICE

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EIGHTEEN LOCAL RESIDENTS WILL BE THANKED FOR THEIR VOLUNTARY EFFORTS IN ASSISTING THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S PROBATION STAFF IN REHABILITATING PROBATIONERS AT A CEREMONY TO BE HELD AT THE NEW WORLD HOTEL TOMORROW (SATURDAY) AFTERNOON.

AT THE CEREMONY THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE (OPERATIONS), MRS EVELYN DOE, WILL PRESENT EACH OF THE VOLUNTEERS WITH A CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION.

THE VOLUNTEERS HAVE ALL COMPLETED A SIX-MONTH ASSIGNMENT TO HELP PEOPLE ON PROBATION UNDER THE DEPARTMENT'S VOLUNTEER SCHEME FOR PROBATIONERS.

ALSO ATTENDING THE CEREMONY WILL BE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HONG KONG BAR ASSOCIATION, MR HENRY LITTON, WHO WILL SPEAK ON *THE ROLE OF PROBATION OFFICERS AS SEEN BY A PRACTISING COUNSEL+.

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