SUNDAY, JULY 3, 1983
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BOARD TO LEARN ABOUT TRAFFIC PROBLEMS
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REGULAR DISTRICT TOURS TO LOOK INTO THE DIFFERENT TRAFFIC PROBLEMS IN KOWLOON CITY WILL BE MADE BY MEMBERS OF THE DISTRICT BOARD'S TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE BEGINNING LATER THIS MONTH,
THE COMMITTEE'S CHAIRMAN, MR WONG WING-PIU, SAID TODAY THAT THE TOURS WOULD BE CONDUCTED ONCE EVERY TWO MONTHS TO ENABLE MEMBERS TO GET TO KNOW THE DISTRICT AND THE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS THERE.
+MEMBERS WILL BE BETTER EQUIPPED TO SUGGEST VIABLE SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT IF THEY ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE ACTUAL SITUATION OF THE ROADS, IN PARTICULAR THOSE PROBLEMATIC SPOTS, IN THE DISTRICT, HE SAID.
HE ADDED THAT DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS AND URBAN COUNCILLORS WHO WERE NOT COMMITTEE MEMBERS WOULD BE INVITED TO JOIN THE TOURS.
APPLICATIONS INVITED FOR STUDENT LOANS
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STUDENTS OF POST-SECONDARY COLLEGES, TECHNICAL INSTITUTES AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS WHO WISH TO APPLY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE 1983-84 ACADEMIC YEAR FROM TWO STUDENT LOAN FUNDS MAY NOW OBTAIN APPLICATION FORMS FROM THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S OVERSEAS AND SCHOLARSHIPS SECTION.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT COMPLETED FORMS SHOULD BE RETURNED TO THE SAME OFFICE AT LEIGHTON CENTRE, 15TH FLOOR, 77 LEIGHTON ROAD, CAUSEWAY BAY BY AUGUST 31 FOR CONSIDERATION BY A JOINT COMMITTEE FOR BOTH FUNDS.
THE INTEREST-FREE LOANS ARE OFFERED ON A YEARLY BASIS.
MAXIMUM LOANS VARY FROM $2 200 A YEAR FOR A POST-SECONDARY STUDENT TO $1 400 A YEAR FOR A SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENT.
PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO APPLICANTS WHO ARE NEARING COMPLETION OF THE IR STUDIES.
SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO REPAY THEIR LOANS BY INSTALMENTS OF AT LEAST 10 PER CENT OF THEIR MONTHLY SALARY FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THEIR STUDIES.
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