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SUNDAY, JULY 3, 1983

THESE WILL INCLUDE SEMINARS, SCHOOL TALKS, VISITS TO DRUG PREVENTION INSTITUTIONS, YOUTH CAMPS, SINGING CONTESTS AND COMPETITIONS.

TODAY'S OPENING CEREMONY WAS FOLLOWED BY A LARGE SCALE BEACH CONCERT FEATURING TWO HOURS OF SINGING BY LOCAL SINGERS AND RADIO PERSONALITIES.

ALSO PRESENT WERE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT ANTI-NARCOTICS CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, MR KAN MAN-LEE, THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR K.C. KWONG, THE COMMISSIONER FOR NARCOTICS, MR GORDON MORTIMER, AND THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF BROADCASTING, MR HAROLD KWOK.

FUNDS FOR AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES STUDIES

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APPLICATIONS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM TWO SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS ADMINISTERED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT WILL CLOSE ON FRIDAY (JULY 8).

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (SUNDAY) THAT MORE THAN $370 000 WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WHO WANT TO PURSUE STUDIES IN SUBJECTS WHICH MAY INCLUDE AGRICULTURE, VETERINARY SCIENCES, BOTANY, ZOOLOGY OR ANY APPLIED SCIENCES RELEVANT TO AGRICULTURE.

THEY MAY ALSO STUDY SUBJECTS LIKE FISHERY BIOLOGY, MARINE BIOLOGY, FOOD TECHNOLOGY, ECONOMICS, MANAGEMENT OR ADMINISTRATIVE STUDIES, MARINE ENGINEERING, NAVAL ARCHITECTURE OR ANY APPLIED SCIENCES CONSIDERED RELEVANT TO MARINE FISHERIES.

APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN TO PEOPLE WHO ARE EMPLOYED IN AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES AS WELL AS MARKETING INDUSTRIES, OR THEIR FAMILIES AND DEPENDENTS WHO WISH TO PURSUE EDUCATION OR TRAINING IN ANY SUBJECT APPROVED BY THE TRUSTEE OF THE FUNDS.

THE FUNDS ARE THE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SCHOLARSHIP FUND

AND THE MARINE FISH SCHOLARSHIP FUND.

APPLICATION FORMS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS ON THE 12TH FLOOR OF THE CANTON ROAD GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 393 CANTON ROAD, KOWLOON.

SO FAR THE DEPARTMENT HAS DISTRIBUTED ABOUT 1 000 APPLICATION FORMS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS OR INTEREST-FREE LOANS UNDER THESE FUNDS.

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