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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1983

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STUDENTS INVITED TO ENTER ESSAY COMPETITION

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SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE BEING INVITED TO TAKE PART IN THE ESSAY COMPETITION 1983/84 ORGANISED BY THE ROYAL COMMONWEALTH SOCIETY.

THE AWARDS TO THE WINNERS OF THIS INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION, WHICH IS AIMED AT ENCOURAGING COMMONWEALTH STUDIES IN SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, WILL INCLUDE TRAVEL, MONEY AND BOOK PRIZES.

THE SUCCESS ACHIEVED BY HONG KONG STUDENTS IN THIS COMPETITION IN PAST YEARS HAS REFLECTED THE HIGH ACADEMIC ABILITY OF LOCAL STUDENTS IN COMPETITION WITH OTHER YOUNG PEOPLE FROM ALL PARTS OF THE COMMONWEALTH.

LAST YEAR, THE ESSAYS OF SEVEN HONG KONG STUDENTS WERE HIGHLY COMMENDED IN THE COMPETITION.

IN ORDER TO GIVE STUDENTS ADDITIONAL ENCOURAGEMENT, THE HONG KONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS WILLING TO SPONSOR Á LOCAL COMPETITION WITH BOOK PRIZES.

THE WINNERS OF THE LOCAL COMPETITION AS WELL AS OTHER GOOD ESSAYS WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE ROYAL COMMONWEALTH SOCIETY IN LONDON FOR THE MAIN COMPETITION.

THE ESSAYS FOR THE LOCAL COMPETITION MUST REACH THE INFORMATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS SECTION, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, LEE GARDENS, HYSAN AVENUE, CAUSEWAY BAY, HONG KONG, NOT LATER THAN JANUARY 31 NEXT YEAR, FOR THE PRELIMINARY ROUND OF JUDGING.

EACH ESSAY SHOULD BE CERTIFIED BY THE PRINCIPAL OR A SENIOR TEACHER AS BEING THE STUDENT'S OWN COMPOSITION.

ENQUIRIES CONCERNING THE COMPETITION SHOULD BE MADE TO THE INFORMATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS SECTION, ED, ON 5-8392274.

ADOLESCENT HEALTH EXHIBITION

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THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT WILL HOLD AN EXHIBITION AND A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS TO PROMOTE ADOLESCENT HEALTH.

ORGANISED BY THE DEPARTMENT'S CENTRAL HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT, THE EXHIBITION WILL START ON TUESDAY (NOVEMBER 15) ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF SHA TIN LEK YUEN HEALTH CENTRE.

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IT WILL BE OPEN DAILY FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM, EXCEPT SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS, AND WILL LAST UNTIL DECEMBER 17.

A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE AIM OF THE EXHIBITION IS TO DRAW PUBLIC ATTENTION TO THE IMPORTANCE OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH.

/THE EXHIBITION