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MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 1984

DIPLOMAS FOR STUDENT RADIOGRAPHERS

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A TOTAL OF 19 STUDENT RADIOGRAPHERS WHO HAVE COMPLETED THREE YEARS TRAINING AT THE INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY RECEIVED THE IR DIPLOMAS AT A GRADUATION CEREMONY TODAY (MONDAY).

THE DIPLOMAS WERE PRESENTED TO THEM BY DR S.F. LAM, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, AT THE INSTITUTE AT QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL.

EXPLAINING THAT IT WAS HIS LAST ADDRESS AS DEPUTY DIRECTOR, AS HE WOULD BE RETIRING SOON, DR LAM THANKED HIS FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES IN THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE IR HELP IN THE PAST.

+ALL OF YOU IN YOUR OWN QUIET WAY, DOING YOUR JOB, DISCHARGING YOUR DUTIES AND DISPLAYING A SERVICE OF RESPONSIBILITY, HAVE PROVIDED THE CITIZENS OF HONG KONG WITH A SERVICE THAT WE CAN BE PROUD OF, HE SAID.

DR LAM ALSO PRESENTED CERTIFICATES TO FIVE STUDENT MOULD LABORATORY TECHNICIANS WHO HAVE COMPLETED THREE YEARS TRAINING AT THE INSTITUTE.

YUEN LONG HOLDING LONG DISTANCE RUN

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ENTRIES ARE BEING INVITED FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE ANNUAL LONG DISTANCE RACE TO BE HELD NEXT MONTH IN YUEN LONG.

THE 9TH YUEN LONG DISTRICT SPRING FESTIVAL LONG DISTANCE RUN WILL BE HELD AT THE YUEN LONG STADIUM ON FEBRUARY 12 (SUNDAY) STARTING 9 AM, SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

IT IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT SPORTS ASSOCIATION, THE RECREATION AND SPORTS SERVICE, THE YUEN LONG TOWN HALL AND THE NTSD.

THE DISTRICT-WIDE ANNUAL RUN HAS BECOME A VERY POPULAR EVENT, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE RACE IS DIVIDED INTO FIVE SECTIONS ACCORDING TO AGE GROUPS - MEN'S SENIOR, INTERMEDIATE, AND JUNIOR, AND WOMEN'S SENIOR AND JUNIOR.

ALL RUNNERS WILL START OFF FROM YUEN LONG STADIUM, AND COVEK DISTANCES RANGING FROM 2.4 KILOMETRES TO 8.5 KILOMETRES.

APPLICATION FORMS FOR THE RUN MAY BE OBTAINED NOW FROM THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT SPORTS ASSOCIATION AT TAI YUK ROAD, THE YUEN LONG OFFICE OF RECREATION AND SPORTS SERVICE, THE YUEN LONG TOWN HALL AND THE YUEN LONG STADIUM.

COMPLETED FORMS MUST BE RETURNED TO THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT SPORTS ASSOCIATION BEFORE MONDAY (JANUARY 16), THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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