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FRIDAY, JUNE 1. 1984

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THE SCHOLARSHIPS, PRESENTED ANNUALLY BY THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB, ARE IN RECOGNITION OF VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS BY YOUNG PEOPLE DURING THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME.

EACH SCHOLARSHIP PROVIDES FEES FOR A DIPLOMA COURSE AT THE OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL, MEDICAL EXAMINATION FEES AND POCKET MONEY FOR MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES, AMOUNTING TO ABOUT $4 500.

THE DIPLOMA COURSE IS AN 18-DAY SEA-BASED COURSE FOR THOSE ABOVE 16 YEARS OF AGE, AND IT IS DESIGNED TO FOSTER THE QUALITIES OF CO-OPERATION, INITIATIVE, AND SELF-AWARENESS THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF A SUSTAINED CHALLENGE.

TRAINEES WILL UNDERGO VIGOROUS TRAINING ON BOARD THE OUTWARD BOUND SHIP, JI-FUNG. THERE WILL BE SCALING, RIGGING AND LONG NIGHT WATCHES ALOFT OR AT THE END OF A DIPPING BOWSPRIT. LIFE ABOARD THE VESSEL WILL CALL FOR COMMUNITY LIVING, TOLERANCE, LOYALTY AND DEDICATION.

EIGHT CLINICS OPEN ON MONDAY MORNING

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THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT EIGHT OUT-PATIENT CLINICS WILL BE OPEN IN THE MORNING DURING THE DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL ON MONDAY (JUNE 4).

THE EIGHT OUT-PATIENT CLINICS WILL BE OPEN FROM 9 AM TO 1 PM. THEY ARE: VIOLET PEEL POLYCLINIC AND SHAU KEI WAN JOCKEY CLUB CLINIC ON HONG KONG ISLAND, KWUN TONG JOCKEY CLUB HEALTH CENTRE, ROBERT BLACK HEALTH CENTRE AND YAU MA TEI JOCKEY CLUB POLYCLINIC IN KOWLOON, AND THE LADY TRENCH POLYCLINIC, YUEN LONG JOCKEY CLUB HEALTH CENTRE AND SHEK WU HUI JOCKEY CLUB CLINIC IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

THERE WILL BE NO EVENING CLINIC SERVICES ON THAT DAY.

NEED FOR JOINT SAFETY EFFORT STRESSED

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INDUSTRIAL SAFETY PROMOTION WAS A TRIPARTITE AFFAIR AND ITS SUCCESS DEPENDED ON THE WHOLE-HEARTED CONTRIBUTION AND SUPPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT, THE EMPLOYERS AND THE WORKERS, DR JAMES HAYES, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND HEALTH EXHIBITION AT THE NEW WORLD PLAZA, DR HAYES SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD BEEN DEVOTING MUCH ATTENTION AND RESOURCE TOWARDS SAFETY TRAINING AND AROUSING SAFETY AWARENESS THROUGH A WIDE VARIETY OF PUBLICITY ACTIVITIES.

/THIS, HE