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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1984

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QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY HOLIDAY

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THE LIST OF GENERAL HOLIDAYS FOR 1985 WILL BE REVISED TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF A CHANGE IN THE DATE CHOSEN TO OBSERVE THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY.

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY IN 1985 WOULD BE OBSERVED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM ON THE THIRD SATURDAY IN JUNE INSTEAD OF, AS NORMALLY, ON THE SECOND SATURDAY.

+SINCE 1982 THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY HAS BEEN OBSERVED IN HONG KONG ON THE SAME DAY AS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, HE SAID.

+THE HOLIDAYS NEXT YEAR FOR THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY AND THE MONDAY FOLLOWING THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY, WILL NOW THEREFORE FALL ON JUNE 15 AND JUNE 17 INSTEAD OF ON JUNE 8 AND JUNE 10, AS PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED.+

AN ORDER UNDER THE HOLIDAYS ORDINANCE TO APPOINT SATURDAY, JUNE 15, AS THE DAY FOR THE OBSERVANCE OF THE BIRTHDAY OF THE QUEEN IN 1985 IS GAZETTED TODAY.

THE LIST OF HOLIDAYS FOR 1985 INCORPORATING THIS REVISION WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE FIRST ISSUE OF THE GAZETTE IN THE NEW YEAR.

EASTERN PROMOTES CIVIC EDUCATION

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A WORKING GROUP OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD WILL ORGANISE A SEMINAR ON CIVIC EDUCATION ON SUNDAY (DECEMBER 2) FOR RESIDENTS OF THE DISTRICT.

THE SEMINAR, ENTITLED LOOKING AT THE DIRECTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION IN HONG KONG FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES+ IS ORGANISED BY THE CIVIC EDUCATION WORKING GROUP OF THE BOARD'S COMMUNITY BUILDING COMMITTEE.

THERE WILL BE TALKS BY A NUMBER OF SPEAKERS, FOLLOWED BY A QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION.

MORE THAN 300 REPRESENTATIVES FROM MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES, OWNERS CORPORATIONS, SCHOOLS, SHOPS, LOCAL ORGANISATIONS, AND AREA COMMITTEES, AND MEMBERS OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD WILL TAKE PART IN THE SEMINAR.

THERE WILL ALSO BE AN ESSAY COMPETITION, DIVIDED INTO JUNIOR, INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR SECTIONS, FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT.

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