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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1985

DUR ING 1983-84 THE AVERAGE TIME FOR +WAITING LIST APPLICANTS+ TO AWAIT THE IR TURN FOR THE ALLOCATION OF PUBLIC RENTAL FLATS IN THE DISTRICT PREFERRED WAS 10.5 YEARS FOR HONG KONG ISLAND AND 10 YEARS FOR KOWLOON.

THE CORRESPONDING WAITING TIME FOR TSUEN WAN, TUEN MUN, SHA TIN, AND FANLING, TAI PO AND YUEN LONG WERE 9, 4.5, 7 AND 5 YEARS RESPECTIVELY.

MORE DETAILED FINDINGS ARE INCLUDED IN THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE OF THE MONTHLY DIGEST OF STATISTICS, WHICH IS NOW ON SALE AT $25 PER COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLACE.

IT IS ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THE PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER OF CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AT ROOM 1904, KAI TAK COMMERCIAL BUILDING, 317 DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL, HONG KONG.

WINNING ROAD SAFETY POSTER DESIGNS SELECTED *****

THIRTEEN OUTSTANDING ENTRIES FOR THE ROAD SAFETY POSTER DESIGN COMPETITION WERE SELECTED TODAY (MONDAY) BY A PANEL OF FIVE ADJUDICATORS.

THEY WERE SELECTED FROM 541 ENTRIES SUBMITTED BY YOUTHS AGED BETWEEN 15 AND 25.

THE COMPETITION, ORGANISED BY THE ROAD SAFETY PUBLICITY COMMITTEE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST AND WEN WEI PO IN SUPPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR, WAS AIMED AT INCREASING ROAD SAFETY CONSCIOUSNESS AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE.

THE FIRST PRIZE WENT TO CHAN CHI-WAH WHO WILL BE AWARDED WITH A CASH COUPON FOR $1 500. THE SECOND AND THIRD PRIZE WINNERS WERE REBECCA MA AND LAI YU-HIN WHO WILL RECEIVE CASH COUPONS WORTH $1 000 AND $500.

THE TEN CONSOLATION PRIZE WINNERS, WHO WILL EACH RECEIVE A $100 BOOK TOKEN, WERE CHEUNG CHUN-CHIU, TAM TAK-HO, LIANG WING-MAN, PATRICK LAU, FUNG KWOK-WAT, MAK HUNG-FAT, AU WING-WAH, CHAN SAU-MAN, CHAN KAM-FAI AND TSANG PING-FAI.

THE ADJUDICATORS WERE CHIEF INSPECTOR, ROAD SAFETY SECTION, ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE, MISS MEAGE CHOY; TRANSPORT OFFICER, ROAD SAFETY AND STANDARDS DIVISION, MISS ESTHER CHAN; INSPECTOR OF ART AND CRAFT, CULTURAL CRAFTS CENTRE, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, MR LI KOK-LEUNG; MARKETING MANAGER, SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, MR KENNETH PANG AND SENIOR INFORMATION OFFICER, CREATIVE SUB-DIVISION, INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT, MR AGAY NG.

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