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SUNDAY, MARCH 23, 1986

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+THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD HAS BECOME MORE REPRESENTATIVE AND MORE EFFECTIVE IN REFLECTING LOCAL OPINIONS. FROM LAST YEAR THE NUMBER OF ELECTED MEMBERS INCREASED FROM SIX TO 11, AND THE CHAIRMAN WAS ELECTED FROM AMONG MEMBERS THEMSELVES, THUS PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE CHANNEL OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE BOARD AND RESIDENTS,+ HE ADDED.

MR CHAN NOTED THAT IN THE PAST YEAR, THE BOARD HAD LOOKED INTO A NUMBER OF IMPORTANT AS WELL AS MINOR ISSUES AND HAD COME UP WITH CONSTRUCTIVE VIEWS AND SUGGESTIONS TO IMPROVE THE LIVELIHOOD OF RESIDENTS.

+THE BOARD HAD ORGANISED AND SPONSORED A WIE VARIETY OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS, SUCH AS FESTIVAL CELEBRATIONS, AWARD SCHEMES, AND A SURVEY ON THE NEEDS OF THE ELDERLY TO AROUSE RESIDENTS' CIVIC AWARENESS AND SENSE OF BELONGING, + HE SAID.

+STREET LIGHTS WERE INSTALLED AND ACCESS AND AMENITY PROJECTS WERE CARRIED OUT IN SQUATTER AREAS, HE SAID.

+ON TRANSPORT MATTERS, THE OPENING OF THE ROAD THROUGH ABERDEEN LAST OCTOBER AND THE COMING INTO SERVICE OF THE NO. 107 CROSS HARBOUR BUS ROUTE NEXT MONTH WILL BRING MUCH CONVENIENCE T LOCAL PEOPLE,+ HE ADDED.

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR OVERSEAS MATRICULATION COURSE

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A NUMBER OF SCHOLARSHIPS ARE BEING OFFERED BY LOCAL

ORGANISATIONS TO FORM 5 STUDENTS TO ATTEND A TWO-YEAR MATRICULATION COURSE AT THE UNITED WORLD COLLEGES IN BRITAIN, CANADA, UNITED STATES AND ITALY.

COMPLETION OF THE COURSE WILL LEAD TO THE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE WHICH IS RECOGNISED FOR UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE IN HONG KONG AND MOST COUNTRIES INCLUDING BRITAIN AND CANADA.

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THE SCHOLARSHIPS, TO PROMOTE INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING THROUGH EDUCATION, ARE FOR ATLANTIC COLLEGE IN BRITAIN, PEARSON COLLEGE IN CANADA, AMERICAN WEST COLLEGE IN THE UNITED STATES AND ADRIATIC COLLEGE IN ITALY WHICH CONSTITUTE THE UNITED WORLD COLLEGE.

EACH SCHOLARSHIP WILL COVER PART OF THE TUITION AND BOARDING FEES DURING THE TWO YEARS.

IT WILL NOT BE ADEQUATE TO COVER OTHER EXPENSES SUCH AS AIR FARES TO AND FROM COLLEGE, MAINTENANCE DURING LONG VACATIONS AND PERSONAL EXPENSE.

/APPLICANTS SHOULD