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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1986

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THE THREE SCHOOLS WITH THE HIGHEST AVERAGE MARKS WILL BE PRESENTED WITH TROPHIES AND STUDENTS IN EACH PARTICIPATING SCHOOL WHO SCORE THE HIGHEST MARKS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE FORMS WILL BE AWARDED SOUVENIRS.

IN ADDITION, THE THREE STUDENTS SCORING THE HIGHEST MARKS DURING THE WHOLE CONTEST WILL EACH BE AWARDED A PORTABLE STEREO COMPONENT SYSTEM AND ANOTHER 100 STUDENTS WILL EACH RECEIVE A SOLAR-POWERED CALCULATOR.

ALL ANSWERS AND RESULTS WILL BE PROCESSED BY THE GOVERNMENT DATA PROCESSING AGENCY AND PRIZES FOR THE QUIZ ARE BEING SPONSORED BY SHUN HING ELECTRONIC TRADING COMPANY.

STUDENTS ATTEND SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD MEETING

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ABOUT 100 SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS TODAY (THURSDAY) ATTENDED THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD MEETING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM IN HONG KONG.

THE VISIT WAS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD AND THE DISTRICT SCHOOL LIAISON COMMITTEE AS PART OF THEIR CIVIC EDUCATION PROGRAMME FOR STUDENTS.

THE DISTRICT BOARD MOVED THE VENUE OF ITS MEETING TO PUI TAK CANOSSIAN COLLEGE TO ACCOMMODATE THE LARGER NUMBER OF STUDENTS. ABOUT 16 SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT WERE INVITED TO THE MEETING.

BEFORE THE MEETING, STUDENTS ATTENDED A BRIEFING SESSION BY SCHOOL LIAISON COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, MR JOSEPH CHAN, ON THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM AND THE SET UP AND OPERATION OF THE DISTRICT BOARD. THEY WERE ALSO GIVEN BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON AGENDA ITEMS.

FOLLOWING THE MEETING, STUDENTS EXCHANGED VIEWS IN GROUP DISCUSSIONS CONDUCTED BY COMMITTEE MEMBERS. TO STIMULATE MORE THOUGHT, THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO WRITE ESSAYS AFTERWARDS TO DESCRIBE AND ASSESS THE WORK OF THE DISTRICT BOARD.

APART FROM THE DISTRICT BOARD VISIT, THE COMMITTEE AND THE DISTRICT OFFICE WILL ORGANISE A JOINT SCHOOL EXHIBITION AND A LECTURE ON CIVIC EDUCATION LATER THIS MONTH.

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