XN000022-1986-10-09 — Page 11

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1986

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100 STUDENTS TO GET SCHOLARSHIPS

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A TOTAL OF 100 STUDENTS WILL BE AWARDED MATRICULATION SCHOLARSHIPS AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE HONG KONG YOUTH SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME TO BE HELD AT THE EXCELSIOR HOTEL ON SATURDAY (OCTOBER 11).

THE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE BEING AWARDED UNDER PHASE II OF THE SCHEME.

THE SCHEME, ORGANISED BY RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG AND SPONSORED BY CINEMA CITY CO LTD, AIMS AT PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY AND DILIGENT FORM FIVE GRADUATES SO THAT THEY MAY CONTINUE STUDIES IN MATRICULATION COURSES.

THE PRESIDENT OF BAPTIST COLLEGE, DR DANIEL TSE, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE CEREMONY, WHICH WILL BEGIN AT 3 PM.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE EVENT.

WORSHIPPERS URGED TO GUARD AGAINST FIRE

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PEOPLE OBSERVING THE CHUNG YEUNG FESTIVAL HAVE BEEN REMINDED THEY SHOULD TAKE CARE NOT TO CAUSE FIRES WHEN BURNING JOSS STICKS AND PAPER TRIBUTES IN WORSHIPPING THEIR ANCESTORS.

THE CARELESS BURNING OF JOSS STICKS IS ONE OF THE MAIN CAUSES OF FIRES IN HONG KONG, A FIRE SERVICES SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT TODAY (THURSDAY).

+FIRES OF THIS KIND OFTEN OCCUR DURING GRAVE-SWEEPING PERIODS SUCH AS THE CHING MING FESTIVAL" (IN APRIL) AND THE CHUNG YEUNG FESTIVAL WHEN PEOPLE WORSHIP THEIR ANCESTORS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

IN THE FIRST EIGHT MONTHS OF THIS YEAR THERE WERE 162 FIRES CAUSED BY CARELESS BURNING OF MATERIALS IN WORSHIPPING, AND 62 OCCURRED IN APRIL ALONE, HE SAID.

/+WORSHIPPERS SHOULD