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SATURDAY, MAY 23, 1937

HE ADDED THAT $250 000 WAS SET ASIDE FOR THE SUBSIDY OF CIVIC EDUCATION PROJECTS LAST YEAR AND THE AMOUNT FOR THIS YEAR HAD BEEN DOUBLED.

WITH INCREASED RESOURCES. THE MAXIMUM GRANT PER PROJECT HAS BEEN RAISED FROM $10 000 TO $50 000 PER PROJECT.

EXPLAINING THE CRITERIA FOR THE SELECTION OF THE OUTSTANDING PROJECTS, CONVENOR OF THE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION GROUP, MR MAK HOI-WAH, SAID THE WINNING AWARDS WERE SELECTED FOR THEIR EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY,

THE AWARD SCHEME WAS SPONSORED BY THE PENINSULA LIONS CLUB AND THE PRIZES AMOUNTING TO $30 000 WERE PRESENTED TO THE WINNERS BY PRESIDENT OF THE CLUB, MR SHEUNG HOK-MING.

THE WINNERS ALSO PRESENTED THEIR PROJECTS AT THE FUNCTION AND EXCHANGED THE IR EXPERIENCES WITH OTHER PARTICIPANTS.

APPLICATIONS FOR SUBSIDY UNDER THE CIVIC EDUCATION COMMUNITY

PROJECTS SCHEME ARE NOW OPEN UNTIL JUNE 16,

APPLICATION FORMS TOGETHER WITH DETAILS OF APPLICATION PROCEDURES ARE OBTAINABLE AT ALL DISTRICT OFFICES. ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE AT 3-665492 AND 3-669074.

38 PASS MEDICAL EXAMINATION

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THE LICENTIATE COMMITTEE OF THE MEDICAL COUNCIL OF HONG KONG ANNOUNCED TODAY (SATURDAY) THAT A TOTAL OF 38 CANDIDATES HAD PASSED THE PART II (ENGLISH FOR PROFESSIONAL USE PAPER) OF THE LICENTIATE EXAMINATION FOR UNREGISTRABLE DOCTORS THIS YEAR.

THE 1987 PART I EXAMINATION HAS BEEN HELD TWICE, IN MARCH AND MAY, GIVING CANDIDATES A CHOICE OF EXAMINATION DATES AND ALSO THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE FAILING IN THE FIRST EXAMINATION A SECOND CHANCE TO TAKE THIS PART OF THE EXAMINATION IN THE SAME YEAR.

OF THE 40 CANDIDATES WHO TOOK THE PART I LICENTIATE EXAMINATION IN MARCH, 31 PASSED. ANOTHER 18 CANDIDATES, INCLUDING FIVE WHO FAILED IN MARCH TOOK THE MAY EXAMINATION, AND SEVEN WERE SUCCESSFUL.

/ALI. THOSE