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TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 1987

HONG KONG OFFICE TO RECEIVE PLB DRIVING TEST APPOINTMENTS

THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT TODAY (TUESDAY) REMINDED PUBLIC LIGHT BUS DRIVING TEST APPLICANTS THAT IF THEY WISH TO TAKE THEIR TEST AT THE EASTERN HOSPITAL ROAD CENTI ON HONG KONG ISLAND, THEY CAN APPLY AT THE DRIVING TEST SECTION'S HONG KONG APPOINTMENT OFFICE LOCATED AT 2 MURRAY ROAD, GROUND FLOOR, MURRAY ROAD MULTI-STOREY CARPARK BUILDING, CENTRAL FROM TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).

BUT CANDIDATES WHO WISH T BE TESTED AT THE SHEK LEI CENTRE SHOULD CONTINUE ΤΟ SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATIONS TO THE SHA TIN APPOINTMENT OFFICE AT 5/F, KCR BUILDING, SHA TIN STATION, NEW TERRITORIES.

LIFE SAVING COURSES FOR STUDENTS

THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS TAKEN POSITIVE STEPS ΤΟ SWIMMING ACTIVITIES AMONG STUDENTS AND JOINED HANDS WITH LIFE SOCIETIES AND SCHOOLS SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS ΤΟ ORGANISE LIFE TRAINING IN SCHOOLS, SAID THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR Y. TODAY (TUESDAY).

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SPEAKING AT THE DINNER PARTY OF THE ROYAL LIFE SAVING SOCIETY (HONG KONG BRANCH) AND THE HONG KONG LIFE GUARD CLUB, MR LI SAID EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WOULD CONDUCT 260 "LEARN-TO-SWIM" COURSES IN THE COMING SUMMER VACATION. AT THE SAME TIME, THERE WOULD BE 10 LIFE SAVING COURSES FOR STUDENTS LEADING TO THE AWARD OF BRONZE MEDALS AS WELL AS COURSES ORGANISED FOR TEACHERS, HE ADDED.

THE DEPARTMENT WILL ALSO LAUNCH, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE HONG KONG SCHOOLS SPORTS ASSOCIATION, THE NEW TERRITORIES SCHOOLS SPORTS ASSOCIATION AND THE HONG KONG SCHOOL TEACHERS' LIFE SAVING SOCIETY, A LIFE SAVING COMPETITION FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN MID-NOVEMBER THIS YEAR, MR LI SAID.

MR LI PRAISED THE ROYAL LIFE SAVING SOCIETY (НК BRANCH) THE HONG KONG LIFE GUARD CLUB FOR THEIR SERVICES RENDERED TO PUBLIC AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE PROMOTION OF LIFE SAVING IN KONG.

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MR LI SAID UP TO THE END OF LAST YEAR, ABOUT 50 SCHOOLS WERE AFFILIATED TO THESE TWO LIFE SAVING ORGANISATIONS AND MORE THAN 500 STUDENTS HAD OBTAINED LIFE-SAVING QUALIFICATIONS. WITH THEIR RENDERED LIFE-SAVING SERVICES ON 2,000

ASSISTANCE, STUDENTS HAD OCCASIONS.

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