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SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 1988

THE 900-METRE TUNNEL BEGINS AT THE END OF JUNK BAY ROAD IN KWUN TONG AND ENDS NEAR THE TSUI LAM ESTATE IN JUNK BAY NEW TOWN.

WORK ON THE CIVIL CONTRACT FOR THE TUNNEL BEGAN IN 1986 AND TO DATE BOTH TUBES HAVE BEEN BROKEN THROUGH AND 60 OF THE CIVIL WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

SEPTEMBER PER CENT

CONSTRUCTION OF ROAD PAVEMENTS IN THE TUNNEL 15 IN PROGRESS AND TWO LARGE WATER MAINS IN THE SOUTH TUBE CONVEYING WATER FROM PAK KONG TREATMENT WORKS TO JUNK BAY NEW TOWN, EAST KOWLOON AND HONG KONG ISLAND HAVE BEEN INSTALLED.

THE WHOLE OF THE TUNNEL WORKS AND ITS APPROACHI ROAD TO THE JUNK BAY NEW TOWN IS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED IN MID-1990.

THE TUNNEL IS EXPECTED TO BE OPENED TO TRAFFIC IN TIE LAFTER PART OF THAT YEAR.

COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIPS FOR LOCAL STUDENTS

TWO-YEAR

A NUMBER OF COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIPS FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDY OR RESEARCH AT VARIOUS COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITIES ARE BEING OFFERED TO LOCAL STUDENTS OF HIGH INTELLECTUAL PROMISE.

THE AWARDS

OFFERED

ARE INTENDED FOR CANDIDATES TO LIFE I.N HONG KONG

UNDER THE COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP PLAN BY SEVEN GOVERNMENTS CAPABLE OF MAKING A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION UPON RETURNING FROM STUDY ABROAD.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE COVERING APPROVED EXPENSES FOR TRAVEL,

DURING LIVING AND STUDY

THE TENURE OF THE SCHOLARSHIP PROVIDED UNDER THE PLAN.

WILL

BE

FOR

TRE AWARDS

THE YEAR 1989-90 ARE TENABLE

TRINIDAD -- BRITAIN, CANADA, NEW ZEALAND, COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES TOBAGO, JAMAICA, NIGERIA AND SIERRA LEONE.

IN

SEVEN AND

BOLDERS OF EQUIVALENT QUALIFICATIONS.

AND PREFERABLY OVER 35 YEARS OF AGF SCHOLARSHIP STARTS.

APPLICANTS SHOULD BE GRADUATES OF RECOGNISED UNIVERSITIES OR

NOT THEY SHOULD

GENERALLY BE BR UNDER 28 YEARS WHEN THE

FOR THE

AWARDS MUST SATISFY

CANDIDATES WHO ARE RECOMMENDED CERTAIN LANGUAGE, HEALTH AND IMMIGRATION REQUIREMENTS.

SCHOLARSHIPS ARE APPLICATION FORMS AND DETAILS CONCERNING THE

OF THE OBTAINABLE FROM THE OVERSEAS STUDENTS AND SCHOLARSHIP SECTION EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ON THE FIFTH FLOOR, ROOM 530, 33-37 HYSAN AVENUE, CAUSEWAY BAY.

/APPLICANTS ARE