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FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 1989

MEMBERS WERE BRIEFED ON THE METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION AND OTHER TECHNICAL ASPECTS BY A SENIOR ENGINEER FROM THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT, MR KEITH WESTMORELAND.

HE SAID THE GOVERNMENT WAS CLOSELY MONITORING THE WORK BEING CARRIED OUT BY CONTRACTORS TO ENSURE A SMOOTH TRAFFIC FLOW,

OTHER GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES PRESENT AT THE VISIT INCLUDED THE ACTING DISTRICT OFFICER, MISS JOBY LAM, AND A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENGINEER.

RESULTS OF UK/HK SCHOLARSHIPS ANNOUNCED

THE UK/HK SCHOLARSHIPS COMMITTEE TODAY (FRIDAY)

POUND STERLING RESULTS OF ITS 250,000 1989-90 ACADEMIC YEAR.

SCHOLARSHIP

ANNOUNCED THE SCHEME FOR THE

FOR THE AWARDS

EIGHT OUTSTANDING STUDENTS HAVE BEEN SELECTED WHICH WILL ENABLE THEM TO PURSUE THEIR STUDIES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM COMMENCING THIS SEPTEMBER.

CHAIRMAN OF THE UK/HK SCHOLARSHIPS COMMITTEE, MR HENRY LITTON SAID: "THE STUDENTS HAVE BEEN CHOSEN FROM ABOUT 240 APPLICANTS AFTER CAREFUL SHORTLISTING AND TWO INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED BY THE COMMITTEE.

THE "BECAUSE OF

HIGH QUALITY SELECTION TASK HAS NOT BEEN EASY, HAVE PREVAILED.

BUT

OF 30 MANY CANDIDATES, WE'RE

THAT CONFIDENT

THE MERITS

"EACH SCHOLARSHIP WILL BE WORTH ABOUT 9,000 POUND

WILL 11,000 POUND STERLING A YEAR AND

COVER UNIVERSITY FEES, PERSONAL MAINTENANCE AND AIR FARES WHERE REQUIRED,

STERLING TO COMPOSITION

"ALL SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS ARE REQUIRED TO WORK IN HONG KONG AT LEAST THREE YEARS AFTER COMPLETION OF THEIR STUDIES.

PETER WONG

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FOR

THE SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS ARE MR

OF HING-HONG

THE OF KING'S COLLEGE; UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG; MISS SANDY LAU SZE-MING

ST

CANOSSIAN MR HUI HU OF QUEEN'S COLLEGE; MISS DIANE LEE OF

MARY'S OF DIOCESAN BOYS' COLLEGE; MR NG WAN-FAI AND MR HENRY CHAN YUB-HUNG

AND MR SCHOOL; MISS MABEL CHU SHUK-YAN OF SEVENOAKS SCHOOL IN THE UK WILSON TANG WAI-HONG OF UNITED WORLD COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC, UK.

STUDENT

THE

MR PETER WONG, 22, WHO IS CURRENTLY A POSTGRADUATE LAW

ΤΟ FURTHER AT HKU, INTENDS

HIS LEGAL STUDY

AT FOR A YEAR UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE.

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