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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1989

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READING AWARD SCHEME FOR SECONDARY STUDENTS

THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, MRS THE DEPUTY CHIEF INSPECTOR OF

ΤΟ 5 STUDENTS TO C.H. KONG, TODAY (THURSDAY) CALLED ON SECONDARY 1

DECEMBER AND TAKE PART IN THE 1990 READING AWARD SCHEME HELD BETWEEN MAY.

BOYS' AND SPEAKING AT A PRESS CONFERENCE AT THE OFFICE OF THE

MRS KONG SAID THE READING GIRLS' CLUBS ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG, AWARD SCHEME AIMED TO HELP STUDENTS TO DEVELOP GOOD READING HABITS AND TO PROMOTE THE USE OF LIBRARY IMPROVE THEIR LANGUAGE SKILLS, AND RESOURCES.

ORGANISED BY THE THE 1990 AWARD SCHEME IS JOINTLY GIRLS' CLUBS ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG AND THE LIBRARY SECTION EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.

BOYS' AND OF THE

DURING THE FORM AFTER CHINESE ON

ΤΟ READ NO FEWER THAN 10 BOOKS PARTICIPANTS ARE REQUIRED INCLUDING AT LEAST THREE ENGLISH AND THREE CHINESE BOOKS PERIOD OF THE SCHEME. THEY HAVE TO COMPLETE A BOOK RECORD READING EACH BOOK AND WRITE A REPORT IN EITHER ENGLISH OR ONE OF THE BOOKS.

MRS KONG SAID SECONDARY 1 TO 3 STUDENTS IN THE

TYPE REPORT OF THE CONTEST SHOULD SEND IN AN ESSAY WORDS, WHILE SECONDARY 4 AND 5 STUDENTS IN THE SENIOR SENT ONE IN 700 TO 1,000 WORDS.

JUNIOR

SECTION

IN 400 TO 700 SECTION SHOULD

THREE BEST BOOK JUNIOR AND

TROPHIES WILL BE PRESENTED TO WRITERS OF THE REPORTS IN BOTH THE CHINESE AND ENGLISH CATEGORIES OF THE SENIOR SECTIONS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE SCHOOLS.

WILL ALSO BE AWARDED THE TOP THREE WINNERS OF EACH CATEGORY

WHILE 10 BOOK COUPONS OF $2,000,

AND $1,000 RESPECTIVELY, 31,500

WILL BE STUDENTS OTHER

WHOSE REPORTS RECEIVE

COMMENDATION PRESENTED BOOK COUPONS WORTH 3300 AND CERTIFICATES OF MERIT.

HIGH

CERTIFICATES OF MERIT WILL ALSO BE PRESENTED TO ENTRANTS

BOOK REPORTS ARE COMMENDABLE.

WHOSE

ENTRIES то THE LIBRARY BEFORE MAY 25 NEXT YEAR. ALL OF JUDGES AND AWARDS WILL BE

STUDENTS ARE ADVISED TO SUBMIT THEIR SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ENTRIES WILL BE ASSESSED BY A PANEL PRESENTED IN JULY NEXT YEAR.

MRS KONG SAID AS IN THE 1988 AND BOOK REPORTS IN THE 1990 CONTEST WOULD BE TO ALL SECONDARY SCHOOLS FOR REFERENCE.

1989 CONTESTS, THE

WINNING PUBLISHED AND DISTRIBUTED

PART IN 1988, A TOTAL OF 25,000 STUDENTS FROM 186 SCHOOLS TOOK

IN IN THE READING AWARD SCHEME. THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO TOOK PART THE 1989 CONTEST WAS INCREASED TO 27,000 AND THE NUMBER OF SCHOOLS 194.

PRESS

CONFERENCE TODAY

ΤΟ

MRS

WAS THE GENERAL ALSO ATTENDING THE SECRETARY OF THE BOYS' AND GIRLS' CLUBS ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG, JUSTINA LEUNG.

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