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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1990

LAST YEAR'S TOTAL THROUGHPUT REGISTERED AN INCREASE OF 10.67 PER CENT OVER THAT OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR, WHICH WAS 4.03 MILLION TEU'S.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

ANY QUERIES MAY BE

ADDRESSED ΤΟ THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MARINE (PLANNING AND LOCAL SERVICES), MR TIM FRAWLEY, ON TEL. 5493147 BEFORE 9.30 PM TODAY.

EASTERN DISTRICT TRIO ON VISIT TO SINGAPORE

DISTRICT, GROUP ON

THREE OUTSTANDING YOUNG PEOPLE FROM EASTERN ACCOMPANIED BY FOUR MEMBERS OF THE DISTRICT BOARD'S WORKING YOUTH FESTIVAL, BEGAN AN EIGHT-DAY STUDY VISIT IN SINGAPORE TODAY

(THURSDAY).

THE TRIO, POLICEMAN MR CHOW FUK-KEUNG, FORM SEVEN STUDENT MISS HUANG HAI-YEN AND FORM SIX STUDENT MISS NG YUEN-YEE, WON THE STUDY TRIP FOR THEIR ENTHUSIASTIC PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS AND VOLUNTARY WORK.

THE PARTY WILL CALL ON THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND VARIOUS SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANISATIONS, INCLUDING THE SINGAPORE COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE AND THE SALVATION ARMY.

THEY WILL ALSO VISIT THE PARLIAMENT HOUSE AND MEET A MEMBER OF

PARLIAMENT.

THE AWARD SCHEME WAS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD, THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE DISTRICT YOUTH RECREATION CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE WITH THE AIM OF ENCOURAGING YOUNG PEOPLE ΤΟ SERVE THE COMMUNITY.

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