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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1990

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ENTRIES TO COMMONWEALTH YOUTH SERVICE AWARDS SCHEME SELECTED

A SERVICE PROJECT FOR THE ELDERLY AND AN REPRESENT CONSERVATION CAMPAIGN HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO THE COMMONWEALTH YOUTH SERVICE AWARDS SCHEME.

HONG

ENVIRONMENTAL

KONG

IN

THESE TWO COMMUNITY PROJECTS WERE PICKED FROM SEVEN THE NOMINATIONS SUBMITTED BY THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND DISTRICT OFFICES.

THE AWARD SCHEME WAS STARTED BY THE COMMONWEALTH YOUTH PROGRAMME IN THE UNITED KINGDOM IN 1985 AS AN ENDURING COMMEMORATION

YOUTH YEAR. OF THE INTERNATIONAL

WINNERS OF THE SCHEME WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN JUNE.

AND

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE HONG KONG CO-ORDINATING BODY, THE CITY

THE AIM OF NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY) THAT THE SCHEME WAS TO FOSTER CO-OPERATION AND THE EXCHANGE OF EXPERIENCES AMONG THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF THE COMMONWEALTH.

"EACH YEAR, THE SCHEME OFFERS UP TO FIVE AWARDS WITH THAN TWO BEING AWARDED TO ANY COUNTRY IN THE REGION, HE ADDED.

NOT MORE

FURTHER GIVEN TO

GJVEN A GRANT OF 1,000 POUNDS THE TEAM'S WORK.

MEDALLIONS EACH MEMBER OF THE TEAM.

AND

THE WINNING TEAMS WILL BE

ΤΟ USED STERLING TO BE CERTIFICATES WILL ALSO BE

H

HONG KONG'S TWO ENTRIES ARE ENTITLED "BEAUTIFUL AND COLOURFUL *GREEN SUNSET IN MID-SUMMER A SERVICE PROJECT FOR THE ELDERLY" AND MOVEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION CAMPAIGN".

NEW ARRANGEMENT IN APPLYING FOR COMMERCIAL VEHICLE LICENCES

THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT HAS RFCENTLY INTRODUCED A NEW ARRANGEMENT FOR APPLICANTS FOR COMMERCIAL VEHICLE LEARNER DRIVING LICENCES AND DRIVING TFITS WHICH ARE AIMED AT CURBING TOUTING ACTIVITIES AT THE SHA TIN LICENSING OFFICE WHERE SUCH APPLICATIONS

ARE PROCESSED.

APPLICATION FORMS 14

DRIVING TESTS FOR COMMERCIA SHA TIN LICENSING OFFICE.

THE FORMS ARE NOW

CENTRES OF THE CITY AND NEW DEPARTMENT LICENSING OFFICES.

TH F LEARNER DRIVING LICENCES AND FOR VIIULES “RE NO LONGER AVAILABLF AT THE

ALARLE AT YLL POST OFFICES, ENQUIRY KRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, AND IRVSPORT

/THESE LICENSING

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