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EARLY WELFARE PAYMENT ARRANGED

SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 1992

AND RECIPIENTS OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE

MAY

SPECIAL NEEDS ALLOWANCE HOLDING CASH ORDER BOOK COUPONS

RECEIVE THEIR WELFARE PAYMENT EARLIER IF THEIR PAY-DAY FALLS ON THE PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN APRIL.

THAT

A SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (SUNDAY) WHILE PAYMENT SCHEDULED ON APRIL 4 AND 5 WOULD BE ADVANCED BY TWO DAYS, PAYMENT DATES WHICH FALL ON APRIL 17 TO 20 WOULD BE ADVANCED APRIL 13 TO 16 RESPECTIVELY.

TO

COLLECT SUB-OFFICES,

THEIR

THE

ARRANGEMENTS HAD BEEN MADE

FOR RECIPIENTS ΤΟ SUMS AT THE DESIGNATED POST OFFICES AND TREASURY SPOKESMAN ADDED.

110 SCHOOLS JOIN FIRST SCHOOL DRAMA FESTIVAL

*

IN FESTIVAL,

WHICH 110 WILL BE PART,

HELD EARLY NEXT

THE FINALS OF THE FIRST SCHOOL DRAMA PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS TOOK MONTH.

SOCIETY

THE FESTIVAL, SPONSORED BY THE LOK SIN TONG BENEVOLENT

AIMS TO (KOWLOON),

PROMOTE DRAMA AS A REGULAR EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITY TO DEVELOP STUDENTS' CREATIVE AND IMAGINATIVE EXPRESSION LANGUAGE SKILLS.

NINE PRIMARY AND 16 SECONDARY SCHOOLS WILL COMPETE IN FINAL EVENTS AFTER ACHIEVING SUCCESS IN REGIONAL PERFORMANCES.

AND

SEPARATE

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT DESCRIBED A SPOKESMAN FOR THE

DRAMA FESTIVAL RESPONSE TO THE FIRST SCHOOL

AS "MOST ENCOURAGING" WITH 79 SECONDARY AND 31 PRIMARY SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING.

THE

PRODUCTION COST GRANTS RANGING

FROM

$800

ΤΟ

$1,000

WERE

AWARDED TO EACH PARTICIPATING SCHOOL.

FOR ORGANISED

IN ADDITION, TRAINING COURSES WERE CONDUCTING THE PLAYS BY THE HONG KONG ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS.

TEACHERS

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