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 - The dataset is provided by Singlife. The dataset is strictly for the purpose of this competition and should not be used for any other purposes.
 - The dataset must not be shared with anyone outside of the competition, or uploaded to any repositories / cloud storage.
 
+## GitHub Repository Instructions
+- The forked repository is public by default and it can't be made private. If you wish to collaborate on the project through GitHub, you can create a private repository and add your teammates as collaborators. 
+- [Here](https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/creating-and-managing-repositories/duplicating-a-repository) is a set of instructions to create a private mirror of the repository.
+- Make sure to make your repository public for your final submission.
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 ## Column Header Descriptions
 
 ### General Client Information