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Tuesday, October 6, 1970
Ho repeated that Hong Kong dopended for its very existence on
its educated, adaptable and enthusiastic people, and the teaching of
tochnological as woll as orthodox classical subjects was of prime importance.
He said: Tho chairman has told us of the background to tho
building of this fino now school, and it must indeed be most gratifying
to tho mombers of the Fivo Districts Business Welfare Association to be
present at its opening today, after so many years of planning and preparation.
"This coromony, marking the first venture by the Association
into the sphere of secondary education, will mark the official opening
of a well dosigned and oquippod building with every promise of success.
The School complex contains 25 classrooms, to accommodate 1,000
boys and girls, and in addition there are a languago laboratory, four
science laboratories and specialist rooms for goography, art, music and
domostic science.
Well-Balanced Education
The pupils who are fortunate enough to be able to study horo
will therefore receive a well-balanced education to prepare thom to play
thoir part in the life of our community.
"I should liko horo to expand a littlo on one point made by
Mr. Fung Ping-fan. Wo will in Hong Kong, vory soon, I hopo, nearly attain
one of our goals in the field of education
that is, to be able to provide
foo-froo primary oducation for overy child dosiring it.
"This is a milestone for us all. But it does mean that we now
have to strive hard to find the money and the physical rosources to ensure
that our next major objective the provision of a further three years
aided schooling for ovory child sooking it is realised.
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