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Friday, June 30, 1972
"And if the pursuit of learning for its own sake involves some
people wanting to push doors marked "pull" or walk up escalators that
are going down, I suggest that this may be regarded with a benevolent
eye within reason.
"In laying this foundation stone I initiate the final event of
the construction and consolidation of this University. The arrival of
New Asia College on the Campus will enable it to make its own creative
and distinctive contribution. But it will also facilitate the necessary
pooling of resources within the whole University, including the coordination
of administrative functions, and the integration of academic programmes.
"Both as Chancellor and Governor it is of this University -
completed by the arrival of New Asia College
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that I think today, of the
great contribution it can make to the world of letters, and of the
contribution it can make to our Hong Kong where so much has been accomplished
against such odds, and where so much remains to be done
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and can be done
with the help of the learning and the wisdom that only higher education
can give."
Release time 5.00 p.m.