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TUESDAY, JULY 8, 1975
STUDENTS ENCOURAGED TO TAKE PART IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
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SECONDARY PUPILS IN HONG KONG WERE URGED TODAY BY THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR. KENNETH TOPLEY, TO PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE IN SOCIETY.
MR. TOPLEY SAID IT WAS ESSENTIAL FOR PUPILS TO MAINTAIN GOOD HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS AT SCHOOL IN ORDER TO TAKE PART IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS.
HE ENCOURAGED THEM TO JOIN IN RECREATION AND SPORT AS WELL AS COMMUNITY OR GOVERNMENT ORGANISED ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE SCHOOL HOURS.
THE DIRECTOR WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE HOI PING CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SECONDARY SCHOOL AT HO MAN TIN.
HE COMMENDED THE CHAMBER FOR ITS COMMUNITY SERVICE ESPECIALLY IN THE EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL WELFARE FIELDS, DURING THE PAST 60 YEARS.
AFTER HELPING TO INCREASE, THE NUMBER OF PRIMARY PLACES, THE CHAMBER BUILT THE NEW SECONDARY SCHOOL, THUS CONTRIBUTING IN NO SMALL MEASURE TOWARDS THE EXPANSION OF SECONDARY EDUCATION IN HONG KONG, MR. TOPLEY SAID.