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TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1975
H K MUST KEEP UP WITH MODERN DESIGN TECHNIQUES
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, TODAY TOLD GRADUATES OF THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC DESIGN TRAINING COURSE THAT THEY HAD THE SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF ENSURING THAT HONG KONG DOES NOT FALL BEHIND THE REST OF THE WORLD IN COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL DESIGN.
+ IF HONG KONG PRODUCTS ARE TO COMPETE IN WORLD MARKETS, NEW MATERIALS AND NEW TECHNIQUES MUST BE INTRODUCED TO KEEP UP WITH THE ADVANCE OF TECHNOLOGY,+ HE SAID.
SUCCESSFUL COMPETITION, HE ADDED, DEPENDED TO A LARGE EXTENT ON DESIGN SINCE NEW CONCEPTS GIVE HONG KONG PRODUCTS A NEW IMAGE.
THE GOVERNOR WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE HONG KONG DESIGN '75 EXHIBITION AT THE CITY HALL WHICH FEATURES WORKS BY POLYTECHNIC GRADUATES.
SIR MURRAY NOTED THAT THE POLYTECHNIC WAS THE ONLY INSTITUTION PROVIDING FULL-TIME TRAINING IN DESIGN IN HONG KONG AND SAID THAT, TO ACHIEVE OUR AIMS, A CONTINUING SUPPLY OF NEW AND CREATIVE DESIGNERS WAS NEEDED.
FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THE GOVERNOR'S SPEECH:
+FIRST OF ALL MY WIFE HAS ASKED ME TO PRESENT HER APOLOGIES. SHE IS EXTREMELY INTERESTED IN DESIGN AND HAD BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS OCCASION AND TO MEETING SOME OF HONG KONG'S FUTURE DESIGNERS.
+1 DON'T KNOW IF THEY REALISE WHAT A POTENT FORCE IN OUR LIVES DESIGN IS. DESIGN INFLUENCES OUR TASTE, HELPS SHAPE OUR ENVIRONMENT, AND AFFECTS OUR WAY OF LIVING. NEARLY EVERY ARTICLE WHICH WE USE OR SEE EACH DAY IS THE PRODUCT OF A LONG EVOLVING DESIGN PROCESS. EACH HAS BEEN DESIGNED FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE= EACH REPRESENTS A GOOD OR BAD SOLUTION TO A HUMAN NEED.
+ IF HONG KONG PRODUCTS ARE TO COMPETE IN WORLD MARKETS, NEW MATERIALS AND NEW TECHNIQUES MUST BE INTRODUCED TO KEEP UP WITH THE ADVANCE OF TECHNOLOGY. BUT MORE THAN THAT, SUCCESSFUL COMPETITION DEPENDS TO A LARGE EXTENT ON DESIGN SINCE NEW CONCEPTS GIVE OUR PRODUCTS A NEW IMAGE.
+TO ACHIEVE OUR AIMS A CONTINUING SUPPLY OF NEW AND CREATIVE DESIGNERS IS NEEDED. AND SURELY NO YOUNG PERSON CAN ADOPT A CAREER THAT OFFERS SUCH SATISFACTION OR SUCH A CHALLENGE.
+AT PRESENT. THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC IS THE ONLY INSTITUTION IN HONG KONG PROVIDING FULL-TIME TRAINING IN DESIGN. YOU, AS GRADUATES OF THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC, WILL THEREFORE HAVĚ A SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT HONG KONG DOES NOT FALL DEHIND THE REST OF THE WORLD IN COMMERCIAL, AS WELL AS INDUSTRIAL DESIGN.
+1 WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE ALL WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS MAGNIFICENT EXHIBITION, AND TO WISH YOU ALL EVERY SUCCESS AND GOOD LUCK FOR THE FUTURE.
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+ HAVE MUCH PLEASURE IN DECLARING DESIGN 75' OPEN+.
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