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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1975.
GRADUATES URGED TO PLAY ADULT EDUCATION RCLE
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THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (FURTHER), MR. WILLIAM FISHER-SHORT. THIS EVENING CALLED ON GRADUATES OF THE EVENING INSTITUTE SECONDARY SCHOOL COURSE, KOWLOON ENGLISH SECTION, TO SERVE THEIR FELLOW CITIZENS IN A WIDE RANGE OF ADULT EDUCATION ENTERPRISES.
SPEAKING AT THE SECTION'S SPEECH DAY IN QUEEN ELIZABETH SCHOOL, MR. FISHER-SHORT TOLD THE GRADUATES TO REMEMBER THAT HAVING ENJOYED AND DENEFITED FROM A SERVICE WHICH WAS BASED TO A LARGE EXTENT ON VOLUNTARY EFFORT, THEY IN TURN SHOULD MAKE A CONTRIBUTION.
+IN THIS WAY, YOUR EDUCATION HERE WILL NOT JUST BE LIMITED TO YOUR OWN PERSONAL ADVANCEMENT, BUT WILL SPREAD TO BENEFIT A FAR WIDER COMMUNITY,+ THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR SAID.
HE RECALLED THAT THE SECONDARY SCHOOL COURSE OF THE KOWLOON ENGLISH SECTION HAD EXPANDED PROGRESSIVELY TO THE PRESENT ENROLMENT OF SOME 1,200 STUDENTS FROM SMALL BEGINNINGS IN 1959.
MR. FISHER-SHORT SAID: +WHAT IS PARTICULARLY PLEASING TO ME IS THE FACT THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LAY DOWN THE FOUNDATION FOR FURTHER GROWTH WITH THE OPENING OF TWO NEW CENTRES. I REFER, OF COURSE, TO THE KOULOON TECHNICAL SCHOOL AND THE CHEUNG SHA WAN POLICE PRIMARY SCHOOL.+
HE PAID TRIBUTE TO THE 67 TEACHERS AND THE SUPERVISOR WHO HAD GIVEN THEIR TIME AND PROFESSIONAL SKILL TO MAKE THIS EVENING SCHOOL POSSIBLE.
+ALL ARE FULL-TIME TEACHERS DURING THE DAY, AND THEY SERVE THIS SCHOOL ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS FOR VERY MODEST FINANCIAL REWARD, ALTHOUGH I AM SURE THAT THE REWARD OF PROFESSIONAL SATISFACTION MUST BE VERY GREAT INDEED,+ MR. FISHER-SHORT SAID.
AMONG ALL THE MANY PASSES IN THE HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION FOR 1974/75, 63 STUDENTS PASSED WITH FIVE OR MORE SUBJECTS AT GRADE E OR ABOVE AND THESE INCLUDED 92 CREDITS AND ONE DISTINCTION.
+RESULTS LIKE THIS MUST GIVE GREAT SATISFACTION TO YOUR TEACHERS, AND ARE A GREAT TRIBUTE TO YOUR OWN HARD WORK AND ABILITY, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR SAID.
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