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FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1977
+THE PRACTICAL TRAINING OF THESE ASPIRANTS IS IN THE HANDS OF PROFESSIONALS LIKE YOURSELVES,+ MR. MCDONALD TOLD THE INSTITUTION, AND THIS PROFESSIONAL TRAINING WILL BE BUT ONE OF THE PRESSURES WHICH FALL UPON YOU AS PART OF THIS PROCESS OF ACHIEVING HONG KONG'S AIMS.+
THERE WOULD BE OTHER PRESSURES THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE FACED, SUCH AS THOSE FROM CLIENTS BOTH GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE PUSHING FOR EARLY DESIGNS, SUBMISSION AND APPROVAL OF PLANS, AND SPEEDY COMPLETION OF PROJECTS.
+YOU MUST SQUARE YOUR SHOULDERS TO BEAR THESE PRESSURES WHICH WILL BE APPLIED DURING THE ON-COMING PERIOD OF INTENSE ACTIVITY, HE SAID.
MR. MCDONALD ALSO URGED STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS TO APPLY MORE OF THE IR TALENTS AND ABILITY IN THE ART OF CREATIVE DESIGN.
TOO OFTEN IN THE PAST, HE SAID, STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS HAD ALLOWED THEMSELVES TO BE REGARDED AS MERE CALCULATORS. BUT, WITH THE VOLUME OF CONSTRUCTION TO BE TACKLED OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS, HONG KONG WOULD NEED MANY MORE CAPABLE DESIGNERS AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS WOULD HAVE AN INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT ROLE TO PLAY.
+OPPORTUNITIES WILL ARISE FOR ENGINEERS WORKING EITHER INDEPENDENTLY OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ARCHITECTS TO PRODUCE WORKS OF IMAGINATIVE STRUCTURAL CONCEPT.
+THOSE OF YOU WHO GRASP THE OPPORTUNITIES WILL GAIN NOT ONLY PERSONAL SATISFACTION FROM THE ACHIEVEMENT BUT ALSO GIVE HONG KONG A MUCH NEEDED BOOST IN THE STANDARD OF DESIGN,+ SAID MR. MCDONALD.
GARDENS OF GOVERNMENT HOUSE OPENING TO PUBLIC ******
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN ONCE AGAIN HAVE THE CHANCE TO SEE THE AZALEAS IN FULL BLOOM AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE THIS SUNDAY (MARCH 6).
THE GARDENS OF GOVERNMENT HOUSE WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FROM 10 A.M. TO 5 P.M. ON THAT DAY TO ENABLE LOCAL RESIDENTS TO ENJOY THE FLOWERS WHICH ARE AT THEIR COLOURFUL BEST AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.
LAST YEAR,
MORE THAN 100,000 PEOPLE VISITED THE AZALEA SHOW AT THE GARDENS OF GOVERNMENT HOUSE AND MORE VISITORS ARE EXPECTED THIS YEAR.
VISITORS ARE REQUESTED TO ENTER BY THE MAIN GATE AND LEAVE BY THE SIDE GATES SO THAT ALL CAN ENJOY THE FLOWERS WITHOUT CAUSING INCONVENIENCE TO OTHERS.
THEY ARE ALSO REMINDED THAT ONLY THE GARDENS WILL BE OPEN AND THEY SHOULD NOT ENTER THE HOUSE ITSELF.
SCOUTS AND POLICEMEN WILL BE PRESENT AND VISITORS ARE ASKED TO CO-OPERATE WITH THEM TO AVOID OVERCROWD ING.
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