THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1977
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WORK OF HK SEA SCHOOL PRAISED
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THE COMMISSIONER OF PRISONS, MR. TOM GARNER TODAY COMMENDED THE HONG KONG SEA SCHOOL FOR ITS INVOLVEMENT IN COMMUNITY SERVICE.
SPEAKING AT THE SCHOOL'S PASSING-OUT PARADE IN STANLEY,
J MR. GARNER SAID DUE TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE STUDENTS IN LIFE SAVING, OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS NO LESS THAN 10 LIVES HAD BEEN SAVED.
MR. GARNER, WHO IS A MEMBER ON THE BOARD OF MANAGEMENT OF THE SCHOOL, SAID THIS WAS A VERY PRAISEWORTHY EFFORT OF WHICH YOU CAN BE JUSTIFIABLY PROUD AS INDEED THE COMMUNITY MUST BE PROUD OF YOU FOR YOUR UNSELFISH ATTITUDE.+
HE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT 130 FORMER STUDENTS OF THE SCHOOL ARE HOLDING MERCHANT NAVY POSITIONS AT OFFICER LEVEL WITH ANOTHER 30 SERVING IN VARIOUS INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING COMPANIES WITH THE RANK OF CAPTAIN.
HE SAID THIS NOT ONLY REFLECTED THE HIGH STANDARD OF TRAINING GIVEN IN THE SCHOOL, THE SKILLS TAUGHT AND LEARNED, MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL, IT HIGHLIGHTS THE SUPPORT THE SCHOOL RECEIVES FROM THE SHIPPING COMPANIES.
THIS SUPPORT, MR. GARNER ADDED, IS MOST ESSENTIAL TO THE SCHOOL.
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+ IT IS GOOD TO BE ABLE TO RECORD THAT THE EFFORTS OF THE SCHOOL ARE EARNING THEIR OWN REWARD. THIS CAN BE GAUGED FROM THE STATISTICS THAT SOME 95 PER CENT OF ALL BOYS OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT ON LEAVING THE SCHOOL.+
MR. GARNER ALSO SAID THAT AS A RESULT OF A POLICY REVISION, THE SCHOOL IS NOW CONCENTRATING MORE ON ACCEPTING BOYS IN THE 14-15 YEAR OLD BRACKET AND IN DOING SO IS HELPING TO FILL A NEED AT THIS AGE LEVEL SO THAT IN ITS OWN WAY THE SCHOOL IS DOING ITS BEST TO HELP WITH COMMUNITY PROBLEMS.
THE COMMISSIONER ALSO TOLD THE STUDENTS THAT WORK WAS CONTINUING ON THE +BRADBURY PIER.+
+THIS PIER WHEN COMPLETED IN THE NEAR FUTURE WILL, AMONGST OTHER THINGS, PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TRAINING TO ENABLE STUDENTS TO OBTAIN THE EFFICIENT DECK HAND CERTIFICATE.+
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