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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1979
THE FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF SPEECH DELIVERED BY THE GOVERNOR
+ IT IS MY PLEASANT TASK TO WELCOME YOU TO THIS CONVENTION, WHICH IS AN EVENT OF CONSIDERABLE IMPORTANCE. IT IS THE FIRST COMMONWEALTH CONFERENCE OF COMPANY ADMINISTRATORS, WITH SOME 400 DELEGATES COMING FROM ALL OVER THE COMMONWEALTH IT IS ALSO ONE OF THE LARGEST CONFERENCES EVER HOSTED IN HONG KONG BY A PROFESSIONAL BODY.
+THE INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED SECRETARIES AND ADMINISTRATORS IS THE LEADING PROFESSIONAL BODY FOR COMPANY ADMINISTRATORS IN THE COMMONWEALTH. ITS MEMBERS COME FROM ALL FIELDS OF ADMINISTRATION, AND INCLUDE SOME FROM THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS THE PRIVATE SECTOR. THE INSTITUTE THEREFORE REPRESENTS A HIGHLY AUTHORITATIVE BODY OF EXPERTISE, AND PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN ENCOURAGING HIGH STANDARDS OF ADMINISTRATION.
+ANY ORGANISED ENTERPRISE CAN VARY BETWEEN THE WORST AND THE BEST, INCOMPETENCE AND EFFICIENCY, FRUSTRATION AND SATISFACTION, DESPAIR AND HAPPINESS, FAILURE AND SUCCESS. YOUR CHOSEN DISCIPLINE OF ADMINISTRATION IS NOT THE ONLY FACTOR, BUT IS IS OFTEN THE PRINCIPAL VARIANT THAT MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE IN HUMAN AFFAIRS. THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS FIELD AND OF ITS DISCIPLINES AND TECHNIQUES HAS ONLY BEEN RECOGNISED COMPARATIVELY RECENTLY. BUT ITS POWER TO INFLUENCE THE DAILY LIVES AND FORTUNES OF INNUMERABLE PEOPLE IS IMMENSE.
+ I THEREFORE WISH YOU EVERY SUCCESS IN YOUR DELIBERATIONS, AND I ALSO WISH YOU A PLEASANT STAY IN HONG KONG, AND HAVE MUCH PLEASURE IN DECLARING THE CONVENTION OPEN.+
STUDENTS URGED TO APPLY EARLY
FOR STUDY IN UK ****
THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (MONDAY) THAT APPLICATIONS FROM STUDENTS WISHING TO ENTER COLLEGES OF FURTHER EDUCATION AND POLYTECHNICS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE 1980 ACADEMIC YEAR WILL BE ACCEPTED FROM NOVEMBER 1 THIS YEAR.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID: +APPLICATIONS CAN BE MADE THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT AND ALL RELEVANT DOCUMENTS SHOULD REACH THE OVERSEAS STUDENTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS SECTION BEFORE JUNE 30.+
HOWEVER, SPECIAL ATTENTION SHOULD BE PAID TO SPECIFIC APPLICATION DEADLINES REQUIRED BY CERTAIN PROFESSIONAL COURSES IN POLYTECHNICS WHICH COULD BE AS EARLY AS MARCH, HE ADDED.
+LATE APPLICATIONS WILL USUALLY NOT BE CONSIDERED UNLESS THE STUDENT CONCERNED CAN PRODUCE EVIDENCE THAT THE COLLEGE CONCERNED IS STILL WILLING TO CONSIDER HIS APPLICATION, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
/FURTHER.ORE,