THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1980
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*WE SHOULD APPRECIATE THE SPECTACULAR ACHIEVEMENTS OF DEVELOPMENT WITH A HUMBLE AND OBJECTIVE ATTITUDE, HE SAID.
*WE SHOULD THINK OF THE SOURCE WHILE WE ARE DRINKING WATER FROM THE STREAM, AND LEARN NEW THINGS BY STUDYING THE OLD.
+WE SHOULD TRY TO UNDERSTAND THE DIFFICULTIES SOCIETY IS FACING, AND BE CONCERNED WITH THE WELFARE OF SOCIETY.
+WE SHOULD SERVE THE PUBLIC WITH OUR CONSCIENCE AND ASPIRATION, AND WORK FOR THE WELL-BEING OF FELLOW PEOPLE.+
MR CHUI SAID TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF A FAST DEVELOPING ERA WE HAD TO BROADEN OUR ASPIRATION, ALWAYS TRY TO BE BETTER, AND ALWAYS IMPROVE OUR KNOWLEDGE.
+AT THIS STAGE, YOU SHOULD BE FULL OF CONFIDENCE AND HOPE.
+THIS IS A FASCINATING AND BEAUTIFUL ERA.
+TO THE ABLE AND DETERMINED YOUTH, THERE WILL ALWAYS BE NEW CHANCES AND CHALLENGES.
+EVERY CHALLENGE IS A TEST AND A CHANCE TO IMPROVE.
+WOMEN TODAY, IN PARTICULAR, ARE BECOMING MORE AND MORE IMPORTANT IN SOCIAL STATUS AND CONTRIBUTION.
+MANY WOMEN LEADERS HAVE MADE OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS, AND ARE RESPECTED AND TRUSTED BY SOCIETY.+
MR CHUI TOLD THE STUDENTS THAT IN 1963, THE YEAR WHEN MANY OF THEM WERE BORN, A STATUTORY PLAN OUTLINING THE DEVELOPMENT OF TSUEN WAN WAS OFFICIALLY APPROVED,
THE GOVERNMENT HAD DECIDED TO BUILD TSUEN WAN INTO A NEW TOWN TO SOLVE THE PRESSING PROBLEM OF POPULATION INCREASE AND TO KEEP PACE WITH FAST DEVELOPMENTS IN INDUSTRY.
IT WAS PLANNED THEN THAT TSUEN WAN WOULD ACCOMMODATE
1 200 000 PEOPLE BY 1978.
THE PLAN HAD CONSTANTLY BEEN REVISED AND IMPROVED IN THE PAST 10 YEARS TO UPGRADE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE NEW TOWN ENVIRONMENT.
ALL THE TIME, THE POPULATION DENSITY HAD BEEN KEPT LOWER THAN THE ORIGINAL PLAN.
THE TOTAL POPULATION AT PRESENT WAS UNDER 700 000 AND WOULD RISE TO LESS THAN 1 000 000 IN 1986, WHEN THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN WOULD BE COMPLETED.
MR CHUI ALSO TOLD THE GIRLS THAT IN 1960 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SECONDARY STUDENTS IN HONG KONG WAS 88 500. IN 1979-80, IT HAD BEEN INCREASED TO 525 000. GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE ON EDUCATION HAD INCREASED FROM $120 MILLION IN 1960 TO $2 000 MILLION IN 1979-80.
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