THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1982
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MR HAYE SAID HE WAS DELIGHTED TO HEAR THAT THE SCHOOL SHOWED A GREAT INTEREST IN COMPUTER EDUCATION AND HAD TWO MICRO-COMPUTERS.
HE COMMENDED THE PRINCIPAL, DR B.M. KOTEWALL, AND HER STAFF FOR BEING SO FAR-SEEING AND SAID:
+I CAN SAFELY SAY THAT THE WORLD OF THE FUTURE WILL BE DOMINATED BY COMPUTERS, BUT COMPUTERS WILL ALWAYS BE DIRECTED BY PEOPLE, AND HERE IS YET ANOTHER CHANCE FOR THE GRADUATES OF ST PAUL'S CO-EDUCATIONAL COLLEGE TO TAKE THE LEAD.+
NEED FOR COMPASSION STRESSED
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TO BE ABLE TO PUT ONESELF IN OTHERS' SHOES, TO ANTICIPATE OTHERS' FEELINGS AND NEEDS, AND TO CARE FOR OTHERS ARE NOT EASY CONCEPTS TO IMPLEMENT, BUT THEY ARE ESSENTIAL FOR OUR SOCIETY TO FUNCTION, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR SELWYN ALLEYNE, SAID THIS (THURSDAY) EVENING.
HE WAS SPEAKING AT THE SECOND INAUGURATION CEREMONY OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT CULTURAL ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE.
MR ALLEYNE NOTED THAT DURING ITS LAST TERM OF OFFICE, THE COMMITTEE HAD CHOSEN +REVERENCE FOR THE ELDERS, RESPECT FÖR TEACHERS AND PIETY FOR PARENTS+ AS ITS THEME OF WORK.
THIS WAS A FORMIDABLE TASK, BUT THE COMMITTEE PERSISTED IN ITS OBJECT IN GETTING THE MESSAGE ACROSS TO OUR CITIZENS, ESPECIALLY THE YOUNG.
+ALTHOUGH THE RESULTS MAY NOT BE IMMEDIATELY VISIBLE, I'M SURE THE CAMPAIGN MADE A LASTING IMPACT ON THE THINKING OF OUR COMMUNITY, + HE SAID.
MR ALLEYNE SAID HE WAS GLAD TO LEARN THAT THE THEME FOR THE COMMITTEE'S NEW TERM OF OFFICE WOULD BE +COMPASSION+.
+I THINK 'COMPASSION' IS AN IDEA WHICH EMBRACES CONSIDERATION, CONCERN AND SELFLESSNESS, HE SAID.
MR ALLEYNE SAID THAT TRADITIONAL VALUES PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN ACTING AS A STABILISING AGENT AND PROVIDING A SENSE OF DIRECTION FOR YOUNG AND OLD ALIKE+.
HE URGED THE COMMITTEE TO UPHOLD ITS CONVICTION TO PROPAGATE THESE GREAT CHINESE VALUES.
THE COMMITTEE, FORMED MORE THAN 13 YEARS AGO, IS A STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE WONG TAI SIN COMMUNITY CENTRE. IT HAS 81
MEMBER INSTITUTIONS AS WELL AS INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS AS HONORARY MEMBERS.