THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1963
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+HE IS PATIENT AND MUST BESTIR HIMSELF TO MEET THE CHALLENGES OF EVERY DAY. HE SHOULD BE EASY OF APPROACH, READY TO BE ALL THINGS TO ALL MEN. HE SHOULD HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF A HOST OF THINGS; A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE MAY BE A DANGEROUS THING, BUT LIKE MANY DANGEROUS THINGS, CAN BE EXTREMELY USEFUL, SHE SAID.
+HE MUST BE QUICK AND ALERT TO NOTE THE EXPERIENCE OF OTHERS. HE SHOULD HAVE VISION, AND LOOK AHEAD AND BE PREPARED TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF THE FUTURE. HE IS THE DRIVING FORCE, INSPIRING US WITH HIS VITALITY AND ACTIVITY, REPLYING ON THE SPECIALIST GENIUS TO GIVE HIS SPECIALIST SUPPORT, SHE ADDED.
MRS WONG SAID THAT THE OTHER FACTOR OF SUCCESS WAS +YEE HEI+ WHICH DEFIED ACCURATE CHINESE TRANSLATION.
+ IT COVERS A HOST OF MEANINGS. IT CHALLENGES LOGIC. IT IS A SENTIMENT. IT IS AN EXPRESSION OF FAITH IN HUMANITY, IN SELF, AND IN FRIENDSHIP TO MANKIND AND IN INTEGRITY, SHE SAID.
SHE ALSO NOTED THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO ESTABLISH PERSONAL RELATIONS WITH ONE'S COLLEAGUES AT WORK.
+THE GREATEST GENERALS ARE THOSE WHO ENDURE HARDSHIP AND SHARE WITH THEIR MEN THE HEAT AND BURDEN OF THE BATTLEFIELD, SHE SAID,
+MANY OF US WITH OUR AVERAGE QUALITIES WOULD ACHIEVE GREATNESS, NOT THROUGH LUCK OF BIRTH, BUT THROUGH THE APPRECIATION OF OPPORTUNITIES AND SHEER HÜMAN ENDEAVOUR.
+GREATNESS OF PERSONALITY IS IMPORTANT AND MAY BE ACHIEVED BY PERSEVERANCE. GENIUS IS TWO PER CENT AND PERSPIRATION 98 PER CENT. IT IS BY THE DISCIPLINE OF THE MIND NECESSARY TO PERSEVERE THAT PERSONALITY IS FOUND, SHE SAID.
IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY UNIT STRESSED
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THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR JOHN CHAMBERS, SAID THIS (THURSDAY) EVENING IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT THE TRADITIONAL FAMILY UNIT SHOULD BE ABLE TO EVOLVE TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF HONG KONG'S SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SITUATION.
SPEAKING AT A VARIETY SHOW AT THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY HALL TO MARK THE OPENING OF THIS YEAR'S FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN, HE SAID RAPID URBANISATION AND OTHER SOCIOLOGICAL CHANGES
IN RECENT YEARS HAD LED TO MUCH STRAIN BEING PLACED ON THE TRADITIONAL FAMILY SYSTEM,
+THE FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION PROGRAMME AIMS TO STIMULATE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THE FAMILY, TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF FAMILY LIFE AND TO HELP PREVENT THE BREAK-UP OF FAMILIES, +
HE SAID, ADDING THAT IT WAS AN IMPORTANT PART OF HONG KONG'S WELFARE PROGRAMMES.
Jongg THRE