MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1984
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PEOPLE, GOVERNMENT LINK SPELLS SUCCESS
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ONE OF THE SECRETS OF THE SUCCESS OF HONG KONG IS THE SPECIAL CO-OPERATION BETWEEN PEOPLE WITH GOOD HEARTS AND GENEROSITY AND THE GOVERNMENT, SAID MRS JANE AKERS-JONES, WIFE OF THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION,
SHE WAS SPEAKING TODAY AT THE OPENING OF THE PO LEUNG KUK 1983 BOARD OF DIRECTORS' COLLEGE ON TSING YI ISLAND.
+FROM THIS SCHOOL, I AM SURE, WILL GRADUATE WELL-EDUCATED, WELL-BALANCED CITIZENS OF THE FUTURE HONG KONG, + MRS AKERS-JONĖS
SAID.
+AND I HOPE THAT THEY WILL DISCOVER AND LEARN THAT ONE OF THE SECRETS OF THE SUCCESS OF HONG KONG IS THE SPECIAL CO-OPERATION BETWEEN PEOPLE WITH GOOD HEARTS AND GENEROSITY AND THE GOVERNMENT, WHICH TOGETHER CAN ACCOMPLISH MUCH, SHE ADDED.
+THIS IS ALSO WELL ILLUSTRATED IN THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE PO LEUNG KUK AND THIS FINE NEW COLLEGE, SHE SAID.
MRS AKERS-JONES SAID THE NEW COLLEGE MARKED ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMMUNITY BY THE PO LEUNG KUK IN EDUCATION.
IT WAS THE SIXTH SECONDARY COLLEGE FOUNDED BY THE KUK. THERE WERE ALSO 16 PRIMARY SCHOOLS, FOUR KINDERGARTENS, TWO CHILDREN'S TRAINING CENTRES AND A SPECIAL SCHOOL FOR MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN, AND MANY OTHER PROJECTS.
NT GAS SUPPLY PROJECT WELCOMED
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A MAJOR PROJECT TO EXTEND GAS SUPPLIES TO TOWNSHIPS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WAS WELCOMED TODAY BY THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES.
+THE PROVISION OF A RELIABLE GAS SUPPLY IS AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT IN THE ESSENTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TOWNS, HE SAID.
MR AKERS-JONES WAS SPEAKING AT A CEREMONY TO MARK THE COMMISSIONING OF THE HONG KONG AND CHINA GAS COMPANY'S PIPELINE THROUGH BEACON HILL.
+I WELCOME THE FAR-SIGHTED DECISION OF THE COMPANY TO IMPROVE FURTHER THE SUPPLY OF TOWN GAS TO THE NEW TOWNS, HE SAID.
/+THE COMISSIONING